anti-antibiotic (probiotic?)
Today I went to the urgent care, where the care was anything but urgent. I felt like the doctor was annoyed with me as I was explaining my symptoms. Like, I was wasting her time or something, lol. She spent a total of 2 minutes with me before sending me off.
Anyway, she diagnosed me with acute bronchitis and sent me off with cough suppressant meds, but also a Z-Pak antibiotic.
I’m a little hesitant to take the antibiotic — that’s meant for bacterial infections, and I’m fairly certain what I had is allergy-induced. Unnecessary antibiotics always fuck with my gut and body in other ways. I feel like I sound like I’m anti-science — I’m not (love science!). I just have a sensitive tummy :/
After a little searching, I came across this webpage from the Mayo Clinic (real science!) that describes the misuse and overprescription of antibiotics. Specially it names bronchitis as not being helped by antibiotics. Good lord, the US health care system is fucked.