Oral with or without food

Originally Posted by miner1

Is it better to take an oral steroid on an empty stomach? Or does it not make a difference if taken with food? What are your guys experiences with either?

Op with all vitamins and medicines and in my case my past drvg abuse I can tell you that facts and not an opinion.
Two good reasons to take whatever with food. One is the simple one of upset stomach.
The other is to get them into your system as quick as possible. Listen when you eat your stomach acids come out. They are excreted to digest and break down the nutrients , chemicals etc… so they can be absorbed by your body. If no life going on in there so to speak , no acids and the like flooding your stomach to immediately begin digestion it takes a longer time and is not as efficient. …paul74
TAKE w/ food is better for complete absorption

Originally Posted by Times Roman

I really don’t see it as making a difference. I’ve never experienced any stomach upset by taking without food, and I do not think that taking with food would dilute in any way.

…so it really is up to you. If you find taking without food is causing problems, then take with food. Pretty simple really.

So after my post , I agree with TR. He is right on, just do what you want or what is convenient at that time. My point and I hope you understand is that is just a little more efficient, but since we don’t get OFF, ya know what I mean it can go either way, just a bit better overall a body function type of critique. …paul74