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[-] chosensilence@pawb.social 14 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

"feeling better" is our physiological response to the medication working, not an indication of whatever you're sick with being out of your system. you could feel better but have bacteria remaining in small amounts not making you experience symptoms but then they begin proliferating. eventually, you'll feel sick again. take the entire regimen as recommended. it's only "recommended" because they can't make you do it, but really, you have to do it. that's how it's effective.

[-] shrugs@lemmy.world 0 points 4 weeks ago

Funny how these "assumptions" are proven wrong but still everyone regurgitates them.

Don't eat eggs, because they increase your cortisol... is another one of these myths

[-] PaintedSnail@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Okay, so how does the average, non-medically-trained person know when the best time to stop is?

[-] chosensilence@pawb.social 3 points 4 weeks ago

...finish all of the medication. antibiotics are not prescribed beyond their need to be consumed. read the directions given to you and follow them.

[-] shrugs@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Exactly. I never said anything about the layperson. Trained medicals on the other hand should be required to update their knowledge.

[-] shrugs@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

The non-medically trained person? They should not! The medically trained person on the other hand, should question and update their training, shouldn't they?

[-] PaintedSnail@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

So a person should take the entire course of antibiotics that are prescribed to them. I guess I'm confused about why you said to the person who said you should take your entire course of antibiotics and not stop because of feelings is making false assumptions.

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