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OT Diet coke vs vitamins/prescriptions
This ng has an amazing amount of knowledge available and I haven't been
successful in my internet searches for an answer, so I come to y'all- once again- for answers. A friend told me that any prescription medicines or vitamins that I take with a swig of my much-loved Diet Cherry Coke are a waste. She claims the Coke will cause my body to not absorb them or the Coke will 'destroy or breakdown the meds/vitamins or some such. I really didn't pay much attention since I didn't want to hear that stuff. (She lectures me on the dangers of any diet drink.) Does anybody know if this has any truth to it or not? Or any ideas on what or how I can search to find out for certain? And, please, no lectures on drinking Diet Cherry Coke- it's one of the small pleasures I have left. ;-) Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. |
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I have not heard that but I have been told not to take Tums or Rolaids
and then my vitamins. Read the bottle and it says on there not to take within 2 hrs of medication. The only other thing I've heard is grapefruit juice can effect the absorption of vitamins and medications. Take Care joanna Leslie& The Furbabies in MO. wrote: This ng has an amazing amount of knowledge available and I haven't been successful in my internet searches for an answer, so I come to y'all- once again- for answers. A friend told me that any prescription medicines or vitamins that I take with a swig of my much-loved Diet Cherry Coke are a waste. She claims the Coke will cause my body to not absorb them or the Coke will 'destroy or breakdown the meds/vitamins or some such. I really didn't pay much attention since I didn't want to hear that stuff. (She lectures me on the dangers of any diet drink.) Does anybody know if this has any truth to it or not? Or any ideas on what or how I can search to find out for certain? And, please, no lectures on drinking Diet Cherry Coke- it's one of the small pleasures I have left. ;-) Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. |
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I always read the enclosures with any meds- RX or over the counter. I've
never seen any mention of carbonated drinks, diet drinks, etc. I am aware of not mixing any antacid or grapefruit or it's juice. But that's about all I've seen with 'do not mix together' things. Thanks for your reply! Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. "Joanna" wrote in message news:fgjdm.37361$Db2.21013@edtnps83... I have not heard that but I have been told not to take Tums or Rolaids and then my vitamins. Read the bottle and it says on there not to take within 2 hrs of medication. The only other thing I've heard is grapefruit juice can effect the absorption of vitamins and medications. Take Care joanna Leslie& The Furbabies in MO. wrote: This ng has an amazing amount of knowledge available and I haven't been successful in my internet searches for an answer, so I come to y'all- once again- for answers. A friend told me that any prescription medicines or vitamins that I take with a swig of my much-loved Diet Cherry Coke are a waste. She claims the Coke will cause my body to not absorb them or the Coke will 'destroy or breakdown the meds/vitamins or some such. I really didn't pay much attention since I didn't want to hear that stuff. (She lectures me on the dangers of any diet drink.) Does anybody know if this has any truth to it or not? Or any ideas on what or how I can search to find out for certain? And, please, no lectures on drinking Diet Cherry Coke- it's one of the small pleasures I have left. ;-) Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. |
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On Aug 2, 5:29*pm, "Leslie& The Furbabies in MO."
wrote: This ng has an amazing amount of knowledge available and I haven't been successful in my internet searches for an answer, so I come to y'all- once again- for answers. A friend told me that any prescription medicines or vitamins that I take with a swig of my much-loved Diet Cherry Coke are a waste. *She claims the Coke will cause my body to not absorb them or the Coke will 'destroy *or breakdown the meds/vitamins or some such. *I really didn't pay much attention since I didn't want to hear that stuff. *(She lectures me on the dangers of any diet drink.) *Does anybody know if this has any truth to it or not? *Or any ideas on what or how I can search to find out for certain? And, please, no lectures on drinking Diet Cherry Coke- it's one of the small pleasures I have left. *;-) Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. My doc told me (less than three years ago) that things like coke ("and other such drink, that we should not normally drink") makes the medication absorb _faster_ that taking them with water. Okay, we were talking a swig, but so are you. Now, this was about pain medication, not vitamins, but it was based on advice from the leading headache experts in the UK :-) There was no discussion about diet or not, though. I had a quick look online, and found nothing on this (other than the usual "don't drink (diet) soda"), here is _a_ list of interactions: http://labelmesane.com/drug_interact...tml#dietdrinks Personally, I prefer Diet Coke :-) Hanne in DK |
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Thanks, Hanne. I do take pain meds (tramadol/Ultram- it's non-narcotic) for
arthritis (RA and OA) and fibromyalgia. Thanks for the link. I'll go read what you found. Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. wrote in message ... On Aug 2, 5:29 pm, "Leslie& The Furbabies in MO." wrote: This ng has an amazing amount of knowledge available and I haven't been successful in my internet searches for an answer, so I come to y'all- once again- for answers. A friend told me that any prescription medicines or vitamins that I take with a swig of my much-loved Diet Cherry Coke are a waste. She claims the Coke will cause my body to not absorb them or the Coke will 'destroy or breakdown the meds/vitamins or some such. I really didn't pay much attention since I didn't want to hear that stuff. (She lectures me on the dangers of any diet drink.) Does anybody know if this has any truth to it or not? Or any ideas on what or how I can search to find out for certain? And, please, no lectures on drinking Diet Cherry Coke- it's one of the small pleasures I have left. ;-) Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. My doc told me (less than three years ago) that things like coke ("and other such drink, that we should not normally drink") makes the medication absorb _faster_ that taking them with water. Okay, we were talking a swig, but so are you. Now, this was about pain medication, not vitamins, but it was based on advice from the leading headache experts in the UK :-) There was no discussion about diet or not, though. I had a quick look online, and found nothing on this (other than the usual "don't drink (diet) soda"), here is _a_ list of interactions: http://labelmesane.com/drug_interact...tml#dietdrinks Personally, I prefer Diet Coke :-) Hanne in DK |
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Very informative, Hanne.
Thanks for the link, I discovered some info that will be useful. Ginger in CA On Aug 2, 9:47*am, wrote: On Aug 2, 5:29*pm, "Leslie& The Furbabies in MO." wrote: This ng has an amazing amount of knowledge available and I haven't been successful in my internet searches for an answer, so I come to y'all- once again- for answers. A friend told me that any prescription medicines or vitamins that I take with a swig of my much-loved Diet Cherry Coke are a waste. *She claims the Coke will cause my body to not absorb them or the Coke will 'destroy *or breakdown the meds/vitamins or some such. *I really didn't pay much attention since I didn't want to hear that stuff. *(She lectures me on the dangers of any diet drink.) *Does anybody know if this has any truth to it or not? *Or any ideas on what or how I can search to find out for certain? And, please, no lectures on drinking Diet Cherry Coke- it's one of the small pleasures I have left. *;-) Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. My doc told me (less than three years ago) that things like coke ("and other such drink, that we should not normally drink") makes the medication absorb _faster_ that taking them with water. Okay, we were talking a swig, but so are you. Now, this was about pain medication, not vitamins, but it was based on advice from the leading headache experts in the UK :-) There was no discussion about diet or not, though. I had a quick look online, and found nothing on this (other than the usual "don't drink (diet) soda"), here is _a_ list of interactions:http://labelmesane.com/drug_interact...eteners_over_t... Personally, I prefer Diet Coke :-) Hanne in DK- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Leslie& The Furbabies in MO. wrote:
This ng has an amazing amount of knowledge available and I haven't been successful in my internet searches for an answer, so I come to y'all- once again- for answers. A friend told me that any prescription medicines or vitamins that I take with a swig of my much-loved Diet Cherry Coke are a waste. She claims the Coke will cause my body to not absorb them or the Coke will 'destroy or breakdown the meds/vitamins or some such. I really didn't pay much attention since I didn't want to hear that stuff. (She lectures me on the dangers of any diet drink.) Does anybody know if this has any truth to it or not? Or any ideas on what or how I can search to find out for certain? And, please, no lectures on drinking Diet Cherry Coke- it's one of the small pleasures I have left. ;-) Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. Leslie, I don't pretend to be an expert, but I've never heard that. The only thing I've heard is that a person shouldn't take their meds with calcium supplements because the calcium can prevent proper absorption. Michelle in Nevada, USA and fellow diet cherry coke drinker. :-) |
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Oopsie! I am guilty of the calcium conflict! I'll have to time them more
carefully. Thanks! Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. "Michelle C." wrote in message ... Leslie& The Furbabies in MO. wrote: This ng has an amazing amount of knowledge available and I haven't been successful in my internet searches for an answer, so I come to y'all- once again- for answers. A friend told me that any prescription medicines or vitamins that I take with a swig of my much-loved Diet Cherry Coke are a waste. She claims the Coke will cause my body to not absorb them or the Coke will 'destroy or breakdown the meds/vitamins or some such. I really didn't pay much attention since I didn't want to hear that stuff. (She lectures me on the dangers of any diet drink.) Does anybody know if this has any truth to it or not? Or any ideas on what or how I can search to find out for certain? And, please, no lectures on drinking Diet Cherry Coke- it's one of the small pleasures I have left. ;-) Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. Leslie, I don't pretend to be an expert, but I've never heard that. The only thing I've heard is that a person shouldn't take their meds with calcium supplements because the calcium can prevent proper absorption. Michelle in Nevada, USA and fellow diet cherry coke drinker. :-) |
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Ya, the calicum carbonate is what Tums and Rolaids are made of. So it
applies to most calicum supplements as well. Joanna Leslie& The Furbabies in MO. wrote: Oopsie! I am guilty of the calcium conflict! I'll have to time them more carefully. Thanks! Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. "Michelle C." wrote in message ... Leslie& The Furbabies in MO. wrote: This ng has an amazing amount of knowledge available and I haven't been successful in my internet searches for an answer, so I come to y'all- once again- for answers. A friend told me that any prescription medicines or vitamins that I take with a swig of my much-loved Diet Cherry Coke are a waste. She claims the Coke will cause my body to not absorb them or the Coke will 'destroy or breakdown the meds/vitamins or some such. I really didn't pay much attention since I didn't want to hear that stuff. (She lectures me on the dangers of any diet drink.) Does anybody know if this has any truth to it or not? Or any ideas on what or how I can search to find out for certain? And, please, no lectures on drinking Diet Cherry Coke- it's one of the small pleasures I have left. ;-) Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. Leslie, I don't pretend to be an expert, but I've never heard that. The only thing I've heard is that a person shouldn't take their meds with calcium supplements because the calcium can prevent proper absorption. Michelle in Nevada, USA and fellow diet cherry coke drinker. :-) |
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OT Diet coke vs vitamins/prescriptions
The caffeine in the diet coke dilates blood vessels, so will likely
result in faster absorption, many headache and cold/flu tablets have caffeine in them for this reason. If you are still uncertain, you could try searching for the specific artificial sweetners and drug interactions. Cheers Anne |
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