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2007-10-29 16:44:09 · 5 answers · asked by Renae M 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
False. Antibiotics kill bacteria and the vast majority of asthma attacks are caused by things other than bacteria. The most common triggers are dust, viruses, exercise, cold, etc.
Antibiotics WOULD help an asthma attack that was triggered by a bacterial infection such as pneumonia. However, bacterial infections are quite an UNCOMMON trigger.
A disease related to asthma called COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) often has flares that look a lot like asthma flares. Antibiotics are frequently used for COPD flares because it's believed that bacteria are a common contributing culprit to these flares.
2007-10-29 20:22:20 · answer #1 · answered by Doxycycline 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
False. Antibiotics are for problems caused by bacteria; ear infection, abscessed tooth, etc. It won't make asthma better. The only thing it might help as far as breathing is concerned is if you have a sinus infection or bronchitis, or something along those lines.
2007-10-29 16:58:55 · answer #2 · answered by Rachel T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Antibiotics cannot control asthma. BUT, antibiotics can make you feel better if you get sick & you have asthma. Antibiotics get rid of whatever made your asthma flare up.
2007-10-29 16:54:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It certainly would help if the asthma was worsened by a lung infection. It could then give the impression that antibiotics help asthma.
Normally no.
2007-10-29 17:12:59 · answer #4 · answered by Larry C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey who told you that!!!
Antibiotics only help in bacterial diseases, nothing else, not even viruses........
2007-10-29 16:52:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋