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Is Smoking Hookah Safe While On Antibiotics?
Question: I am on antibiotics for taking a tooth out the day before and i had a shisha and i struggled breathing
Brief Answer:
Quit shisha and you may need to go ER
Detailed Answer:
Welcome to HCM
I have gone through your query and being your physician I appreciate your health concerns.
Normally after tooth extraction penicillin group is mostly used. I don't think there is any relation between shisha smoking and this antibiotic.
Do you have allergy like asthma or chest problem?
If yes , then shisha can exacerbate it.
It is advisable for you to seek medical advice regarding struggled breathing at the earliest . It is better to go to ER so that any acute allergic reaction can be excluded.
Meanwhile stay calm and quit shisha. If I am your attending physician after ruling out drug reaction , I will give you anti allergic medications like Cetirizine and Intravenous Steroids injection like Dexamethasone...
May you get well soon
Hope it helps
Regards
Dr XXXXXXX Sultan
Quit shisha and you may need to go ER
Detailed Answer:
Welcome to HCM
I have gone through your query and being your physician I appreciate your health concerns.
Normally after tooth extraction penicillin group is mostly used. I don't think there is any relation between shisha smoking and this antibiotic.
Do you have allergy like asthma or chest problem?
If yes , then shisha can exacerbate it.
It is advisable for you to seek medical advice regarding struggled breathing at the earliest . It is better to go to ER so that any acute allergic reaction can be excluded.
Meanwhile stay calm and quit shisha. If I am your attending physician after ruling out drug reaction , I will give you anti allergic medications like Cetirizine and Intravenous Steroids injection like Dexamethasone...
May you get well soon
Hope it helps
Regards
Dr XXXXXXX Sultan
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