Saturday, February 11, 2012

Antibiotics: Not Always the Answer for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

Cough, cold and flu season has arrived for most of the northern half of America. Doctor's offices are busier trying to squeeze patients in for sick visits. Emergency departments and Urgent Care Centers are shuffling patients in and out of examining rooms as they attempt to keep up with the increased ...
1/ 8/09 8:07am

This man knows his stuff, viruses are not a bacterial infection that is antibiotic treatable, viruses go how they came they are airbourne and are not controlable by Doctors or by us as paitents. Taking antibiotics frequently builds your immune system to a point of resistance to do there job when they are actuallly really needed by your body. They deplete vitamins within your body, upset our yeast levels n in return cause further problems eg Thrush, So unless your doctor is 100% sure u need the perscription of antibiotics i would avoid at alll costs taking them cause long term they do more damage than good.

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3/31/09 7:12pm

I was prescribe Antibiotics - 3 days later. I have my 1st Yeast infection, 2 day full blown diariahea (spell?)  and many of the problem the Doctor list.

 

The widsom tooth i removed. It gave me some sinus problems + I had urinary track problems. It help both somewhat. Overall I wouldnt take anibiotics again.