Cold vs Lukewarm Water for Medicines: Doctor Explains
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Should you take medicines with cold or lukewarm water? A doctor clears the confusion, advising that lukewarm or room temperature water is generally better for proper absorption and digestion.
You must have often heard elders say that it is always better to take medicine with lukewarm water and one should avoid taking medicines with cold water. If yes, then this question must have come to your mind at some point of time that does it make any difference? Let us know the correct answer with the help of the doctor of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.
Whenever we take medicine, this question often comes to mind whether to take it with cold water or lukewarm water? Many people swallow the medicine by drinking cold water without thinking, while some people use only lukewarm water, but does it really make a difference (Cold vs Lukewarm Water for Medicine)? Let us know from Dr. Rishikesh Desai, Consultant Physician in the Internal Medicine Department of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi, with which water taking medicine is more beneficial (Medicine Intake Advice).