Antibiotics have become a sensitive word for moms and dads in recent years. But the fear of antibiotic resistance is not unreasonable. The misuse of antibiotics will not only make the baby’s body dependent on more and more “powerful” drugs, but also may destroy the probiotics in the body; but blindly refusing to use it will also bring danger. Can I get well without antibiotics? The abuse of antibiotics is very dangerous, but the blind refusal to use antibiotics is also very dangerous. Commonly used antibiotic drugs for children There are many varieties of antibiotics used clinically, and the antibiotic drugs commonly used for children are mainly of the following kinds: 1, penicillin antibiotics: such as amoxicillin, penicillin, these drugs are mainly used for minor upper respiratory tract, ear infections, etc., and this kind of drug belongs to the narrow-spectrum antibiotics, with fewer side effects. 2.Beta-lactamase inhibitor antibiotics: such as amoxicillin-clavulanic acid, amitriptyline, tends to be used for more serious upper respiratory tract, ear infections, it is also used for more complicated sinus infections and certain pneumonias. 3.Cephalosporin antibiotics: such as cefaclor, cefixime, these antibiotics are also used for recurrent ear infections, bronchitis and pneumonia. 4, macrolide antibiotics: such as clindamycin, these antibiotics are mainly used for mycoplasma infections and other diseases. In addition there are some antibiotics, such as aminoglycosides, quinolones, etc., is not suitable for pediatrics. In recent years there has been a misunderstanding of the use of medication, that is, it is best to cure the disease can be immediate, to the medicine to the disease. Therefore, many children and even infants a little fever and inflammation, doctors will prefer antibiotics to treat, but this phenomenon of medication is a direct result of the phenomenon – antibiotics are more and more useless. Antibiotic resistance? The problem of antibiotic resistance has been a major concern in recent years. A hospital’s latest statistics show that more than 50% of newborns and toddlers in need of antibiotic treatment showed resistance to at least one or two generations of domestically-produced antibiotics in their drug sensitivity tests. Two reasons for resistance Many people take antibiotics after catching a cold. These antibiotics kill some of the disease-causing bacteria, but the bacteria that survive may become resistant to this antibiotic and pass it on to the next generation of bacteria. If antibiotics are used too often, these bacteria may become resistant to a wide range of antibiotics, so that the person gradually becomes “invulnerable” to antibiotics – and subsequent bacterial infections will not respond to antibiotic treatment. Another important source of antibiotics is “antibiotic-containing foods”. By consuming antibiotic-containing meat, fish, eggs, milk and other antibiotic-resistant foods, the human body becomes a “shelter” for antibiotic residues. When drug-resistant “superbugs” emerge, there may be no available medicine! The human body has many normal flora, these flora in the normal state can maintain human health. Antibiotics are designed to kill bacteria, whether they are pathogens or probiotics. When inappropriately applied, antibiotics can cause a disorder of the normal flora of the human body, which can lead to many diseases, and can also cause normal bacteria that would not otherwise cause disease to mutate into disease-causing bacteria. In addition, the misuse of antibiotics, but also caused the bacterial resistance, so that many drugs are difficult to play the effect of disease. Infants and young children’s bodies are in the development period, the immune system is immature, if commonly used to sterilization drugs, these drugs in the kill germs at the same time will also destroy the body probiotics. Probiotics in the body is reduced, the baby will have a bad appetite, abnormal stools, listlessness and other phenomena. What’s worse, harmful substances will take advantage of the opportunity to invade and make the baby sick again. Therefore, the rational use of antibiotics, try to maintain a balanced flora is to maintain good health “secret” one.