Antibiotics and home brew.

[kiwipen]

I've heard that you shouldn't drink home brew or other unfiltered beer if you're using antibiotics.

But how long should you wait once you're done using the medicine?

 

[triethylborane]

Heard where or from whom? Homebrew is irrelevant, it is alcohol consumption.

The inserts included with the antibiotic typically indicates an interaction with alcohol. It varies on the type of antibiotic and the user. How long is probably best for the administering physician.

 

[seatazzz]

As a former pharmacy technician, the one rule I know is NEVER EVER EVER DRINK ALCOHOL WHILE YOU ARE TAKING METRONIDAZOLE. I did it, once. *shudder*

 

[vampirebeer]

As a former pharmacy technician, the one rule I know is NEVER EVER EVER DRINK ALCOHOL WHILE YOU ARE TAKING METRONIDAZOLE. I did it, once. *shudder*

what happens?

 

[triethylborane]

Flagyl . . .

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

I've heard that you shouldn't drink home brew or other unfiltered beer if you're using antibiotics.

But how long should you wait once you're done using the medicine?

Hmmm... There are a lot of nutters out there on the internet, and all of a sudden "yeast" has become the enemy for those nutters... In fact, I did a google search for "is yeast an enemy", and this was the first link.

I wonder if someone is trying to make an argument that antibiotics will knock out some of your gut bioflora, but because they're not an antifungal, won't affect yeast. And thus you'd all of a sudden have an overgrowth of yeast in your gut. That's the only reason I'd see someone as saying no homebrew or unfiltered beer anyway, because of the yeast.

If you read the above link and the person doesn't sound like a nutter to you, well then maybe you should avoid yeast. Apparently the yeast is making your BS detector fail

 

[seatazzz]

what happens?

Extreme gastrointestinal distress. EXTREME.

 

[seatazzz]

Hmmm... There are a lot of nutters out there on the internet, and all of a sudden "yeast" has become the enemy for those nutters... In fact, I did a google search for "is yeast an enemy", and this was the first link.

I wonder if someone is trying to make an argument that antibiotics will knock out some of your gut bioflora, but because they're not an antifungal, won't affect yeast. And thus you'd all of a sudden have an overgrowth of yeast in your gut. That's the only reason I'd see someone as saying no homebrew or unfiltered beer anyway, because of the yeast.

If you read the above link and the person doesn't sound like a nutter to you, well then maybe you should avoid yeast. Apparently the yeast is making your BS detector fail

As a member of the feminine persuasion I can attest to the antibiotics knocking out your gut flora...as well as OTHER flora in your hooha region that increases your yeast infection risk by a LOT. Also don't wear nylons.

 

[jurgenph]

unless the medication you're taking states that you should not consume alcohol (some DO!) it's fine.

J.

 

[tgolanos]

I frequently have sinus and ear infections. My doctor has alway said to me to avoid all alcohol while on antibiotics.

I'm no scientist but my guess would be the alcohol may minimize the effect of the drugs and/or not be good for your liver, since your liver then needs to process the drug and alcohol.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

As a member of the feminine persuasion I can attest to the antibiotics knocking out your gut flora...as well as OTHER flora in your hooha region that increases your yeast infection risk by a LOT. Also don't wear nylons.

That is an area where yeast is known to cause issues... The crazy way that nutters have said that yeast is the enemy otherwise is what I'm disputing...

And as one of the masculine persuasion, I'm a strong supporter of hooha health!

I frequently have sinus and ear infections. My doctor has alway said to me to avoid all alcohol while on antibiotics.

I'm no scientist but my guess would be the alcohol may minimize the effect of the drugs and/or not be good for your liver, since your liver then needs to process the drug and alcohol.

I believe both concerns make a lot more sense, but those wouldn't be limited to homebrew or unfiltered beer. It would apply to any alcohol.

I'm still going with the "anti-yeast nutter" theory as to where the idea the OP referenced came from.