Questions to ask your doctor if he/she offers you antibiotics - a real life scenario explained…. I was at a friend’s place the other night and her 20 year old daughter had her braces tightened a couple of days previously - she was suffering from a sore throat and not feeling well (this could be a result of the movement in her mouth and skull). The mobile doctor arrived at my friend’s place to examine her daughter, who needed a medical certificate for work reasons. The doctor did no blood tests and left behind a work certificate and a prescription for antibiotics. Questions that may have been asked: How do you know whether I have a bacteria or virus causing this sore throat? If it is a virus, will the antibiotics work? If I take the antibiotics, how long will it take for my bowel flora and micro biome to recover? If I upset the interplay between my cells and the micro biome in my body by taking these antibiotics, what other health ramifications may occur as a result of taking these antibiotics? Will the antibiotics cure the sore throat faster than if I don’t take them? Could my feeling bad be because my braces were tightened? If I just rest, eat well and perhaps eat some chicken broth soup and fermented foods, could this work as well as the antibiotics? Is this life threatening or just a simple indication by the body to slow down and look after myself? If this is not life threatening, do you really think that it is advisable that I take antibiotics thereby reducing my ability to fight bacteria and thus becoming more susceptible to super bugs? The NPS has launched an education program for both health professionals and consumers about the overuse and misuse of antibiotics here in Australia - I don’t believe that this mobile doctor has got the memo.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 03:00:00 +0000
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