Just read that taking Biaxin with food can prevent its effectiveness. Is this correct?
I was checking potential med interactions on drugdigest.com (before adding in a new med), and stumbled across the Biaxin issue accidentally.
I have been taking it with food, since most meds cause GI issues for me if taken on an empty stomach.
Do you take it with or without food, and if you take it without - does it upset your stomach?
Thanks!
Posted by dbourne (Member # 13833) on :
I was told to take it with good so that it doesn't upset my stomach by my pharmacist. Maybe someone who has experience with it both ways will come along.
Posted by wiserforit (Member # 9732) on :
I am taking Biaxin too. I'd like to know more about it, since GERD has already become an issue for me on it. Makes no difference to the GERD whether I take it with food or on an empty stomach.
So, up for more information.
wiserforit
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
If you still want your stomach intact when you're finished treating Lyme, take it WITH food!!
I would never take ANY abx without food. No way.
Posted by Vermont_Lymie (Member # 9780) on :
I take it after a meal, and it is DEFINITELY working! Posted by cactus (Member # 7347) on :
Thanks! Just wanted to double check to see if I'd missed the obvious on Biaxin and was somehow lessening the effectiveness.
I've taken a fair amount of Biaxin (always with food) throughout treatment & it's consistently given me herxes and improvement. So hopefully it's just as effective.
Pass the food, please, I'd like to keep my stomach!
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Save the stomach!! You'll need it in good shape now and especially later. You don't want leaky gut syndrome on top of everything else.
hugs! Posted by lymeHerx001 (Member # 6215) on :
Biaxin is made especially to be taken with or without food.
Stomach acid has no effect on it being broken down.
This was in fact why they came up with it in the first place because erithromycin had to be taken on a full stomach.
Posted by cactus (Member # 7347) on :
Thanks, Lymetoo and Lymeherx!
I'm going to keep taking it with food because I do like my stomach.
I will mention it at next LLMD appt, though.
For anyone who's interested, this is the quote from drugdigest.com that caused the concern:
"FOOD may interact with CLARITHROMYCIN (in Biaxin)
Food may decrease the absorption of certain forms of
clarithromycin from the stomach. If this happens, then
potentially less clarithromycin would be available for the
body to use and blood levels of the drug could become too
low. This could make clarithromycin less effective. To
minimize the risk of this potential interaction, take a dose of
clarithromycin at least 2 hours before or at least 2 hours after
eating a meal or snack. Discuss this potential interaction with
your healthcare provider at your next appointment, or sooner
if you think you are having problems."
Posted by lymeHerx001 (Member # 6215) on :
Yes isint that funny that food will decrease the absorbtion?
Either way food doesnt effect the way that my stomach feels on it!
Sometimes it just makes you nautious and having food in your stomach makes it worse (if that makes sense).
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