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Vida Saludable para Personas de Edad: Los Alimentos Pueden Afectar sus Medicinas1
Paulina Wittkowsky2Los alimentos pueden alterar el efecto de los remedios que le receta su médico y de las medicinas que se despachan sin receta. Esto puede causar efectos no deseados. Si usted toma ciertas medicinas, debe evitar algunos alimentos.
ALCOHOL
Beber alcohol cuando usted está tomando ciertas medicinas puede ser muy peligroso. Ejemplos de medicinas que no deben mezclarse con alcohol son el acetaminofén (como TylenolTM), los antihistamínicos (como BenadrylTM), y el ibuprofén (como MotrinTM).
• ¡Siempre pregúntele a su médico si el alcohol puede afectar la medicina que usted está tomando!
JUGO DE TORONJA
El jugo de toronja aumenta el efecto de ciertas medicinas. No tome jugo de toronja con su medicina.
• Si toma jugo de toronja, hágalo dos horas antes o después de tomar su medicina.
LECHE
Algunos antibióticos, como la tetraciclina, no deben tomarse con leche.
VEGETALES
Los vegetales ricos en vitamina K, como las espinacas y el col, pueden disminuir el efecto de los anticoagulantes (como CoumadinTM).
ÓMESE CON LOS ALIMENTOS
Algunas medicinas deben tomarse conjuntamente con los alimentos. Esto puede ayudar a prevenir irritación en el estómago. Ejemplos de estas medicinas son el ibuprofén (como MotrinTM) y ciertos diuréticos (como AldactoneTM).
*Pídale más información a su médico o farmacéutico.
Footnotes
1. This is document FCS 8622-SPAN, one in a series of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611. Publication date: March 2004. The English version of this Spanish language leaflet is Healthy Living for Elders: Food Can Affect Your Medicines. This leaflet was developed with funding from the Florida Department of Elder Affairs in partnership with state, county, and local agencies. Please visit the EDIS Web site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.2. Paulina Wittkowsky, MS, RD, former education assistant, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611. English version reviewed by Linda B. Bobroff, PhD, RD, LD/N, professor, University of Florida. Translation reviewed by Isabel Valentín-Oquendo, MS, RD, former FNP curriculum coordinator, University of Florida.
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