Generally, many people are vaguely aware that they should be careful about drinking alcohol while on medications, especially antibiotics. However, it is necessary that they are aware of the exact reasoning. In cold or flu, it is almost unlikely that anyone feels taking alcohol but antibiotics are recommended for plenty of other issues like acne, UTIs, skin infection etc. Here are some of the reasons why consuming alcohol is not recommended during a course of antibiotics. Even in healthy condition, alcohol consumption affects sleep cycle, dehydrates the body, and energy levels become low.
Hence, when a person is already not well, extra symptoms like these are the last things anybody would want. A research in this regard shows that alcohol can impair natural immune system and may get in the way of infection recovery. However, it does not reduce the efficacy of the medications. It is…
