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Antibiotics and pregnancy?
I've had a really bad flu for a week now and I'm not getting any better. I'm 8.5 weeks pregnant. Is there antibiotics that are safe to take during pregnancy?
3 Answers
- PippinLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
Influenza is a viral illness, and antibiotics don't work on it.
If, however, you go to the doctor and she determines that there is a bacterial infection as well that would respond to antiobiotics, she will prescribe something that is safe during pregnancy.
- ?Lv 78 years ago
Antibiotics don't work on a virus, they work on bacteria. Flu is not bacteria.
Flu usually lasts at least 10 days. Call your doctor's office. Don't go in and risk infecting everyone.
