Downside of Antibiotics for CF Patient
I agree with Heather. My son is 10 months old and pretty healthy for the most part. He has been on 12 rounds of antibiotics. Any time these kids even get a cold, be prepared for antibiotics. Any illness that causs extra mucus (which is basically all respiratory issues) makes for the perfect breeding ground for bacteria. It would not be a problem for you and I because we would just cough it up, or the cilia in the lungs would move it up and out. Since CFers cannot do that, it just sits in the kungs and colonizes. the antibiotics help to keep the number from growing out of control and causing lung damage. Hope that all makes sense.
I agree with Heather. My son is 10 months old and pretty healthy for the most part. He has been on 12 rounds of antibiotics. Any time these kids even get a cold, be prepared for antibiotics. Any illness that causs extra mucus (which is basically all respiratory issues) makes for the perfect breeding ground for bacteria. It would not be a problem for you and I because we would just cough it up, or the cilia in the lungs would move it up and out. Since CFers cannot do that, it just sits in the kungs and colonizes. the antibiotics help to keep the number from growing out of control and causing lung damage. Hope that all makes sense.