Does Soda caffeine, coffee or tea reduce antibiotic effeciency?

[Adam]

Hi all ,
I hope this group is an appropriate place to ask his:

If someone is taking some antibiotic, say, a course of penicillin
to treat an infection/inflamation/abscess ...

would you recommend such patients to avoid drinking
"soda" products like Cola (coke), Gingerale ...that contains
carbonic acid ( i think H2CO3 (H2O+CO2)) ?
would it reduce the absorption/efficiency of the antibiotic?

And...
would taking caffeine or the similar stimulating alkaloid, ...etc
like drinking considerable amount of coffee or tea ...
(or maybe ginsing..)
would this boosts up the effeciency of the penicillin or
other antibiotics or would it reduce the effciency of the medication
and obstruct its functionality?
(or would it have just no effect?)

if you don't have an answer, could you please
refer me to web resources/research done in this area that
you would recommend,

thank you very much in advance

[John Savage]

Post by Adam
If someone is taking some antibiotic, say, a course of penicillin
to treat an infection/inflamation/abscess ...
would you recommend such patients to avoid drinking
"soda" products like Cola (coke), Gingerale ...that contains
carbonic acid ( i think H2CO3 (H2O+CO2)) ?
would it reduce the absorption/efficiency of the antibiotic?

I have read that consumption of sugar can lower your immune response,
so it might be wise not to consume a lot of sweets or sweet drinks when
trying to fight any infection. Exposure to sunlight also suppresses the
immune response, though I guess that is not a consideration at this
time of year in the northern hemisphere. Try a search engine.

I expect that the above really involves "excessive" amounts of
consumption or exposure, but you'd need to search further for this
detail.

Note that I have not addressed your question re the efficacy of oral
antibiotics, as I have no idea.