RE: Open All Hours - 271

#4051 by Voltman , Mon Dec 06, 2010 5:21 pm

Posted by berniew
Working outside does help with colds as Phil said but I don't think it does much for chest infections . Can you buy anti biotics without prescrition in Spain then Volty , what about the doseage or do they leave it to your own discression .

Yes Bernie, you can buy a lot of stuff in Spain that the quack won't even let you have on prescription here, unless you're dying.
The antibiotics, in this case Amoxicillin and Clavulanic Acid combination 500/125, otherwise known an Co-amoxiclav or Augmentin, come with an instruction leaflet, albeit in Spanish, which advises how much to take and when and warns of all the side effects and contra indications.
Pharmacists in Portugal and Spain are your first port of call when ill, they are very helpful and knowledgable and can recommend and supply medicines for most ailments.
VM

#4052 by berniew , Mon Dec 06, 2010 5:25 pm

Can you use any anti biotic for any fairly minor codition chest infections and thr like Bernie

#4053 by astoness , Mon Dec 06, 2010 5:28 pm

good evening all... [Big Smile]

#4054 by Voltman , Mon Dec 06, 2010 5:37 pm

They have different target areas, I know Amoxycillin is good for a chest infection, dental and ear infections, which is what it has prescribed to me for in the past, so that is the one I buy for emergencies as it covers most eventualities.
I have another for bowel infections, Nifuroxazide, which I was sold in Dubai in place of Immodium. It isn't the same as Immodium and has some very serious side effects so I didn't take it.
I only take my antibiotics if I am able to identify the infection and am unable to fight off the infection myself. Some times good diet and plenty of vitamin C negates the need for treatment.
When I do resort to the antibiotics I make a point of taking them all. You should never stop taking them part way through the course even though you may feel cured as this leaves you with some survivng bacteria that are now more resistant to antibiotics and will flare up again in the future and be more dificult to fight off.
VM

#4055 by Voltman , Mon Dec 06, 2010 5:38 pm

Good evening Astoness, did you have a productive day?

#4056 by Sheldonboy , Mon Dec 06, 2010 5:38 pm

Good evening all

#4057 by Voltman , Mon Dec 06, 2010 5:38 pm

Hello SB, hows yer chest?

#4058 by Sheldonboy , Mon Dec 06, 2010 5:45 pm

Evening Volty, Y'now it's always worth asking an Electrician for medical advice.

[Gone to Bed]

#4059 by berniew , Mon Dec 06, 2010 6:31 pm

You could do worse SB he conviced me , have you had a good day

#4060 by berniew , Mon Dec 06, 2010 6:34 pm

Good evening everyone

#4061 by phil ( deleted ) , Mon Dec 06, 2010 6:45 pm

I don't know, Frankenstein soon got some life into that monster with a bit of electricity. Mind you the price of it today you would be better off staying dead.

Phil

#4062 by signman ( deleted ) , Mon Dec 06, 2010 6:46 pm

Evening all, No Phil, I was about 20 feet from the edge, no problem providing you are sensible.
Why are you all ill, you are young, can't understand it.
Have a job at 7. 00 am in the morning, gone to bed.

#4063 by Voltman , Mon Dec 06, 2010 6:49 pm

Pride comes before a fall, and I am not referring to the cliffs. There seems to be something going around that even hard work and hearty breakfasts can't keep at bay.

#4064 by astoness , Mon Dec 06, 2010 6:53 pm

ahh i have you all together for a change.... volty i was going to the library but decided against it...its getting like pea soup over in kingstanding..the fog is falling fast...pavements still lethal..had to walk in the road today when i went up to the shops...must be careful not to break any bones this side of me xmas bash...wont be able to dance if i do.... [Silly Grin]

#4065 by phil ( deleted ) , Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:02 pm

John

I have worked on some pretty high buildings, height doesn't bother me, but I have seen what high winds can do when carrying something as simple as a scaffold board. What makes you laugh, if that was a job someone was paying a lot of money for, they would make the client bankrupt paying for barriers and safety scaffolding.

Phil

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