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My skin,soft tissue& gut issues respond so well in healing when im taking cephalexin &or azithromycin.i 1st tried cephalexin bc of a lip piercing infection that ent closed up. have u heard of senolysis using antibiotics like zpak and cephalexin?
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Taking antibiotic(s) for a long time has significant adverse effects. Some conditions need suppressive antibiotic therapy but it fails eventually because bacteria develop resistance. No, you should not use those antibiotics for senolysis.
Answered 7/7/2021
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