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Why should a person avoid taking antibiotics on a regular basis?
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Benefit vs. risk: The problem is, antibiotics are not like vitamins -there are risks involved. A good doctor needs to balance the benefit vs. the risk of taking these medications. For example, an allergy could arise, someone could get bad diarrhea, or the germs might become resistant which could cause major problems presently or in the future. Once you've seen the many problems from antibiotics, you'd think twice..
Answered 8/7/2016
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