Antibiotics have always been something that I’ve seen as medicine. This is because I only needed to take it if I had a severe cold or flu. I’ve also heard from peers that they’ve needed to take antibiotics for things such as strep or a staph infection. Additionally, my parents have always told me that antibiotics were the strongest form of medicine and would only be used if the body or other medicines were not capable of solving the issue. Prior to college, I had a vague idea of what antibiotics were and how it worked. However, after consistent exposure to the biology of the body and how antibiotics work, I’ve come to realize that antibiotics can treat more things than I recently thought of. When it comes to gut microbiota, antibiotics could be used to treat different inflammatory bowel diseases. In conclusion, I think the research on how bacteria can be fought with bacteria has proven beneficial in the medical world. Nonetheless, the human body is exceptional at what it does, I think that antibiotics should only be used in cases where the body has failed to solve the problem. Maintaining a healthy body and lifestyle will improve the human body’s chance in fighting off harmful bacteria.
