Did you forget to take the medicine? Nothing scary, but watch out for this

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Stopping taking antibiotics after the first signs of improvement appear, can encourage the return of infections, but also cause an increase in the amount of bacteria that become resistant to certain antibiotics, doctors say. The antibiotic, as a rule, should be taken at the exact time, in the prescribed dose, because it ensures a constant amount of the drug in the body. Capsules and tablets should be taken with water, not with milk or dairy products, as it may slow down and make it harder to absorb the medicine. During antibiotic therapy, it is helpful to take probiotics to preserve the microflora of the digestive tract. They are taken two hours after the application of antibiotics, never at the same time, because the antibiotic will be destroyed. You should also know that food slows down the absorption of antibiotics and the maximum plasma concentration is lower. Therefore, most antibiotics are taken between meals or at least one hour before a meal.

Therefore, they are advised to drink to the end. But if you forget to drink them all, and you remember that for up to two days after stopping, keep taking them.

Antibiotic therapy can be completed up to two days after the last medicine taken, and the contraceptive pill should be taken for the next 12 hours so that you do not become pregnant unexpectedly.

But if you forget to drink them all, and you remember that up to two days after quitting, keep taking them. And if you forgot to take a contraceptive pill, do so for the next 12 hours. If more than 36 hours pass between two pills, the contraceptive effect may be reduced, so you will need to use additional contraception. Powerful "accidents" such as illness or accidental taking of two doses are not uncommon, say doctors. It often happens, for example, to take paracetamol twice. Because it contains cough medicines, fever, flu, and even sleeping pills, people accidentally take a double dose.

There is no need to panic if you do this only once, but more such mistakes can lead to overdose and liver damage, doctors warn.

Among other things, women should be careful when using tampons. A forgotten tampon can cause infection and even worse, the appearance of the so-called. toxic shock syndrome that can lead to a fatal outcome. If you sleep through the night before removing the tampon, it does not necessarily mean that it will cause the dangerous fatal syndrome of toxic shock. But it can cause a bacterial or fungal infection, especially if you are already prone to such diseases. If you are susceptible to vaginal bacterial infections, try to use only normal size tampons. Large tampons easily damage the walls of the vagina, so it can make them much more susceptible to infections, gynecologists warn.

 

 

 

 

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