Drink plenty of antibiotic susceptible asthmatic children

Children under 6 months of age who are given antibiotics are 70% more likely to develop asthma when they grow up, according to a study by Yale University scientists (USA).

Children under 6 months of age drink a lot of antibiotics that are prone to asthma when they grow up. ( Artwork )

Yale University researchers conducted a study with 1400 children to find out how taking antidepressants in children under 6 months of age affected their risk of asthma when they were 6 years old. The team also monitored the number of antibiotics used in the children's families' history of asthma.

As a result, the research team found that newborns treated with antibiotics for the first 6 months after birth had a 40% higher risk of asthma than children who did not have drug therapy in them. this time.

The incidence of asthma may increase to 70% if the child takes more than 2 doses of antibiotics during the 6 month period. Scientists also found that boys have a higher risk of asthma than girls

Research by American scientists is the latest scientific evidence of the association between drug use and the risk of asthma in children. This may help explain why children can still have asthma even though their parents do not have a history of the disease.

Scientists have explained that antibiotics kill some beneficial bacteria in the intestine when the infant's digestive system is still immature during the six months after birth. This makes children's resistance decline in later stages of development.

' Antibiotics have killed some beneficial bacteria in the baby's intestines. This has weakened the immune system, making children more susceptible to dust and pollen - one of the causes of asthma , "said Dr. Kari Risnes, head of the study.

Dr. Kari also recommends that doctors should minimize the prescription of antibiotics for children under 6 months of age when children with common diseases can recover themselves.