Antibiotics are more often avoidable than one thinks even in the face of quite fierce infections. I never judge anyone for succumbing to the rx antibiotic route, as it can feel quite scary when you are in it, but, it is always good to keep in your mind that it can almost always be done.

IN recent years, a growing problem of resistance agains infeciton is occuring because more often than not, antibiotics are being used in situations where thye need not be. This is an interesting article discussing essential oils as a possibility to replace antibiotics. 

I just want to say, essential oils are indeed very strong, as are straight delivery of herbs, and other forms. This is simply one perspective, and I am sharing it more than anything to illustrate one idea over traditional thinking.

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/01/the-new-antibiotics-might-be-essential-oils/384247/

Dr.M