Everyone knows that water is required to take medicine, but do you know that there are standards for drinking water? If the water is wrong, the medicine will be eaten for nothing! The dosage of medicine is different, and the amount of drinking water is also different.
Chinese medicine granules or granules
According to the traditional Chinese medicine decoction dosage, it is best to make a decoction with 150~200ml warm water, not too thin or too thick. Rinse mouth with a mouthful of water after drinking.
Capsule medicine
Capsules made of gelatin will become sticky and soft when exposed to water. If they are not washed down and left in the esophagus to slowly dissolve, it will cause adverse irritation to the esophageal mucosa and may cause esophagitis , long-term existence can even cause canceration of esophageal mucosal cells. In order to avoid damage to the esophagus, you should drink no less than 300 ml of water when taking capsule medicine.
tablets
Most tablets can be taken with 150~200ml warm water. If you drink too little water, it is difficult to resolve the drug with gastric juice. If you drink too much water, it will dilute the gastric juice and accelerate the gastric emptying of , which is not conducive to the absorption of the drug.
Stimulant drugs
Take 500ml or more of water. For example, tetracycline irritant drugs should increase the amount of water taken to help reduce the irritation to the digestive tract. If the water is too low, they cannot be completely disintegrated into small particles, which may cause inflammation or ulcers due to excessive local concentration that stimulates the gastric mucosa.
Special drugs for metabolic processes
Please do not drink less than 1500ml of water. Such as benzbromarone , compound sulfamethoxazole, sulfasalazine tablets and other drugs,It will increase the content of uric acid in urine and cause uric acid to crystallize. Please drink plenty of water during medication to increase urine output and help uric acid excretion.
You must "correct your posture" when you take medicine. Different ways of taking medicines are different. You must follow your doctor's advice when taking medicines. Take medicines correctly to maximize the effect of medicines.
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