Among the many drugs that the pharmaceutical market supplies to modern people, the most effective drugs against inflammatory processes are antibiotics. But there are times when a drug prescribed by a specialist in this group refuses to help in the fight against the disease. What if antibiotics do not help? In the article you will find the answer to this serious question.
What are antibiotics?
Antibiotics in modern medicine are an extensive range of drugs with antimicrobial effects.
These medicinal substances can be classified by composition, spectrum of action, therapeutic properties and side effects. There are also broad-spectrum antibacterial drugs.
It is worth noting that antibiotics are known not only for their therapeutic properties, but also for an extensive list of side effects. With prolonged use, they adversely affect the body, so they can not be taken without the appointment of a doctor.
It is also worth noting that a simple layman is not able to make the right diagnosis, and with some diseases (like flu) antibiotics do not help. But there are other reasons why such a problem is possible. Why antibiotics do not help, and what to do in case of this?
Poor susceptibility
Sometimes it happens that after a course of treatment prescribed by a doctor, which included drugs of the antibacterial group, the patient does not feel improvement, which indicates that an infectious disease of one kind or another is still not defeated. Often, the fact that antibiotics do not help can be associated with the immunity of the patient's body to such drugs.
As a rule, this happens in patients who in childhood had some infectious diseases, for example, tonsillitis, in a chronic stage. Against this background, the child was often sick, and the doctor prescribed antibiotics. Over the years, the microflora of the body has become acquainted with many antibiotics and has ceased to be susceptible to them. That is, addiction has occurred. In this case, if the prescribed antibiotics do not help, the doctor is forced to prescribe stronger substances.
Also, poor susceptibility is formed in the case of the wrong course of antibacterial drugs. Therefore, the doctor's appointments should be taken seriously and drink drugs, strictly following the instructions.
When coughing
Before talking about antibiotic treatment, it is worth noting that coughing is not a disease, but just a symptom. Depending on the nature of the cough - viral or bacterial - the attending physician chooses whether to prescribe antibiotics or not. As polls show, many people, after they discover this symptom, start taking antibiotics.
Firstly, the frequent use of such a drug can adversely affect health. Secondly, if the cough is of a viral nature, then antibiotics do not help.
It is worth remembering that it is worth taking antibacterial drugs only if prescribed by a doctor and there is a diagnosis such as:
- Pneumonia.
- Tuberculosis.
- Angina.
- Whooping cough.
When antibiotics do not help, the cough is caused either by a viral infection or is an allergic reaction to something.
At a temperature
Antibiotics are not indicated for use in case of fever, if this symptom is not a consequence of the inflammatory process that occurs in the patient's body. With ordinary SARS, treatment is prescribed with the absence of such strong drugs and compliance with bed rest.
However, there is such a phenomenon when a course of antibacterial drugs was drunk as prescribed by a doctor after a correctly diagnosed diagnosis, and the temperature did not drop. This phenomenon is called the "temperature tail." It lies in the fact that after the disappearance of the inflammatory process, the body continues to maintain a high temperature. This does not mean that antibiotics do not help.
This phenomenon does not affect the well-being of the patient. He does not feel the accompanying symptoms in the form of a headache, body aches and weakness. But the "temperature tail" can mean the beginning of a new inflammatory process, therefore, it is necessary to monitor the condition of the patient.
Also, an elevated temperature may be due to the fact that the drug is improperly selected, or that the patient’s treatment does not comply with the doctor’s recommendations and instructions. Thus, at temperature, antibiotics do not help if the correct treatment is not followed, and if there is no inflammatory process.
To kid
What to do if antibiotics do not help the child? Such questions are filled in many forums. A child, although it differs from an adult in the development of both immunity and the whole organism as a whole, but the principles apply to it similar. Why antibiotics do not help?
Because the drug is not selected correctly. Currently, people try to be treated with antibacterial drugs unjustifiably often, which leads to a decrease in sensitivity and problems with the body. Despite the fact that antibiotics for children have smaller doses, nevertheless, they remain a serious drug, and they should not be used for any cold, especially if there was no appropriate prescription from a doctor. Otherwise, it may happen that antibiotics do not help when the child needs real treatment for the inflammatory process.
Admission Rules
An antibiotic is a serious drug, and before taking it, you need to familiarize yourself with a certain list of rules.
- Use this medication only as directed by your doctor.
- Do not change the dose of the drug on your own. Many people who are aware of the side effects of this substance believe that by reducing the dose, they will reduce the harmful effects on the body. In fact, they give pathogens a chance to survive with resistance to the drug preserved in the genome. By the same principle, you can not stop taking antibiotics without completing the full course indicated by the doctor.
- It is necessary to strictly observe the time of admission. It is advisable to mark when the last tablet was drunk, and use the next one after an equal period of time.
- Drink the pill correctly. This is best done with plenty of water. It is undesirable to use it together with juices and carbonated drinks.
- Follow a diet. Taking an antibiotic is a big stress for the body, so you need to support it during this period. It is advisable to abandon fatty, salty, acute for the duration of treatment. It is better to enrich your diet with foods containing fiber and vitamins.
- Do not change the antibacterial agent without consulting a doctor.
The opinion of doctors
In this matter, modern doctors express a common opinion - the rash reception of these drugs to a large extent affects the human condition. This can lead to serious problems in the future, such as immunity to antibiotics, disruption of the stomach and immunodeficiency. In addition, antibiotics adversely affect internal organs - such as, for example, the liver, kidneys, gall bladder. They tend to cause severe allergic reactions.
Therefore, with the first symptoms of the disease, you must seek the help of a doctor, and not take the drugs yourself. Use antibiotics with caution and only as directed.
List of diseases
Imagine some diseases that are treated thanks to antibacterial drugs. These include:
- Bronchitis.
- Sinusitis.
- Purulent otitis media.
- Sinusitis
- Urethritis.
- Gastritis.
- Ulcer.
- Tetanus.
In addition to these diseases, there are many more from which drugs of this spectrum of action are saved. But it is worth noting once again that a person is not able to make such diagnoses on his own, which means that it is necessary to consult a doctor for this.