An antibiotic is an ingredient that is collected from bacteria or fungi and used to destroy or prevent the reproduction of other harmful bacteria or fungi.
Since bacteria cannot move from one place to another on their own, they compete with other bacteria in the same area by collecting food from their own area. One bacterium makes antibiotics to kill another bacterium. We use this antibiotic as medicine.
Caution in using antibiotics:
World Antibiotic Awareness Week (November 18-22) is celebrated worldwide at the initiative of the World Health Organization. The purpose is to remind people that the number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is increasing, so be careful when using it.
Otherwise it will lose its effectiveness as a medicine. The indiscriminate use of antibiotics in our country is increasing day by day. The use of life-saving essential medicines should be moderate, limited and only when necessary.
For common ailments like cold, cough, fever we take antibiotics without doctor's advice which is not right. According to experts, "antibiotic-resistant" capabilities have already been developed between different bacteria in Bangladesh.
Although the disease is often cured temporarily, the patient later suffers from side effects of the drug, such as tuberculosis, respiratory diseases and gonorrhea. Antibiotic resistant tuberculosis is now more often found.
What is antibiotic resistance?
Loss of effectiveness of antibiotics is called antibiotic resistance which is very harmful for us. In this case, even taking medicine does not give good results, because antibiotics can no longer work against germs.
How is antibiotic resistance?
Harmful germs in the body, when taken unnecessarily, unnecessarily or in excess of antibiotics, alter its own genetic code in such a way that the antibiotic cannot do much harm to it.
Other harmful aspects of antibiotics:
Increases the risk of obesity: Excessive use of antibiotics in chemical reactions increases the risk of physical obesity.
Inflammation of the stomach: Chronic use of antibiotics can cause ulcers in the intestinal wall.
Liver damage: Antibiotics are the most common cause of liver damage.
Responsible for type 2 diabetes: Antibiotics also kill many beneficial bacteria in the gut to reduce the function of the pancreas and increase the chances of developing type 2 diabetes.
Responsible for Asthma: Antibiotics kill the bacteria that protect against asthma, which greatly increases the chances of developing asthma.
What we need to do to prevent the harmful effects of antibiotics:
1) Do not use antibiotics without consulting a doctor.
2) Take antibiotics according to the dose and time as advised by the doctor.
3) Asking the doctor about the medicine given in the prescription, getting an idea about why the medicine was given.
4) Do not take expired antibiotics.
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