I am all for cutting back on antibiotics, only used them myself when desperately needed.
In the future, if I stick to my policy of using them sparingly, if ever, will I become more susceptible to infection? What I don't understand is will the usefulness of antibiotics in treating infection change for the population as a whole or for each individual? Will the infections become untreatable because an individual has continued to use them or because many other people continue to use them?
I understand they are also in the food chain and can only do so much to avoid.
In the future, if I stick to my policy of using them sparingly, if ever, will I become more susceptible to infection? What I don't understand is will the usefulness of antibiotics in treating infection change for the population as a whole or for each individual? Will the infections become untreatable because an individual has continued to use them or because many other people continue to use them?
I understand they are also in the food chain and can only do so much to avoid.