What foods affect hydrocodone?
In general, potent narcotics such as hydrocodone should not be combined with alcohol. Patients should also avoid consumption of grapefruit or grapefruit juice during treatment with hydrocodone.
What medications cause stomach pain?
Medicines That Can Cause Abdominal Pain
- Aspirin, ibuprofen (such as Advil or Motrin), and naproxen (such as Aleve).
- Antibiotics.
- Antidiarrheals.
- Laxatives.
- Iron supplements.
Does eating affect pills?
Some medicines need to be taken “before food” or “on an empty stomach”. This is because food and some drinks can affect the way these medicines work. For example, taking some medicines at the same time as eating may prevent your stomach and intestines absorbing the medicine, making it less effective.
Does food make medication less effective?
However, other medications need to be taken with food, or certain kinds of food, in order to work better or to have fewer side effects. Some medications are not absorbed well if there is food in your stomach, making the medication less effective.
How long until your stomach is empty?
The F.D.A. defines an empty stomach as “one hour before eating, or two hours after eating.” The F.D.A.’s two-hour rule is just a rule of thumb; the stomach will probably not be completely empty.
What is the scariest drug?
Scopolamine
Can you feel your liver hurt?
Even though it’s the largest organ inside your body, it can be hard to pinpoint the pain from your liver. It’s easy to confuse it with pain from your stomach, just to its left. Depending on the cause, a liver that hurts may show up as pain in the front center of your belly, in your back, or even your shoulders.
What is the life expectancy of someone with ascites?
In general, the prognosis of malignant ascites is poor. Most cases have a mean survival time between 20 to 58 weeks, depending on the type of malignancy as shown by a group of investigators. Ascites due to cirrhosis usually is a sign of advanced liver disease and it usually has a fair prognosis.