Antibiotics
Groshan Fabiola asked:


Strep throat refers to acute pharyngitis (inflammation of the pharynx) due to infection with Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus bacteria. Unlike the very common sore throat (viral acute pharyngitis), disease caused by various flu viruses, rarely requiring the use of medications, strep throat may require a course of specific antibiotics in order to accelerate the recovery from disease and prevent the occurrence of potential complications. Although bacterial and viral forms of acute pharyngitis have distinctive causes, the manifestations of both disorders are very similar: throat inflammation, soreness, discomfort, difficult swallowing, etc. Without proper medical investigations, the common sore throat can be easily mistaken for strep throat and vice versa. Due to inaccurate diagnosis, patients with strep throat who should be prescribed antibiotics may not receive any medications at all, while patients with viral sore throat may be needlessly prescribed strong antibiotic medications.

Recent investigations have revealed that large numbers of patients who present to the doctor with pharyngitis are given the wrong medications as a result of erroneous diagnosis. According to recent studies, doctors needlessly prescribe antibiotics to about half of children with sore throat, the common viral pharyngitis. In addition, about a third of children with strep throat either don't receive any medications at all or are prescribed non-specific, un-recommended antibiotics. These facts are very disturbing, as they clearly reveal the poor quality of today's system of pediatric medicine. Considering that the existing methods of diagnosis are very efficient in separating between viral and bacterial forms of pharyngitis, the blame for the overwhelmingly large number of cases of inappropriately treated strep throat can be attributed entirely to pediatricians and family medicine physicians.

Antibiotics are strong medications that can produce various side-effects. Even when prescribed correctly, such medications can still generate side-effects such as nausea, allergic reactions, digestive problems, decreased immune system response to future infections and so on. When prescribed to patients with viral pharyngitis, antibiotics will only produce undesirable results, being unable to accelerate the recovery from disease. When prescribed to patients with strep throat, unspecific antibiotics (antibiotics outside the spectrum of penicillin derivates, amoxicillin, erythromycin or cephalosporins) or the right antibiotics in the wrong doses can produce serious side-effects and also increase the resistance of streptococcus bacteria to medications. Persons who have been inappropriately prescribed antibiotics in the past tend to become less responsive to treatments with antibiotics and require more substantial doses in order to overcome bacterial infections.

Most of the existing cases of inappropriate strep throat treatment could have been easily avoided by using proper methods of diagnosis. The most efficient and reliable method of diagnosing strep throat consists in performing the simple pharyngeal exudate test. This test involves rubbing a spatula against the throat's walls in order to take a sample of mucus. The sample is then analyzed in the laboratory to detect the exact type of organism responsible for causing the throat inflammation. If the test reveals the presence of active streptococcus bacteria strains, then the recommended treatment consists of specific antibiotics.

In case the test suggests the involvement of viruses in causing the throat inflammation, antibiotics are best not to be used in the treatment. The use of this test has a vital role in preventing cases of inappropriate treatment of pharyngitis. Considering that the test is quick, simple and involves low costs, all patients with pharyngeal inflammation should receive it in order to ensure that they will be appropriately diagnosed and treated.

For more resources on different strep throat subjects check out this links. You can find great content regarding strep throat in adults, strep throat symptoms, sore throat and many more strep throat related issues.



Duricef
Renea S asked:


I asked the question about duricef being safe for a 12 year old. To the mother that said apparently it was not wriiten for my son . I did take him to the doctor and the RX was written for him . I just filled it tonight and the office is closed now. I was a little concerned about the informtion that was given you know side effects and all. So I was just asking in the hopes that someone out there had the answer to my quesiton .I would NEVER give the joy of my life My miricle child (6 misscariges before him) medication that was not prescribed for him . So for the mother that thought that you are wrong. Thank you mother to mother for your concern for my baby and your advice but I would'nt take that kind of chance with my son. Thanks again.

With more women now suffering from yeast infections straight after treating their UTI, they are switching to alternative treatments. A urinary tract infection natural remedy is becoming the choice for a lot of women because of the speed in which they work, and the health benefits that accompany them. Taking a course of antibiotics every time they have an infection is now becoming as much part of the cause as it is the cure.

What antibiotics do to you

Approximately ten million women will visit their doctor this year with an infection in their urinary tract. All of these women will be prescribed antibiotics. For a high percentage of women the antibiotics will work, but for some women the antibiotics will either cause another infection or create an antibiotics resistant E-coli bacteria in their body. When this resistant bacteria is created chronic UTI’s set in, and then it’s time for more powerful antibiotics to be prescribed.

Beneficial bacteria

We all have beneficial bacteria living in and on our bodies that keep infection causing bacteria under control. Antibiotics kill these beneficial bacteria as well as the bacteria they were prescribed for. Your beneficial bacteria will also keep your immune system strong. So the antibiotics kill beneficial bacteria and weaken the immune system which are both needed to be at full strength to prevent infections of any kind.

Length of treatment

A course of antibiotics will usually last about 5 to 7 days before it has successfully cured your UTI. A urinary tract infection natural remedy usually takes about 12 hours. The reason a natural cure is so fast is it doesn’t rely on killing all of the E-coli to eliminate it. A natural cure will create an environment in your urinary tract that the E-coli can’t live in, and then all you do is flush the E-coli out.

This is done with products that you can purchase locally, and cost a lot less than a course of antibiotics.

Your health is not at threat in any way like it is when you’re taking drugs and medicines, and your immune system will improve, and be able to prevent a reoccurrence of the infection.

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Antibiotics
XCALIBUR asked:


Couple of years ago i had an tooth infection & used Metronadzile (Flaygl) & it worked, so i was wondering can the same antibiotics work again for another tooth infection on a different tooth or is it a case of same antibiotics not working after already being worked.

Nizoral
cutekums asked:


If anyone use good mild shampoo for dandruff let me know please?
i want more ppl to answer my questin some says head and shoulder is bad..

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Cleocin
soccaplaya asked:


I have some irritation down there due to the chlorine in my swimming pool (i'm very sensitive) I was told by a friend to buy Cleocin 2% vaginal cream - can you get this at drugstores?
also would an OTC medicine for yeast work? just for the irritation? because i have some of that already

Antibiotic
Pollyanna asked:


We've tried everything for my son and he has started using the antibiotic minocycline and still no results. Has anyone had sucess with any antibiotic for acne! THANKS!

Antibiotics
Ryan Liao asked:


Oral antibiotics have been one of the widely used treatments for acne after  over-the-counter treatments don’t work well for ones acne problem. There are two things that oral antibiotics does against acne. It acts like an anti-inflammatory medicine and tries to annihilate bacteria in your body (This includes those bacteria that are beneficial to your body). P.acnes, the bacteria that causes acne, is destroyed in the process.

Is antibiotics he most effective acne treatment ? Or is it yet another overrated acne treatment? Below I shall talk about three reasons why you should not use antibiotics treatment, and should never depend on it for long-term acne treatment.

The first reason is that it is not possible for antibiotics to eradicate all acne problem from its root. Even though it not only kills P.acnes, but also all other good bacteria in your body, but is it workable in a long run? It is impossible to depend on antibiotics for long term acne treatment, period.

The truth is that, bacteria is EVERYWHERE, it is impossible to totally annihilate bacteria. One seconds you kill all, another million of their blood brothers appears. If it is not possible to totally get rid of bacteria, it is also not possible to treat acne using antibiotics. No question about it. Yes I do think that for a short period of time, it could aids to improve your acne condition, however, using antibiotic for long term treatment is unfeasible.

An acne condition is similar to flu condition. It is not possible to get rid of all the flu virus in your body. The same goes for acne; it is impossible for you to eradicate all the bacteria off your body. Similar to treating flu, the way to prevent bacteria from spreading is to prevent growing inhabitant for it. Destroy homes of the billions and trillions of bacteria instead of trying to nail down each and every one of them.

Another reason why antibiotics will not work for long term is because when it is prescribed overtime; bacteria will build up resistance against it. Thus, using oral antibiotics as a long-term acne treatment sounds illogical. 

Lastly, when you take in antibiotics, it is actually also killing the good bacteria in your body, and this will definitely affect your general health. As what you have learned from in your science class, there are good bacteria in our body that actually helps out in your body’s digestive system.

If you kill these good bacteria, it will certainly affect the digestion process in your body. If your digestive system slows down, toxins in your body will build up. Until the point where  toxins in your body is too much for your kidney to handle, it will cast the entire toxin to your skin. Suppose that if toxin were to be ditch away to your skin, acne is going to haunted you for life.



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