Eli5: If there are billions of bacteria in our body, why is it bad for someone to just pop some anti biotics even without being sick

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Antibiotics kill bacteria. There are billions of bacteria in our body. Why is it drug abuse if I just decide to toss in a few in my mouth, without being sick, since there would always be bacteria to kill

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I think the fear is the bacteria will grow an immunity to the antibiotics or become resistant to them to the point where they will not work, especially when the person really needs them to work.

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