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How do antibiotics impact your gut bacteria?

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Does high intake of antibiotics will kill the bacteria living in the gut which synthesize vitamin C?

Yes


What should you do when you have diarrhea from taking antibiotics?

This is a common side effect of all antibiotics because they kill all bacteria, not just the harmful ones causing your infection. When the helpful gut bacteria are dead, your body has trouble processing digested food particles, and you get diarrhea. Take over the counter diarrhea treatments and try probiotics for a couple of weeks to replenish the gut bacteria.


What impact might the use of antimicrobial substances have on the bacteria populations that come into contact regularly with humans?

Antibiotics can wipe out our body's beneficial bacteria.


Why is it important to know which species of bacteria are susceptible to which antibiotics?

If bacteria are susceptible to antibiotics, exposure to antibiotics will lead to the death or weakening of the bacteria.


Do Antibiotics only work on bacteria or virus?

Antibiotics only work on bacteria.


What type of infections can be treated with antibiotics?

Bacteria


What kind of drugs can kill bacteria?

The types of drugs that can kill bacteria are called 'antibiotics'.


Can you drive on antibiotics?

Most people don't experience any side effects that would contraindicate driving. If you've never taken it before, you might see if you're one of the rare people that does experience lightheadedness or confusion as a side effect.Long trips might be a bad idea: antibiotics can do a number on the gut bacteria, which tends to have an unfortunate impact on your ... er ... bathroom schedule.


What impact did penicillin have on medicine?

It helps to kill bacteria. Therfore, it can treat many diseases. Although in modern time, bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics and penicillin is losing its effects.


What antibiotic changes INR levels?

Macrolide antibiotics like Eryhtromycin and clarihtromyin could increase INR in addition to all antibitotics which could change your gut flora( healthy bacteria which synthesizes vitamin K) which kind of includes most antibiotics


Does antibiotics cure bacteria?

Bacteria are treated with antibiotics and viruses are treated with antiviral medications.


Why were the antibiotics not effective in controlling cancer condition?

Antibiotics are chemicals that destroy BACTERIA and ony bacteria. Cancer is not caused by bacteria. Therefore antibiotics can not be used to cure cancer.