Today, there is hardly any person who is not taking medicine for some thing or the other. We know that medicines play an important role in keeping us healthy, but taking too much medicine also has its disadvantages and in the last few years, the use of over-the-counter antibiotics has increased a lot. People start using antibiotics without consulting a doctor for any infection, viral fever, cough and cold, but this habit is emerging as a big problem.
Risk of antibiotic resistance increased in the last years
Dr. Neha Rastogi of Infectious Diseases at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, says that people's habit of taking antibiotics without medical advice is increasing the risk of antibiotic resistance in the world. Antibiotic resistance is a condition when the bacteria present in your body become immune to an antibiotic, so in such a situation that antibiotic has no effect on those bacteria. This is the reason why in many situations today, no medicine has any effect on the patients. This condition is already caused by taking more antibiotics.
This is the reason why it will emerge as a serious problem in the coming times when people will not be able to be treated even by giving antibiotics. In such a situation, there is a possibility of death of 39 million people in the coming 25 years due to this. In such a situation, health experts are forbidding people to take any medicine or antibiotic without the advice of a doctor and scientists are looking for a treatment to deal with this situation so that if the effect of any antibiotic in the body decreases, then the patient's life can be saved by treating him with some other medicine.
Why does antibiotic resistance increase
Experts say that antibiotic resistance is not a condition that arises in a day. It gradually arises in the body by taking that medicine. When there is an excess of any medicine, the effect of that medicine on the bacteria almost ends and the bacteria remain alive, in such a situation their immunity develops against this medicine, due to which those bacteria cause more harm to the body. In such a situation, no medicine should be taken more than a limited quantity.
Antibiotics work quickly in any infection and provide relief but this does not mean that it should be taken without medical advice. Taking over the counter antibiotics can have its disadvantages, so whenever the doctor prescribes a medicine, only then take that medicine, otherwise do not take it. Also, complete the course of antibiotics on time, leaving it incomplete also creates problems.
