When you have to take a pill with food, can you take it with a protein shake?

[Jake LaMotta]

I sent this question as a PM to my good buddy muscle96ss, but I figured you guys could help me as well:

This may seem like a stupid question but please bare with me. When you have to take any pill that requires taking it with food...can you take it with a protein shake? Is a protein shake considered food? Or when they (doctors, rx labels, etc.) say 'food' they mean solid food and not a liquid (like a shake).

For example, whenever you take motrin, you're supposed to take it with food. I think because it has to be absorbed with something. Well can you drink a protein shake and than take a motrin? Or do you have to take the motrin with a actual solid food?

Another example, my Glucosamine, Chondroitin, and MSM bottle says take 3 pills a day, spread out during the day, WITH FOOD, 1 for breakfast, 1 at dinner, and 1 before you go to bed. Well before I go to bed each night I have a slow time released protein shake with 1 tbsp of flax oil. That's all I have. Is that considered food or does that label mean I should take the pill with ACTUAL solid food?

I'm asking this question because I want to make sure I'm getting the most out of the pill and also to avoid any stomach problems that may occur from NOT taking the pill with SOLID FOOD.

 

[Big Danny]

In my oppinion it should be all right. I think what they mean by to be taken with food, is not to be taken on empty stomack. So protein shake it should be food. Like milk is food for little babies.

 

[JohnnyPro]

yes you can

 

[The Wolf]

I personaly wouldnt, to me protein shake is a supplement for food and not food itself. Its like saying you can take your tablets with beer, well beer has more carbs and calories than a protein shake and before anybody says "but beer has alcohol" Im also talking about non alcohlic beer.

IMHO I would use real food bro. Protein shake will absorb and digest faster than your pills

Just my 50cent

 

[Otis T Holbrook]

Some protein powders have a fair amount of calcium. Calcium blocks the assimilation of antibiotics.