Can I take medicine with brown sugar water?

After getting sick, you usually need to take medicine, but some people like to drink medicine with soup, while others like to take medicine with sugar water. Most medicines are bitter, and some people are afraid of bitterness, so they usually choose to take medicine with sugar water. In fact, when you take medicine, try to drink it with boiled water, and don’t take medicine with other things, otherwise it will be harmful to your health and may also affect the efficacy of the medicine.

Can I take medicine with brown sugar water?

cannot.

1. Brown sugar is a type of sucrose, which can be converted into glucose and fructose after oral administration. Obviously, it will have adverse reactions to metabolic diseases such as diabetes.

2. Brown sugar can cause excessive secretion of gastric acid, which is also extremely detrimental to some digestive system diseases caused by excessive secretion of gastric acid, such as peptic ulcer, reflux esophagitis, etc.

What medicine can't be taken with brown sugar water?

Brown sugar water affects the efficacy of certain medicines, especially when taking rhubarb tincture, compound rhubarb tincture, ginger tincture, compound cinnamon powder and compound gentian tincture, as well as sodium bicarbonate calcium carbonate powder (tablets), sodium bicarbonate magnesium oxide powder (tablets) and other medicines. If you take the medicine with sugar water to correct the taste, it may reduce the efficacy of the medicine in most cases.

Generally, boiled water is used when taking medication

When a person is sick and needs to take oral medication, whether it is Chinese medicine or Western medicine, it should generally be taken with boiled water to promote rapid disintegration and absorption of the medicine and to take effect. Warm water is more effective. Simple water generally does not affect the effect of the drug. However, other foods taken with the drug may cause chemical/physical reactions with the drug itself or the components after the drug is broken down, and thus affect the body.

Note: Except for special provisions.

It is not completely impossible to take brown sugar water with Chinese medicine

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, brown sugar is warm in nature and has the effect of nourishing blood and warming the middle. For symptoms such as blood deficiency and internal cold, Chinese medicine can be taken together with brown sugar. Therefore, whether brown sugar water can be used when taking Chinese medicine depends on the specific disease and cannot be generalized.

Can I drink brown sugar water while taking Chinese medicine?

1. It is okay to take it for conditioning, as long as you don’t take it while taking medicine. It is usually better to take it 30 minutes after taking medicine.

2. It is best not to drink it. When using Chinese medicine to treat neurological diseases, especially gynecological diseases, you should avoid taking any suspicious medicines and foods, otherwise it will have a direct impact on the efficacy of the medicine.

3. Brown sugar warms the stomach and removes coldness if it does not conflict with your medicine. You can drink it, but if you can bear it, you should avoid drinking sugary water.