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Don’t overdo it with “if it doesn’t help, at least it won’t hurt”
YAntibiotics, immunostimulants, cough and fever medications, vitamins – these are used by people who have decided to treat themselves with coronavirus at home. But reckless medication can worsen your condition and do more harm than good, doctors warn the Russian newspaper Gazeta and advise what not to do.
The independent
admission for
antibiotics
Useless
mainly because they do not act against viral infections, including COVID-19. They are prescribed only for complications caused by bacteria.
“The inclusion of antibiotics in the treatment of coronavirus is justified only after laboratory proven signs of bacterial infection are present. The patient cannot determine this himself, only a doctor can do it,” explains Dr. Mikhail Kagan, Editor-in-Chief of the medical publication Vrachu.ru and Honorary Doctor of the Russian Federation.
He points out that the uncontrolled intake of these drugs can be dangerous because many of them have side effects and lead to the modification of bacteria with resistance to antibiotics, which can cause a separate infectious process.
Antibiotics often cause unpleasant consequences such as nausea, vomiting, bronchospasm, and arrhythmia.
“Many in Russia take home-made antibiotics and antiseptics in pill form,” said immunologist Dr. Maria Polner. But
so patients
rape
microbiome in
mucous membranes,
which reduces its protective properties. This means that the virus can easily enter the body. “I recently treated a patient with a yeast infection in the mouth, yeast infection caused by treatment with such drugs,” he said.
Home patients often take pills with unproven effects, such as arbidol, oseltamivir, and hydroxychloroquine, which are sold in Russia, and are advised by doctors to avoid them.
“You shouldn’t be guided by the principle ‘if it doesn’t help, at least it won’t hurt.’ There are no absolutely harmless drugs, “warns Polner.
The development of side effects in the absence of a therapeutic effect of the drug can not only significantly worsen the patient’s condition, but also greatly confuse the clinical picture of the disease, which will make it difficult to make correct decisions and choose the tactics of treatment, says Dr. Mikhail Kagan.
And not vitamins
they are a good idea
for the treatment of
coronavirus,
if you prescribe them yourself. According to Maria Polner, COVID-19 patients drink vitamin complexes and some do so in large doses. This can cause an allergic reaction. And not only. People forget that vitamins and trace elements have the same effect as other drugs, warns Dr. Anastasia Tarasco.
The uncontrollable
use of
vitamin D affects
of the kidneys
and it can damage them. Doctors claim that this vitamin in the doses prescribed by them strengthens the body against COVID-19. But in Toronto, a 54-year-old man developed kidney failure and died after taking 10 to 12 drops every day, or 10,000 to 12,000 units, without consulting a doctor for months. And the recommended daily dose is 400 to 1000 units. For adults with osteoporosis it is a maximum of 800-2000 units.
A british woman too
died later
Drinking
40,000 units
vitamin D daily
If the prescribed dose is exceeded, a very high amount of calcium builds up in the blood, affecting the kidneys.
The otherwise useful vitamin C, in large doses, forms kidney stones, causes swelling, disrupts the pancreas, and increases white blood cells.
We must also be careful with adaptogens, herbs and preparations of natural origin.
“Ilachi, like ginseng, works by accumulation. If the dose is exceeded, the strengthening of immunity is not achieved.
“Only the effect on the liver, kidneys and gastrointestinal tract can lead to exacerbation of existing chronic pathologies,” explained Tarasco.
Very common
they are a mistake
try
discharge high
temperature
Experts say that in the absence of chronic diseases, it is normal to raise the temperature to 38.5 degrees, as it helps the body to cope with the virus. Do not treat it yourself, consult a doctor.
Also, don’t overuse cough drops and syrups. The problem is that these drugs secrete sputum, making it difficult to breathe and increasing the oxygen deprivation inherent in COVID-19.
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