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Usually just enough to keep your stomach settled. I don't know if this is the case for all medicines like that, but every time I've had to take something with food, it was because it can make you queasy if you don't have anything in your stomach.
Yes, exactly, it's about controlling the dosing. If you haven't eaten for a while, or only had fluids, and then suddenly eat medicine, it's more likely to be vomited out, so nobody knows how much you had.
If you can't keep food in, medicine won't work that way either.
Eating pills on an empty stomach can easily cause acid reflux. Since about a fourth if all people have acid reflux issues, it's probably a good idea to advise people to down pills alongside other food that'll stay down.
I agree. It's also probably person to person thing.
I've been told it's better to take ibuprofen with food as you can get indigestion. But I don't so I don't need to. Some people need to. Some people get indigestion so bad they can't take ibuprofen at all even with food.
Also I went to the doctors and he said "just take some ibuprofen that will help" and I said "oh I'm asthmatic I'm not meant to take that. But I have taken it before and I didn't realise"
And he said "oh its fine then. Some asthmatics might get any issue with it. That's why it's recommend not to take it. BUT seeing as you have and didn't have any issues, then you are fine to take it."
There is a huge theoretical improvement in medicine if it can be given individually rather than by demographic.