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When taking Cipro and milk is prohibited for 6 hrs

Spunkie
Spunkie
before and 2 hrs after, does anyone know if Soy milk would fall into that category?
deleted_user
deleted_user
I can't imagine that soy milk would fall into that category. The whole point of soy milk is that it is NOT milk.

Surely if soy milk was also prohibited, it would have to be specifically mentioned.

If you want to feel fully reassured, ask the pharmacist.
deleted_user
deleted_user
From what I've found, Soy milk has Iron and other additives that the Cipro labels tell you to avoid.

But the honest answer is - I don't know. I always try to avoid it if doing the Cipro/Flagyl thing, but I'm a bit paranoid.