How to save yourself from drinking alcohol?

In real life, cephalosporin is a relatively common anti-inflammatory drug. You need to pay attention to some matters after taking cephalosporin. You cannot drink alcohol after taking or injecting cephalosporin. Drinking alcohol after using cephalosporin can easily react to the body and even threaten life. Drinking alcohol after using cephalosporin is also very important for self-help. You can drink plenty of water to relieve it.

How to save yourself after drinking alcohol

Many people may only know the phenomenon of this adverse reaction, but they still don’t quite understand the “why” in medical knowledge, although people who are not medical professionals may not quite understand this situation.

Drinking alcohol after taking cefuroxime will produce a disulfiram-like reaction in our stomach. This reaction is also called disulfiram-like reaction or drunkenness reaction. Disulfiram inhibits acetaldehyde dehydrogenase and obstructs the normal metabolism of ethanol, causing acetaldehyde poisoning even after drinking a small amount of ethanol.

Disulfiram, also known as disulfiram, causes weakness, dizziness, drowsiness, hallucinations, body flushing, headache, nausea, vomiting, low blood pressure, and even shock when drinking alcohol. It makes alcoholics no longer want to drink and achieves the goal of quitting drinking. Generally, mild reactions can be cured on their own without treatment. If severe reactions occur, such as respiratory depression, collapse, convulsions, and heart dysfunction, appropriate measures should be taken to treat the patient.

This reaction is not all bad. In small doses, it can cause our body to produce some nausea reactions, thereby achieving the effect of quitting drinking.

Although small doses can help people quit drinking, large doses can cause dizziness and even severe adverse reactions such as shock.

Don't be afraid of ten thousand things, just be prepared for the worst. In life, if we accidentally take cefuroxime and drink a lot of alcohol, a large amount of disulfiram will be produced. What we should do at this time is to drink plenty of water, preferably tea (strong tea).

If the symptoms do not improve, clinical treatment may have to be taken, such as hyperbaric oxygen therapy, hormone therapy such as dexamethasone, or even emergency measures such as gastric lavage. Therefore, we must remember not to drink alcohol when taking medicine, otherwise your family may suffer unnecessary harm.

Not everyone will have adverse reactions after drinking alcohol after taking two tablets of cephalexin. It varies from person to person. If there is no obvious discomfort, there is no need to panic or worry. You can drink a cup of strong tea and wait and see what happens. If you feel unwell, go to the hospital for emergency treatment.