Why do we need food in thr stomach for some medicines, and based on this, is there a “best food” to have before taking medicine?
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I take a medication labeled “take with food” because it’s to help me digest it. (My body doesn’t make a certain enzyme to break down fat. I take it because I’m eating, not eating because I’m taking it.) I once got into a fight with a school “nurse“ because it was a half day and we weren’t eating lunch, but she kept trying to make me take it. (Pre-internet era, though she still should have had resources to to look things up…) She wouldn’t believe me, so she called my mom who set her straight. Mom was not pleased about that phone call.
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