Antibiotics & Alcohol.

[Comfreyfan]

Harumph! OH tells me my new medication says not with alcohol - strangely it's to stop my world spinning and my falling down! Perhaps that's how it works - just stops me drinking, cos it doesn't seem to do much otherwise

[Brengirl]

That makes good sense but how many of us today really really need antibiotics. If a good dose of 'owsyourfather' does the trick - go for it.

[Rocketron]

That makes good sense but how many of us today really really need antibiotics. If a good dose of 'owsyourfather' does the trick - go for it.

That usually comes after the alcohol.

[Nicos]

Remind me not to give Lily a whisky tonight!!!!

[dogsbody]

Professionally speaking alcohol is an absolute no no with Metronidazole as this has what is known as an antabuse effect when mixed with booze (throw up, very sick, low blood pressure, risk of kicking the bucket etc.) all others general advice is around moderation being OK, true alcohol has a diuretic effect so some antibiotics that are excreted in urine may have a faster excetion rate but normally that is not clinically significant.

Not professionally speaking - alcohol makes me feel good )

[Nicos]

Not professionally speaking - alcohol makes me feel good )

OMG..we must be from the same genetic stock cousin!!!!

[dogsbody]

Nicos: aren't we all??? Must be something in the ethanol....

Comfreyfan: alcohol makes me spin and fall down too! (Puts professional head on) medication for dizziness often has drowsy side effects so alcohol avoidance is advised to stop the booze adding to the drowsiness. In many cases there is no black & white with medicines, ask your local doc or pharmacist for specific personal advice (takes professional head off and goes back to glass...)

[Comfreyfan]

OMG..we must be from the same genetic stock cousin!!!!

I'm naturally from this group too!! Well normally that is, at the moment I feel like I've been drinking for much too long and I haven't touched a drop - Not in a good way though

[Brengirl]

That usually comes after the alcohol.

You could'nt have put it better

[Alice]

Well here's the advice from th NHS on whether you can drink alcohol while taking antibiotics. You can take it or leave it.
Can I drink alcohol while taking antibiotics?

[Eco-Chic]

That's useful, thank you.

It's never occurred to me that different types of alcohol should be avoided depending on which antibiotics one is taking.

[OllieMartin]

It's more like SONN-fwah
have a listen (click the play button) sangfroid pronunciation: How to pronounce sangfroid in French (Français)

I'm not convinced the French would understand you if you pronounced it like that. The 'w' is actually a rolled 'r' and it's virtually impossible to write the word phonetically for an English language speaker in my opinion
Also it is pronounced very differently in different regions

As far as the alcohol and antibiotics is concerned, I heard some years ago that it was an old wives tale but do know people who find they get drunk quicker if they are taking them.

I just copied the pronunciation off the dictionary (but what would they know!)

[Incy]

I just copied the pronunciation off the dictionary (but what would they know!)

Sorry Ollie, didn't mean to be pedantic but being a French speaker I just couldn't help myself

[di]

As it was I fell asleep before getting to open anything last night!but my new found knowledge is bound to help me through the X Factor later!.....not "through" as in "through",just sitting down with the kiddies enjoying some good ole family viewing!!!

[OllieMartin]

Sorry Ollie, didn't mean to be pedantic but being a French speaker I just couldn't help myself

Nah that's cool, I know what you mean.
I regularly have a conversation with my Ma about pronunciation. Being a Spanish speaker, she insists that people pronounce "Jalapeno" as "Halapenyo", but my argument is that we aren't Spanish and so don't pronounce Js as Hs.
My favourite example for this is that the French capital is "Paris" which they would pronounce "Parie", but you'd be considered up yourself for trying to do in England. (I'm sure that's not exactly right, but i'm talking from a layman's perspective).

As a French speaker, you may be able to help me; what's the French for baguette?