I understand that calcium inhibits absorption of ciprofloxacin and the directions are it's ok to take with dairy as part of a meal but not, for example, milk or yogurt. Does this mean at any time during the day or just before the medication has been digested? Please tell me that I can still have my cappuccino several hours before or after taking the medication!?
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I take my Cipro at bedtime to steer clear of dairy/calcium - that also why I experimented with once-daily dosing, and confirmed that it worked fine for me. If you’re allowing a couple of hours of gap you’re likely to get good absorption of the Cipro - sources seem to vary regarding how much of a gap to allow. I had the speculative thought that I may not care about Cipro absorption if I’m using it to treat a problem within the gut (heck, I might prefer less absorption), but there’s not a shred of evidence to support this hypothesis of mine.
Thanks Scott. (And interesting theory. I'll go along with it!). I'm taking it 2x a day. One during the night and the other midafternoon so there is a several hour gap if time.
My doc said it wasn’t a hard rule that you couldn’t take it within 2 hrs of calcium. I mean, it’s better that you take it so whenever works best for you. I ran into that problem with an antibiotic and my vitamins but I take meds morning noon and night. I can’t be worrying all the time (shrugs)