A member asked:
My best friend had surgery do to a bacterial infection. he's allergic to everything. they gave him bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim). is there a home/natural remedy to help?
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Dr. Pamela Pappasanswered
Psychiatry 43 years experience
Hard to say: If your boyfriend had surgery, a number of bacterial infections that are possible -- but we can't know without further information. Please allow your friend's doctors to treat him -- and don't rely on home or "natural" remedies to treat something without knowing what it is.
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