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What foods should you avoid while taking Rifampin?

Posted by angeles31 @angeles31, Oct 13, 2023

What food shouid you avoid whike taking Rifampin. I read on line that you shouid not eat cheese or fermented products. So can you eat yogurt ?
Does anyone have experience with taking Rifampin?
I know you can’t have alcohol. Thank you for your comments .

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angeles31 | @angeles31 | Oct 27, 2023
In reply to @sueinmn "@angeles31 I think what you may have read,online was referring to combination treatment using Rifampin and..." + (show)
@sueinmn

@angeles31 I think what you may have read,online was referring to combination treatment using Rifampin and isoniazid - this is one of the combinations used to treat TB.
There is no such precaution with Rifampin except to avoid alcohol. This is a good idea when using most antibiotics as the liver is working hard to process them, and the added stress of alcohol is unwise.

Yes! To yogurt and other fermented foods, the helpful bacteria found in them help protect your gut from the ravages of all the drugs. It's especially helpful if you can find minimally processed yogurt, sauerkraut and kimchee as they contain live cultures, and generally more varieties of them.

Are you just starting the 3 antibiotic therapy?
Sue

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Thank you Sue .
I am on a second round of three antibiotics. Had to stop the first one because azithromycin caused my hearing loss, and ethambutol was affecting my vision .
Now I’m back on Rifampin, clorafazamine and moxiflacin ,
Don’t know what to expect now.

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angeles31 | @angeles31 | Oct 27, 2023
In reply to @rstel7272 "My rifampin bottle say do not eat one hour before and 2 hours after each dose...." + (show)
@rstel7272

My rifampin bottle say do not eat one hour before and 2 hours after each dose. At twice a day, what a pain for anyone taking AZ also and trying to add weight on.

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Yes You are right.
My doctor told me to take Rifampin and clorafazamine with my evening meal, because I go to bed soon after that, so the side effects don’t affect me as strongly.
Otherwise I would have nausea all day long .

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dlynn1210 | @dlynn1210 | Oct 27, 2023
In reply to @bbeers "Did you take the Big 3 and for how long. Do you have any natural remedies..." + (show)
@bbeers

Did you take the Big 3 and for how long. Do you have any natural remedies in mind, and if so what are they? Thank you. I was just diagnosed with MAC

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I am 4 years into my journey with MAC. It would have been a benefit if I had been told to get a baseline hearing test and baseline vision test. Look up the three drugs to see what you may experience - one is hearing loss and one is vision. I have had a slight vision but a huge hearing loss. Sad but we learn as we go. I am currently at the National Jewish Hospital in Denver CO (I live in FL) but NJH specializes in MAC and lung diseases. I was told that it is ‘highly’ possible/probable I have built up a resistance to the meds.

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