It's very tempting to stop taking bitter pills once we start to feel good. Especially when we have fever or viral infections, and doctor prescribes us a medication course and we start to take it. But a few days later, we begin to feel good, and stop the course. Well, there are very good reasons why we shouldn't do so. Keep reading...
Even the best of us are guilty of discontinuing our antibiotic doses when we start feeling better, after the first couple of days of medication. Why shove harmful antibiotics down our throats when we are feeling alright, right? But incomplete medication courses can harm your body more than helping it.
Before understanding the potential harms of an incomplete medication course, you need to understand how they work. When you get a viral fever, or cold, for common instances, intruders like viruses and bacteria enter your body. Medication locate them and produce antibodies to help the body kill the micro organisms that are causing problems.
With the initial days of the medication course, weak bacterias amongst all the bacterias are killed instantly. In the mid of the medication course, most of the bacterias are killed. That is why you mostly feel good after almost half of the course. Then which remain are the strong bacterias. These also wiped out once the course is complete. But the question is what happens when you leave the course after you feel better.
If the course is not completed, the strong bacterias are likely to replicate and you will catch cold or whatever viral disease you had. In worse conditions, these strong bacterias become prone to the medication. This in turn will result in you to take higher power medications which is worse than skipping the course earlier.
On the other hand though, if we complete our antibiotic doses, we can ensure that even the most resilient bacteria is overthrown, there are no mutant or antibiotic-resistant bacteria thriving in our body and all the chances of relapse have been wiped clean.
So the next time you feel better when you are sick, don't leave that prescribed medication course incomplete or it might prove to be worse!
I am not a doctor or a medical professional. The medical/ health information provided in the post is for general informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional advice. Accordingly, before taking any actions based upon such information, I encourage you to consult with the appropriate professionals.
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I thought it would be better not to delete or revamp these posts, even if they suck. The bitter truth is that old works always suck, but I take that as a positive tool to convey that I am growing. Besides there's no better way to showcase my journey without these old, messy, poorly written posts!
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