Im not sure if anyone here will know the answer but im going to be doing a 4 day fast starting tonight. Im taking antibiotics for an ear infection and my mom tells me its dangerous to take them on an empty stomach, but i dont see how it can be. Does anyone know
Two concerns. First is that some antibiotics directly irritate the GI tract -- especially doxycycline and that group. That one you aren't supposed to take with food, but an hour later, you'd really want something to get into your stomach to help calm it. The other issue is just the risk posed by antibiotics wiping out bacteria in your gut. In doing so, it opens up the possibility of the wrong bacteria being there. So in general, keeping your gut populated with normal bacteria by eating probably helps.
Yeah you need to eat when youre ill, especially on antibios...theyre wiping out your good bacteria as the poster above said...you need energy and nutrients to replace them and keep you well!
