Antibiotics can be used for a wide variety of bacterial infections and diseases and with more advancements, more antibiotic treatments have become available. However, we must be careful about our antibiotic use and make sure to be intentional so that it does not become dangerous. I have never had to use antibiotics, but my personal philosophy about how and when to take antibiotics is that it should only be used when there is a guarantee that it will achieve its desired response (curing, treating, or alleviating an infection/disease). Antibiotics can be very beneficial for our health and should not be dismissed or overlooked, but if there is another method of treatment that works as well or better, I would suggest using that treatment instead.
The danger with using antibiotics is that it is meant to interact with living bacterial species and thus there is the possibility that the species may evolve to become resistant to that antibiotic. Bacterial species often proliferate very quickly and thus new generations can quickly evolve with genes that allow it to resist and survive antibiotic use, rendering the antibiotics useless and making it even more difficult to eradicate the invasive infection. Therefore, in cases where antibiotic use is the best approach, the patient should make sure to follow the instructions closely to ensure maximum effectiveness.
