Hey Readers, we are again back with another blog which will guide you to know “What medication helps with food poisoning more effectively?” Food poisoning nowadays become very common, every 1 person out of 6 Americans are facing the same. It can happen through numerous of sources though there is no one particular medicine that can be considered best for the treatment.
Just like other treatments, it all depends upon various factors including your health, age, medical history and present medications. However, this illness recovers automatically you just need to take care of being properly hydrated for proper home remedies, still if the problem persists after 2-3 days, consulting a medical professional would be the best suggested advice. As he/she would be going to physically examine you and after that only they will be going to suggest the best medicine suited for you.
Below are some commonly used medication that can be considered:
| Medicine name | Type | Drug class | Side effects |
| ciprofloxacin(Cipro) | Oral | Fluoroquinolone antibiotics | Vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, liver function test abnormal, rash |
| bismuth subsalicylate(Kaopectate) | Oral | Antidiarrheal | Darkened tongue, black stool |
| Bismuth subsalicylate(Pepto-Bismol) | Oral | Antidiarrheal | Darkened tongue, black stool |
| azithromycin(Zithromax) | Oral | Macrolide antibiotics | abdominal pain, nausea, fatigue |
| sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim(Bactrim) | Oral | Antibiotics | dizziness, nausea, fatigue, vomiting |
| levofloxacin(Levaquin) | Oral | Fluoroquinolone antibiotics | vomiting, nausea, dizziness, diarrhea, headache |
| Loperamide(Imodium) | Oral | Antidiarrheal | Nausea, Constipation, Dizziness |
Common side effects:
Just like other allopathic treatment, there are equivalent probable chances to face some side effects. It all depends upon your body adaptability and response to the particular medicine.
So if your doctor wants to stick with the anti-diarrheal drug, like Pepto Bismol or Imodium, perhaps you need to go through with some mild side effects including nausea, constipation, dizziness, darkened stools, etc.
For a more intensive treatment, doctors prefer for antibiotics which has a potential to incur some serious side effects such as increased vomiting, diarrhea or nausea, sometimes abdominal pain, itching, headaches or rashes too. Also, drugs like Cipro and Levaquin even contains a warning, that their consumption can cause rupture and/or tendon damage (occurs very rarely).
When it comes to oral rehydration like Gatorade or pedialyte, they don’t have any direct side effects, however consuming anything in excess could be harmful. Similarly, on excessive consumption it can seed sodium imbalance in blood, which can further have repercussion such as high blood pressure, dizziness, bloating, gas, etc.
This is just the common side effects, when it comes to health it’s better not to take a chance and consult a professional. There can be further adverse effects as well whole depending upon your medical history, current health conditions and many more factors.
For the conclusion, readers I would suggest you that you can wait for 2-3 days and follow other home remedies, you can also refer to our another blog, “How to get over food poisoning quickly?”.
With this blog we tried to answer, “What Medication helps with food poisoning?”. We strongly follow a quote that, “you can’t enjoy your wealth, without your good health”, though we recommend the same to our reader.
If the problem still persists after 2-3 days, just connect with a medical professional to save yourself from any further health damage. Further this for any questions/ queries/ suggestions/ advice you can connect us anytime via comment section or mail, we always welcome our readers to connect with us.
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