Having a tetanus shot means having a tetanus vaccine. The hazards of drinking alcohol after patients have injected tetanus vaccine include affecting wound recovery, increasing the chance of allergy, and affecting the effect of the vaccine.
1. Affecting wound recovery: for people with skin damage or contamination, there is tetanus vaccination. If such patients drink alcohol after tetanus vaccination, the wound healing time may be prolonged due to alcohol stimulation, and even increase the chance of infection.
2. Increase the chance of allergy: some patients who have been injected with tetanus vaccine will drink alcohol to reduce the body’s immunity, which will easily cause the body to have an allergic reaction, manifested as redness, swelling and itching of the skin.
3. Affecting the effect of vaccine: usually a small amount of alcohol will not affect the effect of tetanus vaccine, but still do not advocate patients to drink alcohol after tetanus vaccine. However, for some people who drink a lot of alcohol, the alcohol will also affect the metabolism of the vaccine in the body, thus affecting the effect of tetanus prevention.
It is recommended to apply warm water and freshly squeezed fruit juices to neutralize the alcohol and speed up the metabolism after tetanus vaccination to reduce the impact on the health of the body. Patients should also pay attention to observation and seek immediate medical attention if there are accompanying symptoms of discomfort.