The art of romance varies from person to person, but there’s always some reoccurring themes: Flowers, diamonds, a nice bottle of wine, and a meal at a fancy restaurant. After your both filled to the brim with wine and delicious, surprisingly expensive food, you make a beeline for home, where clothes begin to come off and things get heated. But if you’re a man that suffers from erectile dysfunction, you may be faced with a dilemma: You’re still full from that meal, so can you even take Viagra on a full stomach?
Well, despite the idle gossip about Viagra, don’t be fooled: This little blue pill is no miracle drug. True, it will help even the most ED-afflicted men to achieve an erection, but this is due complex work within the body. You see, when Viagra is ingested, it is digested in the stomach. From there, it is spread throughout the body, allowing the body to open blood vessels, thus improving blood flow. With blood flow improved, the blood needed for an erection can make its way to the penis, allowing the man to get it up and keep it up.
But like all ingested drugs, how quickly Viagra can get to work is entirely dependent on how it is ingested. If Viagra is taken on an empty stomach, allowing the stomach to digest the pill quickly, the little blue pill can start to work within 30 to 60 minutes of ingestion.
However, if Viagra is taken on a full stomach, it will be a while until the drug kicks in. This is due to the fact that the stomach essentially processes food in the order it was received, so dropping the drug on top of a wall of food ensures that it will be a wait until Viagra is digested. In these cases, it tends to take Viagra around an hour to an hour and a half to get to work.
So while taking Viagra on a full stomach certainly won’t cause any health effects, it could leave you twiddling your thumbs while you wait for the drug to get to work. If you’re looking to prolong your night of romance, taking the drug on a full stomach will ensure it doesn’t kick in until later. But if you are looking for quick results, it would be wise to avoid heavy meals when using Viagra.