Patient's question:
Condition: 1 cough for a month, no high fever, fever symptoms.Previous treatment and effectiveness: Took cough medicine for a while, still a bit cough, not as severe as before. Had an X-ray at the hospital for a thorough check and was diagnosed with bronchopneumonia. The doctor prescribed Cefprozil dispersible tablets, Bromhexine hydrochloride oral solution, and Compound Houttuynia cordata granules.
How you can assist: These medications contain antibiotics. If you take antibiotics, would taking probiotics help?
Doctor's answer:
When taking antibiotics, you should not take probiotic supplements at the same time, because these probiotic supplements contain live bacteria, and antibiotics will kill these probiotics, losing their ability to restore the balance of the intestinal flora.Advice: Cephalosporin drugs are broad-spectrum antibiotics that kill pathogenic bacteria while also destroying beneficial commensal flora, leading to symptoms such as nausea and vomiting. In this case, you can take probiotics after stopping the use of antibiotics to correct the adverse effects of antibiotics on health.