Treatment of respiratory infections in winter: the antibiotic page
When winter comes, respiratory infections are like a little monster, frequent and disturbing. At that point, many people look to antibiotics as if they were super-weapons to defeat the little monster. Don’t worry, before you pick up this weapon, something needs to be clarified.
Most of the winter respiratory infections are caused by viruses such as influenza virus, respiratory syndrome virus, etc. These viruses are like a sly bunch of “breeds”, sneaking into the airway before we notice, and then “disturbing” there, making us cough, sneeze and throat ache. And antibiotics, which are specifically for bacteria, are not very effective for respiratory infections caused by viruses. If you come up here with an antibiotic against the virus, it’s like taking a net to catch a bird.
However, sometimes respiratory infections are combined with bacterial infections, which may require antibiotics. How do we determine if there’s a co-infection? If your symptoms continue to increase, your fever remains high, your sap is thick and yellow as you cough, or you have symptoms such as respiratory rushes and chest pains, this may be when the body sends a “suspense signal” that the bacteria may be “spreading”. But even so, don’t be a doctor yourself, eat antibiotics. Doctors must be consulted to determine whether bacterial infections exist and which bacteria are acting strangely, through detailed examinations, such as those of blood, sap, etc., in order to select the appropriate antibiotics in a targeted manner.
Why can’t you just take antibiotics? If the antibiotics are abused, they’ll get in big trouble. It’s gonna be like a “spoiler” and it’s gonna get a lot of fungus in our gut. You know, the good fungus in the intestinal system is like a bunch of hard-working little guards who help us digest food and synthetic vitamins. As soon as antibiotics arrive, with a “attack” of good and bad, where the fungus is crushed, the fungus may take advantage of the “rebelization”, at which time problems such as diarrhoea, abdominal indigestion and so forth will come to the door. And the long-term misuse of antibiotics, where bacteria slowly produce resistance, is as if they put on a strong “snatcher” for themselves, and it is difficult to destroy them with it. Maybe one day we’ll have a really serious bacterial infection and we won’t be able to use it because of it.
What do we do if it’s a virus-induced respiratory infection? The first is to rest and give the body enough energy to fight the virus. It is as if soldiers needed enough sleep to recover their strength when fighting. It is also very important to drink more water, which will remove toxins from the body as quickly as possible, like a cleaner. More vegetables and fruits, especially oranges and monkeys rich in vitamin C, can be eaten in diet, which can “charge” the immune system and make the body more resistant. If the cough and throat suffer from severe pain, it is possible to try to mitigate the symptoms with warm salt water or with some anti-cough throat medication.
So, don’t be blindly superstitious about antibiotics when you’re having respiratory infections. Let’s find out if it’s a virus or bacteria. If there is a genuine need for antibiotics, they should also be used rationally under the guidance of a doctor. In this way, we will be able to protect our bodies from the misuse of antibiotics and protect our health in the fight against the winter respiratory infection of this little monster, so that we can enjoy the good times of winter, rather than be plagued by disease and the wrong use of medicine.
