You can’t drink alcohol for a short period of time after using amoxicillin because amoxicillin belongs to penicillin antibiotics, and you need to prohibit drinking alcohol while taking this drug, otherwise it will cause adverse reactions and injure the liver and kidney functions. Taking amoxicillin itself will have some side effects, such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and pseudomembranous enteritis and other gastrointestinal reactions, and drinking alcohol will produce some stimulation of the stomach lining. After taking such drugs should pay attention to drink more water, pay attention to a light diet, avoid spicy, stimulating food, pay more attention to keep energetic, generally can not take amoxicillin within a week before and after drinking alcohol, if you take amoxicillin after drinking alcohol, the antibiotic can competitively inhibit the decomposition of alcohol, which will cause a disulfiram-like reaction, so it is best not to take amoxicillin after drinking alcohol, and at the same time it is best not to consume alcohol during the period of illness.