What do you know about antibacterials?

In everyday life, we inevitably encounter physical discomforts, such as cold, fever, cough, when antibacterial drugs are often mentioned. But do you really know about antibacterials? Do you know what’s in mind about using them? Let’s talk about it today.

First of all, we have to understand that anti-bacterial drugs are not everything. They’re mostly used to deal with bacterial infections. In the case of common colds, in most cases it is caused by viruses, such as nasal viruses, coronal viruses, etc. I had a friend, Li, who had a cold and felt very bad, went to the pharmacy and bought antibacterials, and had a cold for days, but also had stomach problems with some of the side effects. Actually, that’s typical of the wrong drug. Antibacterial drugs can’t treat the virus’s flu and can cause unnecessary trouble. There are a number of types of antibacterial drugs, common in penicillin, sepsis, amino sugar, etc.

Different types of antibacterial drugs target different bacteria and antibacterial spectrums. For example, penicillin, like Amosilin, has a good antibacterial effect on some of the Geran positive bacteria. However, before using penicillin-type drugs, care must be taken to do a skin test, because some people are allergic to penicillin and a serious allergy is quite dangerous. My neighbor Master Zhang went to the hospital once because he coughed, the doctor prescribed penicillin, and when the nurse gave him a skin test, he found out that he was allergic to penicillin and had to find it in time, otherwise the consequences would be too bad if he were to use it directly.

The use of anti-bacterial drugs must be regulated by the procedure. It is not possible to feel slightly better and stop the drugs, which can easily result in bacteria not being completely eliminated and thus in drug resistance. It’s like cleaning a room, and if it’s only half done, the rest of it will get dirty again soon. The last time my colleague Wang had an inflammation in his throat, after a few days of antibacterial medicine, his throat didn’t hurt much, and he stopped. Soon after that, the larynx re-emerged, and this time the same drug did not work as well as before, because the bacteria had not been completely eliminated in accordance with the procedure and the bacteria had become resistant.

Attention also needs to be paid to the interaction between food and medicine. Some antibacterial drugs, such as tetracyclics, eat together with foods of calcium, such as milk and calcium, create insoluble combinations and significantly reduce drug absorption. My cousin was sick once, and she didn’t know that, and she drank milk while taking her medication, and it didn’t look good after a few days, and then the doctor asked about the food mix. Antibacterial drugs are also not anti-inflammatory, although they can sometimes alleviate some inflammatory symptoms, but they are different in nature.

Anti-inflammatory medications are mainly designed to alleviate inflammation itself, such as anaspirin anti-inflammatory drugs, which are for bacteria that cause inflammation. Finally, antibacterial drugs may have a number of common adverse effects, such as gastrointestinal reaction, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, etc., and may affect liver and kidney function. It is therefore essential that anti-bacterial drugs be used strictly in accordance with the instructions of the doctor and that they not be reduced or replaced at will.

In short, anti-bacterial drugs, while helping us to combat bacterial infections, must be used with caution and knowledge of the relevant care, so that they can work better and also protect our own health.