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A member asked:
Can taking antibiotics eventually be bad for you?
4 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Yes: If you do not really need antobiotics (treating viral infections, for example) then resistance to antibiotics can develop. If you are on a very long course of antibiotics it can wipe out your normal gut bacteria and cause c-diff which is bad for you too
Answered 4/23/2015
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Yes : Every medication can potentially be bad for. Antibiotics should only be used in cases where a BACTERIAL infection is suspected.
Answered 9/26/2016
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Yes: the bacteria can become resistant to that antibiotic and bad bacteria like MRSA can develop
Answered 7/13/2014
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