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Q: Why do you need to have antibiotics on an empty stomach?
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Do you need to eat when your stomach is empty?

yes


Why do you keep retching when stomach is empty?

You keep retching when your stomach is empty because it is telling you need to eat. Your body needs food.


How long till your stomach is empty after eating a small med or large meal?

Approximately 2 to 3 hours after a meal. I have had antibiotics that had to be taken "on an empty stomach", and the pharmacist told me to take them one hour before or 2-3 hours after a meal.


Should you avoid dairy products if you are taking antibiotics?

You are not allowed to take dairy products with tetracycline group of antibiotics. Tetracycline group of antibiotics are precipitated in the stomach and are not absorbed. You may take them about one hour before taking dairy products. All the other antibiotics can probably be taken with dairy products. Some antibiotics, like macrolide group of antibiotics and oral penicillin tablets are to be taken on empty stomach. Macrolide group of antibiotics include erythromycin, roxithromycin, clarithromycin and azithromycin. Empty stomach means no dairy products also.


Can you eat apple in empty stomach?

Yes, you can eat an apple on an empty stomach. You can also eat any other food on an empty stomach.


What does it mean when you wake up with a empty feeling in your stomach?

You probably need nourishment. It means that you are hungry and need to have breakfast.


What are the folds in the stomach when the stomach is empty?

Rugae


What is the volume of an empty stomach?

The volume of an average adult's empty stomach is 1/5 of a cup.


Can you take a diuretic on an empty stomach?

Yes. But u need to drink water while taking it


Should colostrum be taken on an empty stomach or can it be taken with juice or food?

take it with water on empty stomach


Is it better to run with an empty or full stomach?

Neither. You should have something in your stomach, and settled, but you should not be full (you will get sick) or empty (your stomach will cramp).


What happens when you drink alcohol with an empty stomach?

Alcohol is more readily absorbed on an empty stomach, than the slow absorption on a full stomach.