Antibiotics/Illnesses in young people

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I couldn't agree with you more. Antibiotics are prescribed to get us out of

the doctors office. Unfortunately, some people EXPECT to get antibiotics

for themselves or their kids whether they need it or not.

We went to a pediatrician for a while (a short while) that was an

antibiotics fanatic. I took the boys in one time for a wellness exam (no

problems whatsoever) and she suggested I put them on antibiotics cuz one had

a slight pinkness in his ears. I filled the Rx took it home and decided to

throw it away. The boys never did get sick.

had a few ear infections as a baby and was put on some mild antibiotics

each time. I don't remember that he ever had a chronic problem with ear

infections so I don't think he was on very many. But I don't doubt that a

few people could be affected by being on antibiotics and others not. Your

theory certainly makes sense.

Thanks for your input.

Jodi, 's Mom

, age 10, dx 6-99, symptoms since 96

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Subject: Re: Illnesses in young people

Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 09:41:50 EST

Also, we need to remember that everyone is more prone to pick up diseases of

an autoimmune nature because of the over prescribing of antiobiotics! We

must

alert everyone we know that when children are given antiobiotics they must

take yogurt or acidleophilus (sp) tablets to make sure we do not kill off

good bacteria. When was the last time you were warned about this problem

from

any doctor or druggist?

We should all read The Yeast Connection and really find out about the over

prescribing of antibiotics. In the last year, I know of three people in my

family and friends that have come down with strange autoimmune diseases and

all of them have taken antibiotics without using yogurt or acidolphilus

tablets. Including my husband, who was diagnosed with PSC in November 98.

(Mitch, Atlanta)

Sorry, I am a new poster and have been reading these postings for over a

year

now and never responded. So I felt it was necessary to warn people about the

side effects of antiobiotics. You read about it in the newspapers with all

these staph infections that are going around the hospitals that are

antiobiotics resistant. We are suffering from the over use of antibiotics

at

an alarming rate and really no one knows the full impact of how this has

affected us. It would be interesting to find out about how many of you with

PSC have been given antiobiotics for minor ailments and did not take yogurt

or acidolphilus tablets. My theory of why some people have this disease is

because of the breakdown in the immune system from the loss of good bacteria

from the over use of antiobiotics. Maybe some people could let me know. It

is

alarming to me that children are given antiobiotics with such frequency even

after being warned that we as a society are going to suffer in the long run

from this problem and still doctors give them out like candy.

,

(husband Mitch, PSC dx. 11/98, age 45)

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