- The doctor should prescribe a specific drug, -Immediately warns Anna Levadnaya, pediatrician, candidate of medical sciences, mother of two children, an active blogger and author of Doctor_annamam, I have a question: how to keep the child healthy? However, even when a doctor prescribes an antibiotic, many mothers tend to hide tablets under the pillow, and not give them to a child. After all, it is believed that antibiotics do more harm than good. For example, badly affect the intestinal microflora. And besides, the bacteria get used to the drugs, and after antibiotics generally cease to act. - I with the logic of the child once brought bronchitis. And instead of drinking a course of light antibiotics, I had to feed the child with thermonuclear pills. "Heavy artillery" went into action, - one of these mothers, now a former opponent of antibiotics, says gloomily.
A photo: GettyImagesAnna Levadnaya gives advice on how to reduce the harm caused by antibiotics to a minimum. To do this, you must strictly observe several rules: • never do self-medication and self-selection of an antibiotic; • do not give your child an antibiotic “just in case”; • do not give your child an antibiotic during a viral infection. In identifying a bacterial infection can help:
- diagnosis of temperature and well-being of the child;
- complete blood count (does not always change, but in most cases);
- seeding from the source of infection (informative before the start of antibiotic therapy).
If the child’s condition does not improve, perhapsThis drug does not work on it, or you have a fake antibiotic, or your child needs another drug. The main sign of the effectiveness of an antibiotic is a decrease in temperature within 24–48 hours.
A photo: Eksmo Publishing House Another thing you need to know: when taking an antibiotic, there is no need to give your child drugs that support the liver and pancreas. As for the parallel prescription of antifungal drugs and probiotics (drugs containing beneficial microflora, which is necessary for the intestines), there are still disputes . Therefore, always check with your doctor if such measures are necessary in your case. If a child has never taken antibiotics before, treatment should not begin with the most powerful drugs. It is necessary to use antibiotics on an increasing basis - from the weakest to the strongest, otherwise there will be nothing to treat the child then. If the baby was prescribed antibiotics less than three months ago, it is better if you reapply another drug: this will reduce the risk that the bacteria will develop resistance to it . The effectiveness of antibiotics when taken by mouth (tablets or suspension - depending on age) is not lower than with intramuscular injections! Therefore, always choose the first, so as not to injure the child once again. Injections are justified in severe cases, but only intravenously and in the hospital. In some cases, for example, with conjunctivitis, inflammation of the skin, some types of otitis, etc., it is enough to use local antibiotics (drops or ointment), and not pills or suspensions. But the doctor should always decide. Reminder to parents: • please, do not prescribe antibiotics yourself and do not give them to the child “just in case”; • antibiotics do not cure viruses, which are the main cause of ARVI; • antibiotics are prescribed by a doctor after that the child has a bacterial infection (based on the results of the examination and / or blood test); • indiscriminate replacement of antibiotics is unacceptable! Read on: color stool kids
