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Question: ok im 14 years old and im really slim, i have a sore throat and i found 500mg capsules of cephalexin and my mom said they will make my throat feel better...is it ok for me to take one??


Answers: ok im 14 years old and im really slim, i have a sore throat and i found 500mg capsules of cephalexin and my mom said they will make my throat feel better...is it ok for me to take one??

Never ever take utc medicines without a doctor's orders. You can try gargling with salt water too.

No, if you have a dore throat, don't take the pills. I suggest you to drink a lot of room temperature water, tea, warm milk. It will help you . The cephalexin won't help. Its really bad for your health.

500mg?
WOW thats alot for one tablet..

try taking a warm milk or water or tea. also gargle a warm water with salt in it. It will help you lessen the pain. If your sorethroat will not heal after 10 days go to a doctor and ask for antibiotic.

tea with honey...DO NOT TAKE anyone Else's prescription drugs. your mom should know better than that!!

It is not a good idea to take antibiotics without knowing what type of bacteria you are fighting. It is besst to see a doctor and have a culture taken or at the very least have him look at your throat to determine if you have strep throat or not. Your throat could be sore for a lot of reasons many of which you don't need antibiotics to cure. I would suggest that you goggle with warm, salty water several times a day until you get to see the doctor. Never, I repeat, never take only one antibiotic. One is never enough to kill the bacteria completely and if you don't kill it the first time it may come back as highly resistant to the antibiotic you are taking.

My answer is NO it is not ok to take one antibiotic and 500 mg may be too high a dosage for your size and weight.

I wouldn't take it for a simple sore throat. Cephalexin is in a group of drugs called cephalosporin antibiotics. Cephalexin fights bacteria in the body.

Cephalexin is used to treat infections caused by bacteria, including upper respiratory infections, ear infections, skin infections, and urinary tract infections.

I would tend to just eat well and take care of yourself. It might be the sign of a cold or sickness coming on.

Cephalexin is an antibiotic. Do not take it unless it was prescribed for you for this problem. First, you do not know if youir sore throat is due to an infection by a microbe; second, this antibiotic only works against certain kinds of bugs. Third, if you only take part of the perscibed drug regimen (you are supposed to take ALL the pills until they are gone) then you may ail to kill them all, and the next strain will be much more resistant to the antibiotics.

Basically--if it is a viral--virus--sore throat--it might not help--only if it was strept. Antibiotics do not touch viruses.--only bacteria. Also--one or two pills should not be taken to help something--you need a full prescription to kill all of the bacteria--because if you do not kill all of the bacteria--they will mutate into another bacteria--and there might not be antibiotics to kill that bacteria. (My doctor has given me this lecture soooo many times. ) Good luck to you. Don't know what to tell you. I don't like to go against your mother.

It is best to treat with using natural treatment as they do not have side effects.
sucking on ice or popcicles or anything else that is cold will help numb your throat.
If your throat is very sore avoid eating anything that is hard to swallow or is scratchy or hard in texture.
BE kind to yourself

Using salt and warm water always helps
using vinegar and warm water will help

There is a bunch of tea's that can help.
Now depending on the person some like to drink things like ice water some like hot things.
Avoid drinking things that are too hot or your symptoms can get worse.
But for the most part is it a case of personal prefrence
One drink that is great and always makes me feel better when I am sick is
Hot lemon.
I boil enough water for one cup
add in 1 to 3 tables spoons of fresh or bottled lemon.
add the same amount of honey.
lemon is loaded with vita c which helps your body to fight off illnesses honey will help to heal
some times I use real maple syrup in stead of the honey.

please note that if your throat is raw it might burn at first.

Chamomile with mint tea
this one you can just get the tea bags and it is cheaper and easier to find than the others
you can also use loose chamomile dried chamomile flowers and fresh mint.
for add benifits you can sweeten with honey.
to make tea
pour 1 1/2 cup to 2 cups of boiling water over
one tea bag each of chamomile and peppermint tea
let it steep until the water has cooled to room temp
take out the tea bags use as a gargle several times a day what you are not going to use within a couple of hours keep in the fridge.

Calendula tea
has strong antiseptic properties. it has an antibiotic action that help to promote the painless healing or minor wounds and it reducies inflammation and pus formation.
useful for alleviation skin ulcers / burns and bruises and for reducing scarring also used as a agrgle to relieve sore throats.

to make pour one cup of boiling water over 1 to 2 tsp of dried calendula petals steep for ten min then strain.
gargle with it several times a day. what you are not going to use with in a couple of hours keep in the fridge so it will not go bad.

Rose hip tea

rose hips have antibotic and anti-inflammatory properties they are also rich in vita c
which strengthens the immune system

to make the tea
pour one cup of boiling water over 1 tbsp of dried crushed rose hips steep this for ten min than strain.
gargle several times a day keep what you do not use with a couple of hours in the fridge.

Marsh Mallow (herb)
Internally marsh mallow alleviates irritations of the mucous membranes in the bronchial tubes / urinary tract./ intestines/ stomach/ throat/ and mouth help to rememdy asthma/ sore throats/ gum inflammations/ bronchitis, irritable bowel syndroome/ ulcers/ colitis/ and cystitis/
to make the tea puor one cup of cold water over 1 to 2 tsp of chopped dried marsh mallow root steep for four hours starin warm slightly gargle with it up to three times a day

TAKE CARE MARSH MALLOW COAT THE LINING OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT IT MAY INHIBIT ABSORPTION OF OTHER MEDICATIONS WAIT ONE HOUR AFTER TAKING M EDICATIONS BEFORE USING ANY INTERNAL MARSH MALLOW PREPARATION

for most of these herbs you will have to go to a natural food store and some of them are hard to find.
I would start with the honey and lemon and the chamomile and mint tea's

hope you are feeling better.

ummm... no... not the best idea... first off, one dose won't do it if you've got a bacterial infection... in fact it might make it worse... second off, you don't know if you have a bacterial infection... it might be viral... and the antibiotic will have no effect whatsoever... other than making you sick in other ways... (i.e. diarrhea and such that most people get just from taking antibiotics...) No, I'd recommend seeing a doctor if it's really that bad... if not, try warm teas and Chloroseptic and gargling warm salt water...

Please do not take those pills you don't know what you have. You could really screw up your immune system. Try Yogi Tea Throat it will help take the pain away and it isn't harmful to your system. Tell your mom to take you to a doctor. NO PILLS





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