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To: doc1019

Yes, that’s the key..I don’t rule them out..just that the overuse has destroyed immunity in so many ways.


17 posted on 06/15/2012 9:50:14 PM PDT by hope
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To: hope

No argument here. I just don’t want to count them out as a help in our overall survival.


18 posted on 06/15/2012 9:53:08 PM PDT by doc1019 (Voting for the better of two evils is still voting for evil.)
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To: hope
Yes, that’s the key..I don’t rule them out..just that the overuse has destroyed immunity in so many ways.

Antibiotics do not affect the immune system. Taking them might kill off some of the "good" bacteria, which can, in some cases, leave you susceptible to an opportunistic infection like C. difficile.

If you want to avoid drugs that affect the immune system, avoid steroids. They suppress the immune system. If a physician prescribes them for a specific purpose, the benefit probably outweighs the risk, but otherwise...

28 posted on 06/16/2012 4:56:21 AM PDT by exDemMom (Now that I've finally accepted that I'm living a bad hair life, I'm more at peace with the world.)
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