【Prelude to Spring Festival】Whether you drink alcohol or not, it’s important to be aware of the taboos at the dining table
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Whether you drink alcohol or not, it’s important to be aware of the taboos at the dinner table. The Spring Festival is approaching soon, and during this festive season filled with joy, harmony, happiness, and excitement, there are surely various kinds of dinners and drinking gatherings. So, when drinking during the Spring Festival, besides saying auspicious words, what other things need to be taken into consideration? There’s also the important aspect of “alcohol + medicine,” which you need to pay attention to! Taking medication + drinking alcohol = disulfiram-like reaction. Disulfiram-like reactions can cause symptoms such as flushing of the face and skin all over the body, redness of the conjunctiva, feeling of fever, dry mouth, dizziness, headache, vertigo, palpitations, chest tightness, shortness of breath, sweating, difficulty breathing, nausea and vomiting, slurred speech, talkativeness, blurred vision, unsteady gait, restlessness, delirium, disturbance in consciousness, fainting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, a burning sensation in the throat, tremors, and a garlic-like odor in the mouth. It can also lead to terrifying reactions such as tachycardia, low blood pressure, restlessness, panic, and a sense of impending death. In some cases, it may cause mental confusion, numbness in the limbs, and incontinence of urine and feces; in severe cases, it can result in shock, seizures, acute heart failure, acute liver damage, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, or even death. Drugs that can cause a disulfiram-like reaction include cefoperazone, cefmetazole, cefminox, laoxacin, cefmetoxime, cefamandole, ceftriaxone, cephalosporin C, cefazolin, cefradine, cefaclor, and other cephalosporin drugs. Among them, cefoperazone is the most sensitive to causing a disulfiram-like reaction. Nitroimidazole drugs, such as metronidazole, tinidazole, ornidazole, seclnidazole, etc. Other antibacterial agents, such as furazolidone, chloramphenicol, clotrimazole, griseofulvin, etc.
Sedative-hypnotic drugs such as phenobarbital, chloral hydrate, diazepam, and chlordiazepoxide are absorbed more rapidly by the body under the influence of ethanol; at the same time, their metabolic rate is slowed down, resulting in a rapid increase in the concentration of these drugs in the blood over a short period of time. Antipyretic and analgesic drugs such as aspirin, ibuprofen, etc. These medications themselves have an irritating and damaging effect on the gastric mucosa, and alcohol also harms the stomach; together, they can lead to gastritis, gastric ulcers, gastric bleeding, and other conditions. Other hypoglycemic drugs: glibenclamide, metformin, insulin, etc. Consuming large amounts of alcohol while taking these drugs can cause hypoglycemic reactions such as dizziness, palpitations, cold sweats, and hand tremors; in severe cases, hypoglycemic coma may occur. Anti-anginal drugs: Taking alcohol while on medications such as isosorbide dinitrate, nitroglycerin, and nifedipine can cause excessive vasodilation, leading to severe headaches, a sudden drop in blood pressure, and even shock. **: Ethanol and ** have a synergistic effect when used together. It may cause poisoning, or even death. Diuretics: Drugs such as furosemide and hydrochlorothiazide can lower blood pressure by promoting urination; ethanol also has a vasodilatory effect. Consuming alcohol while taking diuretics may lead to symptoms such as dizziness and orthostatic hypotension. Antiepileptic drugs: Long-term alcohol consumption can reduce the concentration and efficacy of phenytoin, but drinking large amounts of alcohol while taking these drugs can increase their blood levels; drinking alcohol while on sodium valproate can enhance central nervous system depression. Blood pressure medications: Nifedipine, hydralazine, and similar drugs can easily cause low blood pressure when taken with alcohol. Antihistamines: Diphenhydramine, chlorpheniramine, cyproheptadine, etc., when taken together with alcohol, can cause adverse reactions such as drowsiness, confusion, and coma.
:Lol, I thought it was about table manners at drinking gatherings. . .
The drug name is too technical and unreadable; P
Don’t take medicine while drinking alcohol, and don’t drink alcohol while taking medicine~~~ Don’t drive after drinking, and don’t drink alcohol before driving~~~