Amoxicillin
is the well known antibiotic used in the elimination of several bacterial
infections. Your doctor would prescribe you this medication if you are
suffering from bacterial contamination of bladder, ear, lungs etc. When
consumed in moderate amount, it tends to give you desired outcome. However, it
might cause allergic reactions in some of the users. This generally happens
because of chemicals used in the drug which are not easily accepted by the body
especially the immune system. Secondly these aftermaths develop in the user
when he/she consumes the drug in excess amount. These effects can be observed
in adults as well as kids.
What are the symptoms of allergic
reactions of amoxicillin?
Not
everyone consuming this antibiotic suffer from allergic symptoms. Some of them develop
these effects in varying degree of intensity or severances. Individuals who had
developed allergic reactions to the penicillin group of antibiotics or dealing
with allergic ailments such as asthma or hay fever are at the higher risk of
getting allergic reactions with amoxicillin.
·
Skin itching, rash, hives or abrupt swelling of the skin
especially facial gestures.
·
Body rash which spreads to the other body parts.
·
Skin rash starts with great intensity ort it develops after
several days of post ingestion of the antibiotic.
·
This allergic symptom would turn into a life threatening
situation named as ‘anaphylaxis’.
In
the case of development of these allergic signs, you need to stop using the
medicine and consult with the doctor. Ignoring these signs could lead you to health
complications which can be serious and might take time to disappear.
How to treat allergic reactions cased
by amoxicillin
·
First things first. Discontinue using antibiotic and fix an
appointment with the healthcare provider.
·
Your doctor would put you on antihistamines medicines if the
symptoms are mild in nature. In severe cases, epinephrine would be injected.
·
Prevention is better than cure. Thus you should take the drug
as directed by the physician. Do not take it if you have health disorders such
as liver/kidney ailments and bleeding disorders.
Moderate consumption is the key to get safer outcome
with this antibiotic.
