New study shows: caffeine may reduce the effect of antibiotics. What do we already know?

Drinking coffee while taking antibiotics? You better think about that twice. A new German study shows that caffeine can stand in the way of antibiotics. This includes medication against bladder and ear infections. Toxicologist Jan Tytgat explains why you should be careful with coffee and which other food you should not combine with medicines. “Caffeine influences the acidity in certain places in your body, such as the stomach.”

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