4. Metronidazole
Metronidazole belongs to a class of antibiotics known as nitroimidazoles.
Metronidazole is used to treat parasitic and bacterial infections including Giardia infections of the small intestine, colon infections, liver abscess, vaginal infections (not yeast), fungating wounds, intra-abdominal infections, lung abscess and gingivitis.
In addition to having these 4 medications on hand, you may also want to keep this in mind:
Knowing the difference between a viral and bacterial illness may save you time and money. Here are four tips to help you determine when an illness could be viral or bacterial.
Location: A viral illness typically causes wide-spread symptoms. A bacteria usually causes site-specific symptoms, such as those involving the sinuses, throat, or chest.
Phlegm color: A virus may produce clear or cloudy mucous, if any. A bacterial illness typically causes colored phlegm.
Duration of illness: Most viral illnesses last 2 to 10 days. A bacterial illness will last longer than 10 days.
Fever. A viral infection may or may not cause a fever. A bacterial illness notoriously causes a feverNo antibiotic is effective against every type of microbe. Instead of buying 10 types of antibiotics you should consider 4-5 with totally different actions, so if the bacteria is resistant to one of them, you have 4 totally different “solutions” to try.
These are the four most important types of antibiotics every prepper should have because they fight several different types of infections.
Whether you have an ear infection, pneumonia, a urinary infection or an abdominal infection, these four antibiotics will have you covered.
So, including them in your stockpile may just be the best thing you can do so that you'll be prepared for whatever comes your way. These will help you get better fast when medical treatment is hard to come by when SHTF!
To find out more about antibiotics every prepper needs when a collapse occurs, visit Ask A Prepper.
Nathan Thompson is into mind numbing football and snacking and Glenn Racette…well…nice fucking$#%&!@*bro…
don’t forget your antipsychotics
Janelle Gsc Olivas
Good luck getting any rx antibiotics w/o a prescription
I’m sorry I misspelled Staph…. Don’t like taking part in these conversations ever on Fb because they almost never stay civilized or rational. They attack you if you misspelled a word and call you Dr. If you try to present a different side to the topic. If you go back to earlier comments presented it all pertains to your situation can you self treat, should you, is it something that can run it’s course, and are there medical services available. True pneumonia weakens your immune system and most often can only be treated with antibiotics. To the point I am not in support of antibiotics as the only method but in dire straits they are the most affective options we currently have when properly taken. Are they disappearing no there being prescribed much less due to the superbug theory so there not prescribed for every little thing any more. I was just taking part in the conversation to many people are quick to attack. I do also believe in herbs, plants, and alternative medicine.
Plus,pnuemonia strain get stronger,if what happens is a bio weapon,Id be at a loss of how to obtain the required amounts. Medicine is the biggest challege in survival. Food clothing heat shelter,all obtainable. Virus and bacteria will be the enemy you must defeat that will attack hardest. Withi three days the amount of mucus and diareahea from the sudden lifestyle change alone wil invite sickness to a taxed immune system. Ive often wondered how one would defeat this in a crashed society with absolutely no medical recourse.
The dreaded Blue and Red pills lol
So aren’t most of these by prescription only?
Someone told me you can buy them over the counter in France…
don’t forget – if you are allergic to a medication, you will still be allergic, even in an emergency. And yes, many antibiotics are OTC in other countries. Also, a drug may go by many names around the world, so be sure to check generic names, not brand names
Go to Entirelypets.com. They are called Fish Mox Forte, Fish Flox, and Fish Zole for the 1,3,4 in the list. No prescription required and the EXACT same pill as in an adult prescription, color, number, everything.
Wait…… the end is coming sooner than later? Are you holding out on me? 🙂
Where would you purchase these anti biotics without going to the doctor from and illness
A Prepper maybe better off knowing what the natural antibiotics growing in his area are and using them. Antibiotics without probiotics is setting the digestive system up for yeast or parasites.
Go to their facebook page they had a thing about it earlier.
Oregano, onion, collards, and broccoli
Garlic
Antibiotics are controlled worse than pain meds. Natural,antibiotics will be in play
check your ag dealer
Great idea, ty
Mark Greer
Good read!
Great…but how do you prep something you can’t get without a prescription? Or is there a legal way to get these without one?
Not to mention antibiotics have a shorter shelf life than many other medications. ..in fact an antibiotic that is really old can be harmful.
WTSHTF, rob your local pharmacy first thing.
How else?
Learn to grow penicillin. Its not that difficult.
Google help my fish is sick! Also antibiotics last longer than one night thing. Google that also.
Fish antibiotics
Vacuum seal any meds you want to store long term or in small limited amounts for easy distribution like a five or a ten pack
As a microbiologist, you are grossly misinformed.
Petmeds.com fish antibiotics
These things are only good for short-term SHTF.
What about natural antibiotics, and how to grow / create them?
I hear that fresh garlic cloves are an excellent source for antibiotics and sulfide compounds.
‘Course, I’m wise enough to realize that I might be wrong, and that the internet is the last place to find trustworthy OR factual information that could be useful.