The Downside of Antibiotics -- Other Factors
Even if you use antibiotics only when necessary and exactly as prescribed, there is a change of over-use through food and water sources. Domestic and farm animals are treated with antibiotics of the same type used to
treat bacterial infection and disease in people. We get it in meat and dairy products.
The antibiotics in animal excrement is used to fertilize fields and can end up in lakes, rivers, and ground water, thus exposing even people who've never overused them to suffer the consequences of imprudent antibiotic use.
The Downside of Antibiotics -- Conclusion
There is no doubt that antibiotics still serve a valuable purpose, and they still save many lives. The best thing we can do is to learn all the facts about them, and use moderation and intelligence concerning everything that we personally choose to put into our systems.
Even if you use antibiotics only when necessary and exactly as prescribed, there is a change of over-use through food and water sources. Domestic and farm animals are treated with antibiotics of the same type used to
The antibiotics in animal excrement is used to fertilize fields and can end up in lakes, rivers, and ground water, thus exposing even people who've never overused them to suffer the consequences of imprudent antibiotic use.
The Downside of Antibiotics -- Conclusion
There is no doubt that antibiotics still serve a valuable purpose, and they still save many lives. The best thing we can do is to learn all the facts about them, and use moderation and intelligence concerning everything that we personally choose to put into our systems.
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Karen Chaffee
12/02/2009
You're right, Marlisa...and there are very few meds now that work to fight MRSA. I know someone dear to me that has it. So far; so good, as long as it stays gone.
Marilisa Kinney Sachteleben
12/02/2009
that's what MRSA and the like come from. You nailed this one, girlfriend.
Karen Chaffee
12/01/2009
Right you are, David.
David A. Reinstein, LCSW
12/01/2009
Right you are! Problem has become that many MDs, rather than spending the time it takes to reason with patients, give them antibiotics if they insist - even if the evidence point to a viral infection. In that case, all that happens is that the patient develops a tolerance that renders antibiotics useless if/when they really require them!
Karen Chaffee
11/30/2009
Thank you, Euwyn, and I agree!
Euwyn Pegues
11/30/2009
Some people think their doctors are being slack to not give antibiotics. We need to stop trying to be doctors and listen to what the doctor tells us. Good article.
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