Strep, Meds and Bacon

[awakefie]

Ok. Doc tells me I have strep. Puts me on anti-biotics. No alcohol as it affects the meds. Bummer.

Here's my question. Does cooking up and eating a pound of bacon counter-act the meds? I know the piggies are fed anti=biotics.

Please tell me it's ok to eat bacon. 10 days without a drink = no problem. 10 days without bacon? Wait a minute...

[chuck norriss]

Try hormone preservative free bacon.

Free bacon sandwich with purchase of my bass:

FIRE SEX BACON WIN Fender Precision Sting Signature Model

Bacon should be the new carrots.

[awakefie]

Originally Posted by chuck norriss

Try hormone preservative free bacon.

Free bacon sandwich with purchase of my bass:

FIRE SEX BACON WIN Fender Precision Sting Signature Model

Bacon should be the new carrots.

Hormone free, is that like organic bacon?

Nice bass but MWWKM (my wife would kill me).

[Topspin]

Strep, Meds and Bacon- sounds like the title of an autobiography or perhaps a Vegas-based law firm.

As far as being able to eat bacon or not, I say go for it. The biggest thing would be eating stuff other than bacon as well. A pound of greasy bacon in the gut without anything else sounds like a pilgrimage to the porcelain god waiting to happen.

May I suggest the tried-and-true peanut butter and bacon sammich?

[PSPookie]

You should be fine with the bacon. Don't overthink it.

[coreyfyfe]

The only concern you should have with the bacon is if you're on an oral drug (you're not in the hospital so I'm assuming you are) the high fat content can impact drug absorption. If you don't mind me asking, what is the drug? How it is formulated can be indicative of how the fat content of your meal will impact intake. It should say on the label take with food or don't take with food if there is a real concern for any contraindication issues. Worst case, take the drug on an empty stomach, have the bacon 30 minutes or so later.

A few reviews that may be specific to your circumstances:
Effects of Food on Drug Absorption - Annual Review of Nutrition, 16(1):383
Pharmacokinetics of Rifampin Under Fasting Conditions, With Food, and With Antacids*

[awakefie]

Originally Posted by coreyfyfe

The only concern you should have with the bacon is if you're on an oral drug (you're not in the hospital so I'm assuming you are) the high fat content can impact drug absorption. If you don't mind me asking, what is the drug? How it is formulated can be indicative of how the fat content of your meal will impact intake. It should say on the label take with food or don't take with food if there is a real concern for any contraindication issues. Worst case, take the drug on an empty stomach, have the bacon 30 minutes or so later.

A few reviews that may be specific to your circumstances:
Effects of Food on Drug Absorption - Annual Review of Nutrition, 16(1):383
Pharmacokinetics of Rifampin Under Fasting Conditions, With Food, and With Antacids*

Amoxycillin, 500 mg. 3 times a day.

An thanks for the links.

[coreyfyfe]

There is little to no impact according to most studies. Decent review article here if you want to read all the details, but the summation is that they found no difference fed or fasted for amoxicillin.

[MatticusMania]

Originally Posted by awakefie

Ok. Doc tells me I have strep. Puts me on anti-biotics. No alcohol as it affects the meds. Bummer.

Here's my question. Does cooking up and eating a pound of bacon counter-act the meds? I know the piggies are fed anti=biotics.

Please tell me it's ok to eat bacon. 10 days without a drink = no problem. 10 days without bacon? Wait a minute...

Ive been on meds for strep before, you can drink just fine!
Amoxycillin never seemed to impinge my drinking before.

[Texan]

Whisky was always my friend when I had strep. Even with meds, a shot of whisky never hurt. The bacon will just make you feel good!!! Bacon is so good that when you cook it, it sounds like it's applauding!

[MatticusMania]

Originally Posted by Texan

Whisky was always my friend when I had strep. Even with meds, a shot of whisky never hurt. The bacon will just make you feel good!!! Bacon is so good that when you cook it, it sounds like it's applauding!

Whisky, America's #1 Tooth/Mouth/Throat Pain Remedy since 1869!

[Bloodhammer]

Grampa's cough medicine

[Pilgrim]

Eating a pound of bacon is a terrible idea. You don't need the saturated fat or the calories. (And the thought is rather disgusting.)

If you want to get healthy, eat a balanced diet and get a decent amount of sleep.

[JehuJava]

Originally Posted by chuck norriss

Bacon should be the new carrots.

Yes!

Wait no!

Carrots is carrots. Bacon is most definitely not carrots!

[Simo98]

Originally Posted by awakefie

Amoxycillin, 500 mg. 3 times a day.

I've had those antibiotics with bacon several times before, never caused a problem.

I've also had them with alcohol (not a huge amount) which didn't seem to cause a problem, though I believe the main problem with mixing most antibiotics with alcohol is that it reduces their effectiveness, although some of them can be dangerous.

[coreyfyfe]

Originally Posted by MatticusMania

Ive been on meds for strep before, you can drink just fine!
Amoxycillin never seemed to impinge my drinking before.

The issue with alcohol and antibiotics - or any medication really - is in metabolism. There are few antibiotics where there can be competition for binding cyp enzymes in the liver and some where metabolites of either can cause an adverse reaction when in the presence of the other, but those cases are pretty limited. Overall, metabolism of alcohol will pull energy resources from other bodily functions (think of how you feel when hungover) which can slow down cellular metabolic functions that are necessary for recovery from illness. Again, if it's an adverse reaction that's really worth noting, it will be on the pill bottle, but otherwise it's really all in how fast you want to let your body recover.