I know it cures strep throat and bronchitis but will it cure all bacterial infections?
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No it will kill only certain bacteria.You have to do a culture+ABST test to find out what antibiotic is sensitive for what.ABST stands for antibiotic sensitivity test.Do not rake your brain, we are raking our brain for you.\n\nDr K.S.A.Kumarasiri(MD)
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Could be strep throat, but only a doctor can tell. Just go to the docs. 3 1/2 years ago, I had open heart surgery because I had strep, didnt know it and it almost killed me, so go see the doctor, it wont be bad at all. I mean the visit now, it's better to go now than to have to get your ribs cracked for something that could have been treated with that yucky pink medicine, so GOOOOOOO!!!!
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No, mouthwash doesn't always kill bacteria.  In addition, most mouthwashes (including Listerine) are antiseptics, which means that although they kill many of the bacteria that are present, they don't prevent other bacteria from colonizing your mouth after the wash is over.  \n\nAs for "making" bacteria...I'm pretty sure that's never been done. ;o)
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definitely strep throat, go to the dr for sure and he can put you on antibiotics and u should be feeling better in a week or so
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No, and sorry for the person above me who believes it possible. Mouthwash, instead of attacking a bacteria's reprodutive abilities (like antibodies),  actually demolishes a bacteria's protien coat. This eradicates the prokayroyte entirely, with no hope for immunity.
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Most lozenges have sugar which sooth but don't kill germs.\n\nQ: What exactly is the mechanism/physiology of relief that gargling with warm salt water has on a sore throat?\n\n \n\nA: This is an educated guess.\n\nSore throats are sore due to inflammation. Usually, the inflammation is due to a viral or bacterial infection (the common cold, and strep throat, are examples of each). However, sore throat may also be related to allergies or physical injury to the throat. In each case, an inflammatory response has been triggered. Pain, swelling and an itchy or irritated sensation are the common symptoms of this inflammatory response.\n\nThe medical term for swelling is edema. As part of the inflammatory response, there is an increase in the water content of the involved tissues. With respect to sore throat, a sense of fullness and difficulty swallowing are both related to edema of the tissue lining the throat (mucosa).\n\nWater tends to follow salt. Anyone who has ever salted a snail knows what happens to the snail. Here’s a less disgusting analogy: have you ever salted slices of raw eggplant? The salt draws moisture from the eggplant; after a few minutes, you can see beads of fluid on the surface of the eggplant.\n\nEveryone has a different recipe for a salt water gargle, but all recipes tend to be fairly salty. If the gargle has a higher salt concentration than your intrinsic salt concentration, it will tend to draw out some of the edema fluid from the mucosa of the throat. This will make SOME of your "sore throat" symptoms better. The relief is very real, but also tends to be short-lived, since the gargle has done nothing to remove the cause of the sore throat.\n\nIn some cases, gargling with salt water also has a cleansing action. If you are suffering from postnasal drainage due to a bacterial sinus infection or allergies, the mucus which drains from your nasal cavity is full of chemicals that tend to promote an inflammatory response. As this stuff drains down the back of your throat, it leaves a trail of inflamed tissues in its wake. Frequent gargling with salt water will help minimize this problem.\n\nAs with everything else in medicine, you can certainly overdo this one! Make the gargle salty enough, and you will dessicate the mucosa of the throat. This could lead to even greater irritation than what you started with!
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First of all, antibiotics will only work against a bacterial infection, not viral.  It's possible the doctor wanted to confirm that this was bacterial pneumonia (yes, there is also viral pneumonia).  \n\nSo, you may be wondering, "Why not give antibiotics either way, just to be safe?"\n\nUnfortunately, the wanton distribution of antibiotics for every little sniffle that came into a doctor's office is responsible for creating some very strong bacteria today.  The overuse of antibiotics has caused the bacteria to evolve and become stronger and more resistant to antibiotic treatment.  Your doctor is probably doing the right thing by withholding antibiotic treatment initially.
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If you do have a cold its probably a virus n which case there is no cure.  However, regarding your throat and voice problem I would see the doctor as they might be able to give you something for it.  I would drink plenty of water and gargle with pure lemon juice as this kills bacteria in the back of the throat.  Good luck and I hope you feel better soon.
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there's something called black seed oil.It's basically the oil extracted from black jeera seeds and it works well for respiratory problems and bronchitis. You have to drink half a spoon of it with half a cup of warm water in the night when you feel like you need it and also rub some on your chest and back. The oil also has numerous other health benefits. You can do a google search on it. \nalso, practising pranayama every morning will help.
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You could have an infection in the tube between your ear and throat.  I had exactly the same symptoms and was eating cough drops like crazy to soothe my throat.  I was at the doc's office for something else and mentioned it.  She looked in my ears, nose, throat and at the swollen node.  She swabbed my throat but it came back negative for strep.  But, she said my eardrum had some liquid behind it and thought it was an Eustachian tube infection.  Sometimes if you have post nasal drip from allergies you'll get a sore throat, but not the swollen gland behind the ear. She put me on a 7 day course of antibiotics and it all went away.
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Okay if you are asking if this is a safe dose the answer is yes, however, it is not meant to be taken for strep throat.  It is used in the treatment of skin and skin structure infections (including burn wounds), pneumonia, ear infections, urinary tract infections, bone and joint infections, and blood infections.  I know you would think this means you can use it for strep throat, but there are actual medications for strep.  You want to take the correct medication for the correct bacteria or you may develope bacteria that are immune to the medication.\n\nSee your doctor and get a confirmation of strep throat (I say this for many reasons).  It may occasionally produce late complications, including rheumatic fever or poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis.  You need to be under a doctor's care if that is what it is.
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I have chronic bronchitis.\nI have not heard of anything new. There is very little funding for these types of diseases so there is very little research being done to develope new treatments.\nMeanwhile it continues to be a leading cause of death.\nI now ride an exercise bike for almost an hour 6 days a week and I think that helps.\n\nTo the dude below me:\nI have had chronic bronchitis for 40 years, since I was 14.\nI have drunk gallons of green tea--still have bronchitis.\nI have breathed the vapors of pure eucalyptis oil for years and love the smell--still have bronchitis.\nMINE is NOT curable. And I just can't stand to hear someone come on here and tell me that it is curable.\nThat is the absolute limit. \nLung disease including bronchitis is the fourth leading cause of death. I have "airway remodeling". Once those breathing tubes are damaged, they are beyond repair.
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Hi There\n\nHere are some answers and some ideas to heal your condition.\n\nCause: \nThis is a condition from improper diet and results in bowel problems. Relieving the effects of the condition will not heal it. Bronchitis usually develops from a cold which settles in the lungs and develops into a chronic condition if not healed, eventually going into consumption or tuberculosis. \n\nHerbal Aids \n1. Comfrey and Aalmond are Specifics for Bronchitis. Since constipation is one of the chief causes of the problem, the bowels must be cleared and kept open with the lower bowel tonic [Fen LB] or herbal laxatives (DO a Colon Cleanse). If one has shortness of breath and needs the throat cleared of mucus, he can use an emetic. Cayenne is very effective for cutting the phlegm, as are fruit juices such as grapefruit, lemon, orange, or pineapple. Chickweed, comfrey, marshmallow or mullein are the greatest cleansers to get the mucus out of the body. One can relax the throat, stomach, and bronchi rapidly with a very small amount of lobelia. Other useful aids for relief are a hot vapor or steam bath followed by a cold shower or sponging; also hot fomentation of pleurisy root or mullein (with lobelia in it) on the chest and spine. If you want to speed up any fomentation, add cayenne as a counterirritant. \n\n2. Bronchitis, Bronchial and Spasmodic Coughs, Whooping Cough: Drink the infusion of red clover freely. \n\n3. Garlic: For chronic diseases of the upper respiratory tract (inflamed tonsils, salivary glands, neighboring lymph glands), pharyngitis, laryngitis, bronchitis, etc.:Keep garlic in the mouth constantly during wakeful hours, renewing morning and evening after the cloves have absorbed the poisons; or, use another appropriate garlic preparation. \n\n4. Garlic Syrup: for asthma, whooping cough, cough, pneumonia, smallpox, bronchitis, dyspnea, etc.: Where there is spasm, give 1 teaspoonful of the syrup with or without water every 15 minutes until the spasm is controlled, then give 1 teaspoonful every 2-3 hours for the rest of the day; thereafter give 1 teaspoonful of the syrup 3-4 times daily. Use the foot poultice; also, mix the freshly expressed juice with leaf lard and rub on the chest, throat, and between the shoulder blades. \n\n5. Yarrow: Enuresis, bronchitis (and other respiratory affections): Drink the yarrow decoction cool. \n\n6. Pleurisy Root: for pleurisy, bronchitis, pneumonia, inflammatory rheumatism: Give hot infusion while the patient is closely-covered in bed; repeat the dosage every 30 minutes until free perspiration is produced; apply hot cloths externally, wrung out in the infusion. \n\n7. Thyme: May be taken internally or used externally with amazing and beneficial results. Internally: 1 teaspoonful in 1 cupful of water, sweetened with 1 tablespoonful of honey 3-4 times daily; good for infectious bronchitis. \n\n8. Other Useful Aids: For relief are a hot vapor or steam bath followed by a cold shower or sponging; also hot fomentations of pleurisy root and/or mullein (with lobelia in it) on the chest and spine. If you want to speed up any fomentation, add cayenne as a counterirritant. \n\n9. Garlic: Another instance of the remarkable penetrating power of garlic is the fact that the expressed juice of fresh garlic mixed with olive oil and rubbed on the chest, throat, and between the shoulder blades gives great relief in whooping cough, asthma, bronchitis and dyspnea, according to an English physician who has used it with success for many years. It also has a reputation for safely reducing high blood pressure, and in this relation we have an exceedingly valuable formula. \n\n10. Juices for Bronchitis: Carrot & garlic, carrot & dandelion, carrot. \n\n11. Vegetables for Bronchitis: Asparagus, cabbage, carrot, lettuce, black and pink radish, beet greens, broccoli, sweet potatoes, spinach, turnip greens. \n\n12. Ginger Bath for Bronchitis: Simply add three tablespoonfuls of the grated root powder to a tubful of hot water. L
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take them, and try to do it according to the original schedule. you should take the whole course because if you don't, all you do is make the germ, whatever it may be, resistant to the drug you're taking, and when it comes back, you'll have to get something else to cure it. This is why they only give penicillin for strep throat now, everything else has become resistant to it coz of people only taking part of their anitbiotics
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With strep the amox is going to take longer than that. You should see a pretty big difference in the next 2 days. Strep sucks! Don't forget the water, very important for the amox to work properly. Best of luck & hope he feels better soon.
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Otitis media, although it depends on what the sore throat is being caused by. Many strains of strep and staph are antibiotic-resistant, and can cause serious conditions that, in turn, might lead to any of the others, although not immediately.
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Yes sometimes antibiotics can make u feel tired. The dizziness could be from the antibiotic or from fluid in your ears cause from swelling of the  palate and throat. You should se an improvement in about a week.\n\nThe risk of Rheumatic fever is low.  complete your anitbiotic as directed and see a doctor if there is no improvement. Throat abscess usually doesn't have anything to do with Strep throat.