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What is the correlation between antibiotic use and thrush?
Antibiotics kill the bad bacteria which make us sick, but they also kill the good bacteria that our bodies need. The good bacteria actually help keep the "bugs" at bay, so when we take antibiotics and they kill all the bacteria (good and bad) we are then more susceptible to other problems, such as thrush. This can usually be avoided by taking pro biotics (cultured yogurt) or acidophylus tablets which replace the good bacteria in our bodies. You can take them while taking antibiotics, but can also take them full time, even when not taking antibiotics.
Is it ok to take morphine with antibiotics?
It is fine to take a narcotic pain killer with antibiotics. Remember that morphine is highly addictive and dangerous if you take extra. Remember to take all of your antibiotics, even after you start to feel better. You want to kill all the bacteria and not leave any hiding in your body!
Why is it harmful for patients not to continue the whole course of antibiotic treatment?
If you stop taking your antibiotics before the full course of treatment is complete, you may kill only some of the bacteria that caused the infection. Worse yet, the remaining bacteria may have some resistance to the antibiotics. It is also important to take antibiotics only when prescribed by a doctor, and in particular do not take antibiotics for a virus (such as the common cold or the flu). Antibiotics have no effect on viruses.
Why are antibiotics ineffective in treating viral infections?
Antibiotics are ineffective (while not always) in treating viral (virus) infections because of how the medications take effect. Antibiotics work by changing the body's PH to kill off bacteria. Virus's have to have a host to live and therefore can adapt to the changed in the body. So successfully kill viruses, one has to destroy the DNA within it.
Why should you take your antibiotics?
If you dont take all of your antibiotics the bacteria will continue to grow and its DNA will change so it will become resistent to the antibiotics
Can you stop an antibiotic early if strep throat is gone?
No, you cannot. Antibiotics kill bacteria. It takes longer to kill strong bacteria, while the weak bacteria are killed of early. If you stop you antibiotic early, the weak bacteria will be killed, and the strong will remain. There is no fight for dominance anymore, so the strong bacteria keeps reproducing. You will have to get a strong antibiotic and take it even longer. If you were to keep ending the antibiotics early, eventually they wouldn't have one for you anymore. I suggest you take your antibiotic until the doctor says you can stop.
A paragraph on antibiotics ''why antibiotics are not overused?
The more antibiotics are used, the more likely it is for antibiotic resistant organisms to appear. The germ causing the infection can become resistant ("immune") to the antibiotic, then it will basically make it useless in the fight against that germ. Antibiotics are medicines that are used to kill or stop the reproduction in bacteria. Antibiotics are mainly used to stop infections or infectious diseases, and since its discovery,If antibiotics is overused it may kill the benefitical bacteria in our body if we take unneccesarly the drugs become less effective .Antibiotics, however,are not effective against cold and flu as these are caused by viruses.
Why have some antibiotics stopped working as effectively?
Antibiotics are substances which, in high dilution, either prevent bacteria form growing or destroy bacteria. They are becoming less effective because widespread use of antibiotics is selecting those bacteria which have abilities to survive the affects of the antibiotics. In effect we are seeing evolution in action.
Can antibiotics cause stomach pain?
Yes because antibiotics are used to kill bacteria in the intestinal part of your body.. They are suppose to kill the bad bacteria but they tend to kill some good bacteria which then leads to diarrhea . Take acidophilus pills it should help.
Is it safe to use antioboctics that have been used but not out of date?
No. If some of them have already been taken, then there isn't a full course of treatment left. If you take a partial course of antibiotics, it may not completely kill the bacteria and that which doesn't kill you makes you stronger. So, the bacteria will become resistant to that particular antibiotic and you'll need a stronger one to kill it. You should never have leftover antibiotics and you should never take just a partial course.
Why don't antibiotics kill your cells when you take them?
Usually, antibiotics don't kill your cells if the biotic isn't strong enough.
Why could not take an antibiotic for a viral infection?
Antibiotics only work against BACTERIAL infections. A VIRAL infection is not a BACTERIAL infection. A bacteria is a small complex living cell - antibiotics kill bacteria A virus is a simple strand of DNA in a protein coat - antibiotics have no effect on viruses.
