What Happens If i take an Antibioticis when i dont need it?

Answer 1

In the short term, they can harm the good bacteria your body needs to function properly, especially in the digestive tract;

you also risk of developing infections in the future that are resistant to antibiotics.

Answer 2

Antibiotics have side effects like diarhhea and yeast infections. Also, the bacteria that survives the drugs become resistant and can transmit this resistant information to more harmful bacteria. The person in Georgia with resistant TB is an example of this.

Answer 3

Reduction/loss of beneficial gut flora, which then must be replaced.

Harmful bacteria you do have in you is exposed to the antibiotic, which if not administered in a way that is sufficient to kill them will lead to drug-resistant bacteria.

To address some of the other answers here, it's not you that becomes immune/resistant to the drugs, but rather the bacteria. They then spread around to other people and are harder to stop. That's why people should stop using antibacterial soaps.

Answer 4

first of all,don,t take antibioticis without consulting ur doctor.once in a while nothing will happen but in a long term,it willnot work when u need it.

Answer 5

It contributes to weakening the overall effectiveness of that antibiotic for use in the future with other patients.

Each time an antibiotic is used, the bacteria it is fighting becomes a little more resiliant.

Answer 6

Well number one, why would you do that? and two it will build up a resistance for when you actually need the antibiotic. Their have also been reports of candida toxicity from too much antibiotics in your system for to long of a period... which can lead to other nasty stuff. So bottom line - only take antibiotics when you actually need them.

Answer 7

Taking antibiotics when you don't need them is dangerous because bacteria build up resistance to them. Then, when you actually do need antibiotics, they won't work as well. You should only take antibiotics when they are necessary as prescribed by a doctor.

Hope that helps!

Answer 8

ya kill beneficial bacteria that quietly reside in your food hatch,,,,all of it,,,,,,,they help you digest milkshakes,,,their numbers also mean no elbow room fer outside pathogens(bad bacteria , fungus and yeasts) to roost ,reproduce and cause illness like the scratching digging mutts on lamisil commercials,,,mother mature ,or father nature,or neuter nature put bacteria there for a good reason,,,,,dont take antibiotics unless theres a need

Answer 9

You end up killing the bacteria that normally live in your body (like e. coli that naturally live in your gut), and that leaves you open to opportunistic infections that can make you sick. Having some naturally occurring bacteria in your body actually helps keep you healthy.

Your body doesn't grow "immune" to antibiotics -- bacteria that don't get killed by them acquire immunity to them.

Answer 10

Nothing in the short term but in the long term bacteria will become resistant and eventually will stop working.