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Will Chewing Tobacco Cause Any Adverse Effects On The TB Treatment?

I am a 47 yrs old male diagnosed with Tuberculous Lymphadenitis, Left supraclavicular lymphnode and on madical treatment with R-Cinex 600mg, PZA 1200 mg, Ethambutol 1000mg and B-long 1/2 tab for last one month. I want to know if chewing tobacco will make any adverse effect on the treatment. Thanks
Fri, 9 Jan 2015
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Hello,
I understand your concern.
I am Dr. Arun Tank, infectious diseases specialist, answering your query.

In my opinion you should withdraw taking tobbaco.

As such there is no effect of tobbaco on the TB treatment.

But after chewing tobacco you are urged to spit here and there. Spitting generates the droplets which makes other person vulnerable to TB. As you know TB us spread by the droplets of the infected person.

So please quit taking tobacco. It helps community to get the TB.

Please take completed TB treatment half treatment of TB makes the TB resistant to cure.


I will be happy to answer your further concern, you can ask me on bit.ly/DrArun.
Thank you.
Dr Arun Tank
Infectious diseases specialist.
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Will Chewing Tobacco Cause Any Adverse Effects On The TB Treatment?

Hello, I understand your concern. I am Dr. Arun Tank, infectious diseases specialist, answering your query. In my opinion you should withdraw taking tobbaco. As such there is no effect of tobbaco on the TB treatment. But after chewing tobacco you are urged to spit here and there. Spitting generates the droplets which makes other person vulnerable to TB. As you know TB us spread by the droplets of the infected person. So please quit taking tobacco. It helps community to get the TB. Please take completed TB treatment half treatment of TB makes the TB resistant to cure. I will be happy to answer your further concern, you can ask me on bit.ly/DrArun. Thank you. Dr Arun Tank Infectious diseases specialist.