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Antibiotics only treat bacterial infections. The flu is a virus. Thus it has no effect against it.
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Will taking antibiotics help a tattoo heal faster?
No, unless it's infected. Antibiotics only help to kill bacteria, they won't speed healing time.
If you are taking antibiotics and skipped a day will the antibiotics work?
I would suggest that your contact the physician who prescribed you the antibiotics. Antibiotics are prescribed for many conditions and they always must be finished unless otherwise directed by your doctor. People generally feel better within days and think they can stop their antibiotics. Infections can return if you do not finish the prescribed course. Bacteria can develop a tolerance to our antibiotics due to many people not finishing the job. Ask a doctor if taking a probiotic during or after a treatment is okay to get help with digestion during a treatment and restore beneficial bacteria needed in the body.
Why might you not feel better after taking antibiotics?
You may be allergic to the antibiotic, you may have taken an overdose, or you may have not taken enough antibiotics to help you get better. Hope this helped!
Is it safe to take six months of continuous antibiotics while pregnant?
It depends why you are taking them. Presumably your doctor knows you are pregnant and it may be that the antibiotics help you maintain your pregnancy. ASk the doctor.
Are antibiotics pain killers?
NO. They are antibiotics. anti = against; and bio = life. Therefore antibiotics kill bacteria etc. (Indirectly, antibiotics may contribute to pain relief if the pain is caused by the types of infection resulting from those germs which antibiotics kill. However, antibiotics should never be taken as a direct painkiller. Rather, one should take them to fight germs when one has become infected; but only after ascertaining that antibiotics are needed and will help. A doctor should be consulted. Taking antibiotics for too long, or when not needed, can have unwanted consequences.)
What is adverse effect of using antibiotics in treating flu?
Antibiotics will not help when you have flu because antibiotics only kill bacteria and influenza is caused by a virus, you would only end up with the side effec ts from taking medication you don't need when you are already unwell.
Describe the similarities and differences of antibiotics and disinfectants?
One similarity is that both antibiotics and disinfectants help keep people healthy. The difference is antibiotics inhibit or kill microorganisms while disinfectants only kill them.
I need a substitute for antiobiotics?
The answer depends upon what you need it for... you can try taking massive amounts of 'probiotics'. I recommend jarrow brand jarrodophilius in the orangish yellow box. You can take 2-3 times the amount of what they say and that can help with tons of issues that usually need antibiotics. However, if you have something urgently wrong with you, such as a kidney infection, then you really need real antibiotics. This is also try with sexually transmitted diseases... you need real antibiotics to get over it. You can repost your question and state what the thing is you need antibiotics for, and then the answer would be more direct.
Is smoking marijuana taking away the potency of the amoxicillin?
No, marijuana would no decrease the potency of the antibiotics you are taking. If anything, it would help with the nausea and loss of appetite most often associated with amoxicillin.
Why are babies who are on antibiotics more likely to get diaper rash?
Babies who are taking antibiotics are more likely to get rashes due to yeast. To help bring the good bacterial counts back to normal, Lactobacillus bifidus can be added to the diet
How does continuous use of antibiotics affect the microbial flora?
Antibiotics kill all bacteria, even the "good" ones that help you digest your food. Once your microbial flora are killed off, you get the side effects of the antibiotics, such as fungal infections and diarrhea. Also, remember that continuous use of antibiotics will breed bacteria that are resistant, so you shouldn't just keep taking antibiotics forever.
Can i use cifloc 500 tablets for flu?
Won't help. Colds and flus are caused by viruses. Antibiotics - like Cifloc - only work on illnesses caused by bacteria. And over-use of antibiotics - like taking Cifloc for flus and colds - is the biggest reason why strains of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics are appearing.
