In March, 1997, I published my last article about antibiotics.
Diarrhea, abdominal pain, severe inflammation of the colon (colitis),
irritable bowel syndrome, skin problems, fever, elevated white blood cell count,
weak immune system, vomiting, dehydration, potassium deficiencies, allergies,
colon perforation, bad breath, excess stomach gas, yeast problems, nutritional
deficiencies and constipation are just some of the many side effects and
problems linked to antibiotics.
In 1928, when Alexander Glemming discovered antibiotics, everyone was raving
at this incredible breakthrough in medicine. However, over the years, this
breakthrough which was heralded with curing disease is now creating disease and
problems of its own.
Bacteria now has built resistance to many antibiotics. Hence, stronger and
stronger antibiotics are needed to do the job and if weaker antibiotics create
problems, can you imagine what more powerful antibiotics will do?
It's a vicious circle because ultimately bacteria will build resistance to
the new and more powerful antibiotics too!
New forms of bacteria and disease are being created. These new problems are
very dangerous and the flesh eating disease is the best example of antibiotic
resistant bacteria.
Antibiotics literally means against life (anti =
against and biotic = life). In a healthy body, there is both good and bad
bacteria in the intestinal tract. There should be about 80% good bacteria and
about 20% bad bacteria.
When antibiotics are used, both good and bad bacteria are destroyed in the
intestinal tract. Once the antibiotics are stopped, the bad bacteria grows back
first and faster. The result is a very unhealthy and weak body with no friendly
bacteria.
It takes on average 1 year to recover from antibiotics if you are feeding
good food and supplementing with friendly bacteria. If the diet you are feeding
is bad, then your pet will take even longer to recover and may never fully
recover.
The funny thing is that antibiotics relieve symptomatic problems. But after
the antibiotics are stopped, the symptoms come back. So what happens now? They
give more antibiotics.
What's ironic is that antibiotics are then given to help combat the problems
that the antibiotics created in the body.
Antibiotics are definitely over prescribed and over used. Antibiotics for
example do nothing for a virus and yet are often administered anyway.
Hopefully soon, common sense will prevail and medical practitioners will
realize what is happening. But, it is up to you, the people to put pressures on
vets to become more careful about their practice of administering antibiotics.
In fact, encourage your vets to learn the alternatives. Make them aware that
there are side effects that can no longer ignored.