Antibiotics to treat bronchitis

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Avatar f tn My chest hurts and I get sharp pains in my lower abdomen when I cough. Any advice on how to treat it. My doctor wants to put me on antibiotics but I'm not so sure it's safe.....
Avatar m tn I have chronic bronchitis, doesn't flare often. Im 23, former smoker.. when you get a cold or flu etc, it may flare and if needed antibiotics and steroids will clear the infection. When i know i have a problem : have been or am sick, coughing alot ( sometimes mucus) and tight chest / short of breath. I go to the doc, i get what i need. Not life threatening unless you don't treat the infection when you have one. Smoking will make it much harder to breath when bronchitis is flaring.
Avatar f tn ve had it and gone without antibiotics. It took me months to get rid of. The next time I got it, I did not want to suffer for months on end for no reason so I got antibiotics immediately. Trust me, it's not worth going without the meds, so get it checked out and get well.
Avatar f tn Is it harmful to the baby if im taking antibiotics for bronchitis? And I am only about 1 month .
Avatar f tn Is going to hurt the baby to take antibiotics when your 4 weeks? Well its really for bronchitis.
Avatar f tn I had it about 2 months ago with a sinus infection. They gave me antibiotics and put me on breathing treatments twice a day for two weeks. Worked wonders.
Avatar f tn It is definitely time to consider asthma as a possible root cause for your repeated bronchitis. An allergist would also be able to help treat any allergies that are causing the sinus issues that most likely lead to the the lung issues. Allergist almost always treat asthma as well since it frequently occurs with allergies. Feel better and praying that you find answers.
Avatar f tn to get thick in sinuses, bronchial tubes or lungs and then that festered into an infection that you need antibiotics to treat. The initial virus is contagious and for how long varies. Usually a week, I'd say. Pneumonia can be contagious until about 48 hours into antibiotics (the viral kind that some will have treated with antibiotics any way). So, does that long winded info above answer your question?
Avatar f tn A little over a week ago I was really sick - fever, body aches, headache, sore throat, and cough. Everything is gone now except the cough. It's in my chest, which is kind of achy, and I can hear like a raspy mucus sound when I breath. It's like it seems clear, then all of a sudden it's mucusy and I have to cough - but nothing really comes up.
Avatar n tn Here are some references which are clinically observed for safe use of certain classes of drugs in breast feeding mothers.Please refer to it and talk to your Doctor about your situation,clear all your doubts before you get a complete prescription.Please keep us updated. http://www.infantrisk.com/content/antibiotics-and-breastfeeding http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/profs/puarticles/lactation.
Avatar n tn Bronchitis doesn't mean anything -- just means your bronchia are inflamed. Doesn't tell you why, and unless it's a bacterial infection antibiotics don't treat it. Sounds to me like you had a bad reaction the medication -- unlikely you suddenly developed an anxiety problem at age 50, though not impossible.
Avatar f tn 34.4 weeks. & I have bronchitis. Every time I cough I puke. My 11 month old also has it - on top of an ear infection in both ears (which she had a few weeks ago and was given antibiotics and it apparently didn't clear up)!!!! :( she's miserable & doesn't want to leave my arms if I go to set her down she screams. I'm exhausted before the sickness and it's really hard to hold her for long because she's really heavy esp on my belly.
Avatar f tn it sounds a lot like acute bronchitis. I say have a doctor check it out. but most acute bronchitis are viral caused. so don't expect to be put on antibiotics unless a microscopic examination of Gram stained sputum shows large numbers of bacteria present. The treatments for it are mostly symptomatic. meaning you treat the symptoms and wait for it to go away. but even untreated it tends to resolve itself fairly quickly. Just make sure it isn't a form of Chronic Bronchitis.
Avatar n tn Chronic bronchitis is often not an infection. Try taking 500 mg of vitamin B5 daily. It works well for both infectious and non-infectious bronchitis. And it is cheap. No side effects.
Avatar f tn It started out as a dry cough, I was treated 3 different times for allergies with 3 different allergy medicines. My doctor also gave me antibiotics to treat me for bronchitis and a nasal steroid for nasal drip cough or something like that. NONE of these things worked. If anything it had worsened. I cough until I almost black out sometimes. In the past month it has gotten really thick, lotta phlegm! So I went back to the doctor and she treated me for asthma.
Avatar n tn I hate antibiotics sometimes I feel they do more harm then good...I know we have to have them for illnesses etc but gosh dang I really feel awful.....
Avatar f tn I was on antibiotics due to bronchitis. Thankful that I got better after being sick for 3 weeks. The doctor knows which are safe and try not to stress. I also called my obgyn and double checked the meds for a piece of mind.
Avatar f tn I have been sick for 3 weeks I've had steroids I've had antibiotics I am NOT getting any better with this acute bronchitis tonight I am having chest pains and back pains is this part of bronchitis or is this something else I should be concerned with Thank You Denise
Avatar f tn I'm on cephalexin for what is possibly bronchitis. The er dr put me on it to cover a variety of stuff. I'm 15+5 and have been on it since Monday.
Avatar f tn It is resistant to many antibiotics and is becoming more difficult to treat. Anyone in the general public can have the bacteria and pass it on. It could infect your Lungs during a bronchitis bout, in fact it does happen. You could get your Doctor to do a swab test of your nostrils to see if the bacteria is present. It can turn very nasty and cause pneumonia.
Avatar m tn I'd take cough medicine from time to time to ease out the coughing. Also I'd go see a pulmonary specialist. I'd also avoid smoking or places filled with smoke.
87651 tn?1259602403 Hi Mk- I am so sorry to hear you are sick with bronchitis! Yuck! I had it about 3-4 months ago. It takes a while to overcome it. How long have you been on the antibiotics and what kind? Usually as the antibiotics kill off the bacteria (if it's bacterial) you will feel worse before you start feeling better. I always treat medicine the same as supplements and take 2 hrs apart from my thyroid meds. I have been on a lot of antibiotics and don't seem to recall it affecting my thyroid.
Avatar n tn Your description suggests that you had both pneumonia and bronchitis and that the wheezing was due to the bronchitis. Sometimes with infectious bronchitis, the bronchitis can set off asthma that then persists after the infection is gone. That is what seems to have happened to your lungs. You should receive treatment for asthma or, what some people may call, asthmatic bronchitis. That should involve 2 inhaled medicines and maybe 1 oral medicine. With that, you should get good relief.
Avatar n tn I have built up a tolerance to Levequin, Zithromyacin, Amoxicillin, after 9 years of COPD and now have bronchitis. Any suggestions for other potential antibiotics or other ideas?
Avatar m tn i've went to the doctor a year ago and was diagnosed with acute bronchitis and took antibiotics to get rid of it. However, it never completely left. I always find by self breathless, tired, drained and I hardly have any energy. I also am constantly spitting in light red blood with yellow mucus mixed in it. So do you think I may have copd?
Avatar n tn actually bronchitis is a virus and can not be cleared up with antibiotics. If anything is going to be prescribed it should be just an inhaler or something.