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Does antibiotics weaken the immune system? or immune response?
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Not really: The problem with frequent use of antibiotics is not so much that it weakens the immune system but that the bacteria the drugs are designed to kill can change & become resistant to the drugs such that they no longer work. The immune system is helped by healthy diet, good sleep habits, regular exercise (preferably outdoors in fresh air when possible), supportive family/social network, less stress
Answered 1/26/2021
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