i should probly know this cuz i am taking them, but i'm not exactly sure what they do. do they help healing or derease swelling or pain or all of those or waht??
2007-03-09 14:14:00 · 6 answers · asked by j rock 4 in Health ➔ Other - Health
i don't think i have a bacterial infection but i just had surgery so are they used to prevent bacterial infections before they start too?
2007-03-09 14:18:14 · update #1
They reduce the inflammation of an infected area, supplies antibodies, to fight off a certain type of infection, different antibiotics are used to treat different things, also by reducing the infection, the pain decreases, and the swelling goes down. Hopes this helps.
2007-03-09 14:21:19 · answer #1 · answered by crickettmc2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antibiotics work in different ways to kill specifically targeted types of cells. Generally we want them to kill bacteria. Antibiotics are used, for the most part, in two ways. The most common way is to treat an infection. The other way is to use them prior to a procedure, like surgery when the body's natural defenses will be compromised in some way.
2007-03-09 22:34:58 · answer #2 · answered by Chaderbox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to treat bacterial infections.
2007-03-09 22:17:24 · answer #3 · answered by braille 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
antibiotics are used to treat infections
2007-03-09 22:17:11 · answer #4 · answered by ice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
antibiotics are medicines used to kill bacterial infections. think of them as "anti-bacterials" they are warriors helping your body fight against invaders (bacteria) that make you sick and they kill them so you are not sick anymore.
2007-03-09 22:19:25 · answer #5 · answered by shiningstar1313 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fights infections
2007-03-09 22:19:35 · answer #6 · answered by dopeness24 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋