There are different types of antibiotics for various medical purposes. Still the categories under which they all fall include six big groups: cepholosporins, aminoglycosides, penicillins, tetracyclines, macrolides and fluoroquinolones. Some antibiotic medicines may contain two main ingredients. So, the choice of antibiotic for the treatment of bacterial infection depends on the infection itself, the age of a patient, other conditions of health, other medications a patient uses.
Doctors usually prescribed certain specific antibiotics for the treatment of certain conditions. Antibiotics of broad spectrum are usually adjusted for the treatment of common bacterial diseases.
Considerations of antibiotic use arise when a person has certain medical condition, has allergic reactions to antibiotics or is pregnant or breast-feeding.
Some antibiotics aren’t suitable for people with certain medical conditions, or women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. It is absolutely necessary to consult a doctor before you apply any of the antibiotic agents. Taking antibiotics for self-treatment may be dangerous and cause antibiotic resistance.
Some antibiotics can react unpredictably with other medications and medical products. The majority of antibiotic agents interact with alcohol.
Certain serious infections can be hard to treat. So, before self-treatment, consult your doctor about antibiotic choice and apply these medical agents only in cases of bacterial infections.
Everyone knows that use of antibiotics imposes risks of having side effects. Today the properly adjusted doses of modern antibiotics do not normally cause any serious adverse reactions. Still overuse or abuse of antibiotics can lead to their ineffectiveness, side effects affecting general health.
Antibiotics are very powerful medications which should be used under control of a medical professional. Use them only if your doctor prescribes them to you.
Antibiotics are usually prescribed for a short time. Still the effect of the treatment may appear soon after you take the first dose. This does not mean that the infection is cured. Continue using antibiotics for the prescribed length of time.
Amoxicillin is a common type of oral antibiotic known as brand Amoxil. There are other brand name medications which contain amoxicillin.
Antibiotic amoxicillin is prescribed to be used for a wide variety of bacterial infections. This medication belongs to penicillins. The key working point of amoxicillin in the body is its ability to stop the growth of bacteria.
The other common use of amoxicillin is the treatment of stomach and intestinal ulcers caused by the bacteria H. pylori. For this purpose amoxicillin is prescribed in combination with other medicines.
Correct application and choice of proper dose for each individual should be discussed with a doctor. It helps make the treatment successful and avoid side effects.
General recommendations:
Drink plenty of water with Amoxil. Take the dose of Amoxil orally with or without food every 8-12 hr. (as recommended by your doctor).
Continue the treatment until the full prescribed amount is finished. Do not skip or miss doses. Inform your doctor about any deterioration of your health state or about side effects if they occur.
A gluten allergy is a common type of allergy occurring in adults and children. It is simply an inability of the human body to digest the gluten protein found in wheat and other grains.
This intolerance of gluten or increased sensitivity can be gradated from minor sensitivity to the products containing gluten to severe allergic reactions and celiac disease in which the small intestine is hypersensitive to gluten, leading to difficulty in digesting food.
Celiac disease is considered by specialists as one of severe autoimmune disorders. It is characterized by attacks of the immune system of gluten.
A blood test can be done to evaluate the levels of antibodies associated with celiac disease. If it is positive, a person should not eat foods containing gluten. Still in some cases a person doesn’t even suspect that he/she experiences mild forms of gluten disease. He may eat gluten and have symptoms such as fatigue or irritability.
Celiac disease, wheat allergy, and non-celiac gluten sensitivity are the conditions which are often confused by people. They cause similar symptoms and serious health consequences. Celiac disease and wheat allergy can produce life-threatening health problems.
Frequent complains include digestive and health problems caused by eating gluten or wheat. 
People with gluten disease must not eat even small portions of food containing this protein. The list of foods which commonly contain gluten is great. It may include: breads, crackers, pasta, and any wheat containing products.
Experts can’t say what exactly causes the intolerance to gluten in some people and why other people stay insensitive to this protein. Most experts still come to conclusion, that wheat being grown and processed at higher speed, is more likely to cause the disease and auto-immune states in people.
It is not easy to live and freely consume foods for people with gluten intolerance. They have to be watchful for gluten containing products and read carefully the labels.
For people with allergy to gluten, it cancan cause long-term damage of intestine, provoke inflammation, lead to nutritional deficiencies. In fact, there is no treatment available for the celiac disease. Health experts recommend avoiding products containing gluten and stick to gluten free diet.
Wheat is the main product to avoid if you have gluten allergy. There can be other limitations of foods to consume including: wheat starch, wheat bran, wheat germ, cracked wheat, matzo, kamut, durum, semolina, and other kinds of wheat.
The gluten-containing grains such as barley, bulgur, rye, seitan, triticale must be also excluded from a diet.
If you see the list of ingredients of such products as various salad dressings, vinegar, seasonings, and spice mixes, soy sauce, you can find out that all of them contain gluten. So, it is really a challenge for a person with gluten intolerance to steer clear of consuming gluten.
Still it is possible. Here is a list of foods free from gluten and healthy to consume:
Various fruits and vegetables;
Beans, seeds, nuts, corn;
Potatoes, rice;
Eggs, dairy products;
Chicken, fish, beef
You may observe the advantages rather than inconveniences of gluten-free diet. Find alternatives to the wheat products and try some substitutes, for instance buckwheat, corn or rice flour for baking.
Amoxil like any other antibiotic should be applied only in case there is a proof or strong suspect that the infection is caused by bacteria susceptible to the anitibiotic.
Amoxil should not be used by people who have demonstrations of allergic reactions to amoxicillin or to any other penicillin antibiotic including ampicillin (Omnipen, Principen), dicloxacillin (Dycill, Dynapen), oxacillin (Bactocill) and penicillin (Bicillin C-R, PC Pen VK, Pen-V, Pfizerpen).
It is necessary to inform your doctor if you have:
• Asthma;
• Hepatic or renal disorder;
• Mononucleosis;
• History of drug induced diarrhea;
• History of allergic reactions to cephalosporins.
Pregnant and breastfeeding women should ask their doctor about safety of Amoxil use.
Tell your specialist or provider about over-the-counter, prescription, herbal products and vitamin, which you use. Never start to use new drugs without consultation of doctor. Tell your doctor about next drugs:
- probenecid (Benemid);
- an antibiotic: azithromycin (Zithromax),erythromycin (EryPed, Ery-Tab,E.E.S., Erythrocin), or clarithromycin (Biaxin), telithromycin (Ketek);
- a tetracycline antibiotic: doxycycline ( Doryx,Adoxa, Vibramycin, Oracea), demeclocycline (Declomycin),or tetracycline ( Panmycin, Brodspec,Tetracap, Sumycin), minocycline (Minocin, Dynacin, Vectrin, Solodyn);
- sulfa drugs (Gantanol,Bactrim, Septra, Gantrisin, SMX-TMP, and others);
- a blood thinner: warfarin (Coumadin).
Every patient should take this drug exactly as prescribed by his health care professional or provider. Before taking it call your doctor and ask him about Amoxil, and then follow all recommendation.
Before you measure a dose, you should shake this dug liquid (oral suspension). Never measure the liquid with a regular table spoon, you should do it with a special dose-measuring spoon. You should drink all of the mixture right away.The patient may take Amoxil without/with food.