If you are taking antibiotics, do not eat this fruit!

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Dr. Mijomir Pelemiš and pediatrician Dr. Mirjana Mićović explained what antibiotics are, why they are prescribed and how they are used.

“Antibiotics are not drugs to lower the temperature. There are other drugs for that, and antibiotics are drugs exclusively for the treatment of bacterial infections. To know that this is the case, the patient must be examined, to take certain types of al fewer minimal lab tests. ” explained the infectologist and specialist in clinical pharmacology, Dr. Mijomir Pelemiš, while the pediatrician Mirjana Mićović answered the question when children are prescribed antibiotics:

“The blood count is elementary, and that famous PCR that is taken together with leukocytes, is for a quick orientation if we suspect a bacterial infection. However, there is a lack of knowledge among people who think that antibiotics can solve all problems” .

Dr. Mićović mentioned that children aged three to four have viral infections, not bacterial in 90% of cases.

“A child’s immune response is good if the child reacts to environmental conditions. This means that it is good for the child to have a temperature, because it shows that they have a good immune system that defends itself. Of course, now is a great sign of questioning whether it is defending itself against viruses or bacteria, “he said, adding how to distinguish a viral infection from a bacterial one.

“Runny nose, cough, dry cough, laryngitis, malaise, bone pain … are signs that it is a viral infection.”

One of the most common reasons your doctor will prescribe antibiotics is urinary tract infections.

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“Urinary tract infections can cause severe inflammation of the kidneys. When someone has frequent urinary tract infections, it must be determined why they have them. It doesn’t matter if someone has urinary tract infections once or five times a year, then it is need a gynecologist or urologist “. to see where the bacteria is coming from, if it’s a congenital urinary tract disorder, a kidney stone, if there’s something else causing bacteria to build up in a certain place and then the infections come back, “said Dr. Pelemis .

He added that antibiotics can be taken even in the first trimester of pregnancy, but not all antibiotics.

This type of medicine is also given for dental problems.

“When someone extracts a tooth, if there is a reason why they get an infection or their health condition worsens (heart disease, heart defects, etc.) where an antibiotic must be given preventively up to 48 hours a day, they have sense, it doesn’t make sense any longer, this will create an opportunity for the bacteria to gain as much resistance as possible. The more antibiotics you give the bacteria, the more chance you have of developing immunity quickly. Bacteria become resistant because they change their structure and there are no new antibiotics. “

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While taking antibiotics, do not eat this fruit. Doctors have pointed out the mistakes people make when taking medicine.

“Antibiotics do not require a special type of diet, but grapefruit, for example, should not be taken with an antibiotic for better absorption of the drug. It is a fruit that interferes with reabsorption, just like milk, but yogurt should be taken and sour milk, as a probiotic, “he said. is Pelemis on RTS.

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It is also a mistake to stop taking antibiotics quickly.

“To see that a drug works, the patient has to take it for at least three days, that’s the problem: patients take an antibiotic for one or two days, then they feel fine and stop. It’s a big problem because that’s the way it is. develops resistance to bacteria, so the next time you give an antibiotic it will no longer work. It should not be taken for such a short time, it should be taken for at least five days because the effect of the antibiotic cannot be seen until it’s been three days, “he said. infectologist.