In terms of my own personal philosophy, I firmly stand by the side of medicine; as I will hopefully have a job within the healthcare field. Because of this, I have a positive outlook on antibiotic use. From this course, I have learnt that antibiotics may cause many negative side effects such as damaging both bad and good bacteria, and most importantly, adversely alters the gut flora that is correlated with the onset of many diseases such as gastritis or gastric cancer. However, despite knowing this, I believe that the pros of antibiotics outweigh the cons. Antibiotics are crucial and are the most effective treatment for infections.
Growing up, I have had very bad acne. I had terrible acne up until sophomore year of college. That is when I was prescribed antibiotics for my acne in combination with other types of medicine. I found the antibiotics to be very helpful in my acne and it even made it almost completely disappear.
