Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

Unfortunately, sometimes antibiotics really are necessary, for bacterial infections, such as Strep throat or whatever, because Strep throat, when it goes untreated by the standard 10-day course of four 500 mg capsules of Penicillin per day, or is under treated, can and will result in damage to the heart and/or the kidneys.

I'll also add that the majority of antibiotic-resistant infections occur due to the inappropriate use of antibiotics. When one is given a course of antibiotics to take for a certain number of days, it's important to continue the course of antibiotics and finish it, even if your symptoms go away, to make doubly sure that the infection doesn't come back. Many people, when they're prescribed a course of antibiotics for Strep throat or any other bacterial infection, stop taking the antibiotics right when the symptoms of the infection go away, and then resume taking the antibiotics when the symptoms re-emerge. That, in a nutshell, is extremely dangerous, because it causes antibiotic-resistant infections to develop. Moreover, antibiotic-resistant infections are much, much tougher to treat, as well.