– Why can’t you take all of the pills in an antibiotic prescription in one day, rather than 2 or 3 per day

Question

I’m assuming it has to do with making sure you get any straggler bacteria, but wouldn’t taking all the pills at once shock and awe the little buggers and force them to surrender?

In: Biology

Answer 1

If you were held at the bottom of a 8′ pool for 5 minutes you’d drown. If you were held at the bottom of a 40′ pool for a minute you could just hold your breath and resurface.

Sometimes a bit of shock is OK, but have to endure a harsh environment for a long period is much harder.