bringing about an increase in auto immune diseases
2007-02-08 06:53:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
I do think there is an overuse of antibiotics.At the same time I have been in situations where that is the only way to get rid of say a horrible bladder infection etc. But especially with children,instead of letting their bodies build up their own antibodies they give them antibiotics for everything.
2007-02-08 06:59:13 · answer #1 · answered by maryann c 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
While I do agree on the overuse of antibiotics,
I do not believe that this is the reason for an increase in autoimmune diseases. The number one factor in evaluating the number iof autoimmune diseases is the population. There are more total people, therefore there are more people having autoimmune diseases.
Be aware that the age of baby boomers in the US has profound influence over what is reported in the news, what we see in medicine and consumer products.
Also consider the presence of relatively "new" viral diseases, like HIV/AIDS that contribute to the growing numbers of autoimmune disease.
2007-02-08 07:13:14 · answer #2 · answered by not yet 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As a healthcar professional I have never heard of antibiotics causing autoimmune disease. Auto immune disease is where the body attacks itself, ex humatoid arthritis, lupus. Antibiotics attack bacteria. they do however can destroy the normal bacteria located in the body. Once the med has been stopped and cleared out of the systtem the normal bacteria grow back.
2007-02-08 07:04:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
probably so, just like the use of all these antibacterial stuff. germs are supposed to be good for you, I'm not talking about wallowing in filth obviously, nor running around trying to contract every disease known to man, but a little does the body good, they help build your immune system. we keep freaking out about germs so we make more antibacterial stuff which leaves us vunerable to more illness, it's a vicious circle.
2007-02-08 07:03:40 · answer #4 · answered by ´¯0())))»·.¸¸.·´´¯`··._.· 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You had better believe it. The over prescription by doctors and an excessive demand by patients for anti-biotics for use in diseases where they have no effect or relevance has led to the increasingly ineffectiveness of anti-biotics in general. The spread and virulence of super bugs, MRSA and the like, is due entirely to the over use of anti-biotics and will continue to escalate.
2007-02-08 23:13:06 · answer #5 · answered by BARROWMAN 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, we are.
The big worry is the automatic use of antibiotics in animals, (particularly in the USA, so I understand). These animals get the jabs whether they are ill or not.
Enjoy your steak.
2007-02-08 07:02:51 · answer #6 · answered by efes_haze 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes - yes and yes thrice
too many antibiotics are given out -some people demand them for viral infections where they do not have any effect
and
too many people do not complete the antibiotic course so the bugs come back bigger and tougher
2007-02-08 06:58:44 · answer #7 · answered by frogg135 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes and no.
2007-02-08 06:58:09 · answer #8 · answered by vampire_kitti 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yep
2007-02-08 07:26:58 · answer #9 · answered by salforddude 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋