In Reply to: sick??? posted by kyliek on Friday, 13. April 2007 at 05:25 Bali Time:
Types of antibiotics are prescibed for specific types of infections & should not be used indiscriminantly. Anyone taking antibiotics is more likely to get an illness like Bali Belly or gastro as it can kill the normal flora that protects the bowel. Therefore yakult & inner health plus for children can be helpful as a preventative measure. Some infections are viral, in which case antibiotics are ineffective anyway.
I don't recommend some of the advice on this forum about taking along some antibiotics 'just in case' and giving them to your child if he gets sick. It is medical negligence for a doctor to prescribe antibiotics sight unseen, without knowing what type of infection may be encountered. Overprescribing & overusing antibiotics make the bugs more resistant & harder to kill.
If your son gets sick while in Bali - please take him to see a doctor & have him examined so he gets the appropriate treatment for his illness. Don't try and diagnose him yourself and give some medications you 'happen to have handy'.