Why do you have to do this? I feel better now, but will the infection come back if I don't complete the course?
2007-05-16 22:21:27 · 18 answers · asked by flowerpot 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
The most important reason to keep taking the antibiotics is to prevent the bug evolving into a stronger form. These days more and more bacterial strains are appearing which are resistant to antibiotics. This is exacerbated by people who don't finish their course, which kills off the weaker strains but leaves the stronger ones to prosper.
It is completely possible that due to our carelessness with antibiotics, they will become completely ineffective in the future, taking us back to the world of 60 years ago when a simple infection would frequently kill you.
2007-05-16 22:42:39 · answer #1 · answered by Daniel R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most important thing is to kill all the bacteries or viruses to be sure to avoid resistance to the antibiotic. There are a lot of bad examples and today there are strains which are resistant to all antibiotics on the market (Staphylococcus aureus).
Another example is the evolution of tuberculosis in Russia, where the people are treated in the prisons (main spot of the desease), but stop when they get free. The first generation of the antibiotics has become useless and the second generation is too expensive for them. They are screwed now.
To treat AIDS, you need a cocktail of antibiotics to avoid resistance formation and even then....
Be sure to finish the treatment for your own sake and for the sake of the others.
On the other hand you should be sure that you really need an antibiotic treatment. Very often they are prescribed without reason which is another factor to enhance the formation of resistant strains.
2007-05-16 22:38:13 · answer #2 · answered by TheAlchymist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Totally necessary. The antibiotics will have reduced the number of bacteria in your body. The ones that are left will have developed a resistance to the antibiotic. If they don't get wiped out completely they will come back stronger than ever, maybe making you ill again, and then the bacteria will be a lot harder to kill next time and be floating about the world as resistant to that particular antibiotic.
2007-05-16 22:28:04 · answer #3 · answered by proud walker 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes! yes, yes, yes, yes....
You can never tell when the virus has been completely eliminated. Feeling better is relative.
If you do not finish the prescribed duration, there's the chance that the virus will still be there, and mutate, becoming resistant to the antibiotics. When it gains enough momentum, it will cause you to be ill once again...only this time, it will be immune to those same antibiotics. Overall, it will cost you more in the long run as a second set of meds will usually be more expensive (as it will need to be more powerful)
2007-05-16 22:28:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definitely it is necessary.
Although you feel better now, it only shows that you have repressed tha activity of the bacteria to cause infection...but still the bacteria has not yet been erradicated
Taking the full course of antibiotics will exterminate almost all the bacteria (depends on the drug used) and fully prevents infection
2007-05-16 22:32:20 · answer #5 · answered by Medical Doctor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-04 05:04:47 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
antibiotics should be taken as directed by your physician and that means you have to complete a course. If you feel better that does not mean you don't need the antibiotics anymore. the rationale behind a course of antibiotics is given to completely irradicate the bug that you have.
2007-05-17 02:25:32 · answer #7 · answered by daniella 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah you gotta finish the course, why you think the doctor gives you so many pills.. You may feel better but thats not a sign the infection has cleared up.
2007-05-16 22:49:32 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's necessary, it's very likely the infection will come back if you don't.
I never bothered finishing a course once and sure enough, it came back.
2007-05-16 22:34:57 · answer #9 · answered by LauraMarie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
theres a higher risk of the infection returning if u dont finish the course as some of the infection may be in ur system
2007-05-16 23:09:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋