Oral absorption??????????

[TooPowerful4u]

Is an empty stomach the best way to take any oral and insure the best absorption rate? Plz explain if you can.

 

[rrozell]

i had the same question so i began to ask my boss(i work at a pharmacy). i could not give him specific meds for apparent reasons but he still had a few things to say. according to him(a licensed pharmacist) it was usually dependent on the medication. some of the things that could have a negitave effect on absorbation are fruit(grapefruit to be exact), products with iron or magnesium, calicuim, caffene. i am not exactly sure what orals you are aking about (dbol,win, clen,prim,nov, etc...) so i looked up all the orals that the fda has approved, in relation to this subject(seelist in previous sentence) none of them specified using food as a buffer. but some of them did say that they could cause gi problems. this (in his eyes) could effect the absorbition rate and effectiveness. if the med causes gi problems then take it with a small amount of bread, no products containing protien bc it itself is not easily digested by the body. not sure if this helps but if you have a more direct ? i can look into it

 

[TooPowerful4u]

Ok.... is anything going to interfere with absorption of oral steroids, or diuretics, or anti-e/a's? How are they best taken?

 

[rrozell]

orals?????????????/

do you specific medications, if so let me know, right now it is to broad of a specturm

 

[rAJJIN]

cmon Tp, when does a bodybuilder have an empty stomach?
between meal 8-9 Or I guess maybe 3am if he sets his alarm
and doesnt grap anything else besides his tabs from the kitchen.

I wouldnt worry much about it myself... But I know your in competition mode
and every little bit could make a differance. goodluck, sorry im not much help.

 

[TooPowerful4u]

cmon Tp, when does a bodybuilder have an empty stomach?
between meal 8-9 Or I guess maybe 3am if he sets his alarm
and doesnt grap anything else besides his tabs from the kitchen.

I wouldnt worry much about it myself... But I know your in competition mode
and every little bit could make a differance. goodluck, sorry im not much help.

lol just wish me luck bro. Hope i do everyone proud. Plus you know i like to learn, people say this little tidbit and that little tidbit dont matter, and there is no secrets but dont forget..... inches add up to miles.

 

[haze324]

I think theres a post in the Articles section that talks about this - and I think it said that eating grapefruit would cause the best absorbtion. Opposite of what the poster above stated?

 

[rrozell]

rerals

you are correct but what i said was "that could have a negitave effect on absorbation." some meds directly specify to take with grapefruit and some have contraindications to taking grapefruit. i posted this in direct relation to the drug classes he mentioned.

 

[rrozell]

to tp4u

you specified diuretics and i see you are preparing for a contest so fyi: lasix (furosemide) and maxzide(hydrochlorothiazide) can cause hypokalemia; this is a loss in minerals within the body especially potassium. this can cause the muscle to lose its strenght and staminia. this can be combated by taking slow k and anything that replaces electrolytes. another route you can take is taking spirolactone. it is a potassium-sparing diuretic.

 

[bulldog21]

lol just wish me luck bro. Hope i do everyone proud. Plus you know i like to learn, people say this little tidbit and that little tidbit dont matter, and there is no secrets but dont forget..... inches add up to miles.

Well from the pic you just showed me buddy you seriously don't have to worry about it and just "administer" what ever it is you need to, at this point you are splitting hairs bro, you can focus your efforts on other things in your prep cause I think it would honestly make a marginal at best difference. You look awsome dude you are going to well good absorption or not....

 

[MikeS]

Yes I also hear grapefruit increases the absorption of oral meds, in some cases drastically. Also you could take sublinqual - crush the tabs then put under tongue. Some would absorb into the capilaries, the rest would liquify and youd swallow (better Gastric absorption as a liquid also Id imagine).

 

[bulldog21]

Yes I also hear grapefruit increases the absorption of oral meds, in some cases drastically. Also you could take sublinqual - crush the tabs then put under tongue. Some would absorb into the capilaries, the rest would liquify and youd swallow (better Gastric absorption as a liquid also Id imagine).

Yes miketasher on here had posted on how to take "000" capsules and fill them with LQ you want to take so you have essentially a liquigel...I don't know sounds like a pretty good way of taking something orally....

 

[KillerStack]

I have read that at least some steroid hormones are better absorbed if taken after a fatty meal. I think it had something to do with lymphatic uptake, but I'm not sure.
IME some orals such as anadrol and d-bol just seem to work better if taken with meals, meals heavy in fat such as whole eggs. Especially anadrol gives me better results that way as opposed to empty stomach.