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Hi Often its said that if you do not complete a course of your antibiotics the particular antibiotic becomes sterile for you of life. For example if i'm having a stomach upset and I start with norfolx tz and do not compete the course it won't work on me in the future. Can you please let me know how much of this is true?
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The micro organisms in our body gets adapted to perticular medicine if taken regularly. If you have a chronic problem of diarrhoea that occurs frequently you should complete the course as it kills majority of germs in your body and also change of diet habits.
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