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Herbs and Wine
Do you think I overracted to this and should I have just accepted at face value she just wanted me to take the herb with water and not
wine. My mom doesnt really believe in taking herbs/vitamins I do. Tonight I took one of my herbs, but I took it with a glass of wine and
she said "You should not take it with wine, you should take it with water, you can get kidney problems." I asked her "Why did you say
kidney problems." And she said "well first of all you take it longer than they say". And I cut her off and said "But the ones I take I can
take forever, they dont have to be taken in spurts". And she said "Ok" After dinner I asked her "I am not harping but you arent telling
me I should not take the herbs." And she said "No I dont care what you take, all I am saying any 11 year old would know you never take pills with wine.""
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Herbal medicines are typically not harmful, though they can counteract some medications. If you are taking a supplement, make sure your doctor is aware of that.
As for the wine, your mother is both right and wrong.
No, it won't necessarily cause kidney problems any more than if you were having the wine without the supplement.
But yes, she is right that you shouldn't take pills with alcohol. Alcohol can change the way the pills affect you. It can make them inert, or it can make them harmful. In this case, I would say it is not likely to be harmful as the supplement is herbal. If it was harmful to have alcohol with herbs, we wouldn't be able to go to italian restaurants. But it could be making them ineffective, which is not what you want when you take them.
Anyway you look at it, pills should be taken with a full glass of water. That is the safest and most effective way.
Oh, she may not accept that you take supplements because it is just not her way of doing things. It sounds like she has decided not to argue that point anymore. You will likely still get grief over it though. It will most likely be in the form of sighs and rolled eyes, as well as other "reasons" not to take them.
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Any kind of medicine, be it herbal or not shouldn't be taken with alcohol. It can make it not work at all or have bad side effects.
So mom is right on this one. Take it with water and save yourself an argument. :)
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