What are antibiotics? Why are they both good and bad?
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Antibiotics are drugs that kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria. They’re good because they can help eradicate bacterial infections your immune system can’t. They’re bad because:
* Some of them have severe side effects.
* Many aren’t very precise in the bacteria they kill, and so they kill the good bacteria in your gut, potentially allowing bad bacteria to take over.
* If they’re used willy-nilly they can select for bacteria that can resist them.
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