Drinking medicine with cola may affect the therapeutic effect of the medicine, aggravate the burden on the liver, and trigger gastrointestinal adverse reactions such as abdominal distension, abdominal pain, and gastric bleeding.
1. Cola is a carbonated beverage, drinking it together with phosphate drugs that inhibit gastric acid will reduce the efficacy of the drug, and drinking cola together with blood sugar-lowering drugs, a large amount of sugar in cola will affect the effect of lowering sugar.
2. Cola contains a certain amount of caffeine, caffeine needs to be metabolized by the liver, most of the drugs also need to be metabolized by the liver, the two together will easily increase the burden on the liver.
3. If cola as a carbonated beverage is taken together with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesics, it will aggravate the stimulation of the gastric mucosa, resulting in abdominal pain, abdominal distension, gastric hemorrhage, and even gastric perforation and other adverse reactions.
It is best not to take medication with cola, if not specified, it is recommended to use plain water to deliver the medication.