My Gp prescribed me antibiotics when I just have a cold kinda confirmed why ?

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Hey ladies I have a cold with normal cold symptoms no fever just coughing up yellow phlegm I had to do a online consultation with my gp and he Prescribed me amoxicillin I have taken only one just to see but I'm kinda confused why he gave me this

Suspected chest infection?

If you're coughing up yellow phlegm you probably have a chest infection.

Why did you contact the doctor if you just have a cold? Either way I'm guessing as youre coughing stuff up its a suspected chest infection.

It sounds like a suspected chest infection (Yellow sputum) and being online they will have been unable to auscultate your chest so it will have been prescribed in case it is a chest infection, and to prevent you ending up with pneumonia./ needing a hospital admission due to increased oxygen requirements. If you have any health conditions (diabetes, pregnancy , asthma, obesity etc) then the risk is even higher.

Oh okay I understand but I thought yellow Phlegm was normal it's when it turns to green it's worrying & ain't coughing up phlegm with a cold normal anyway ?

Have you had a COVID test more importantly.

Why did you make an appointment then? And yes a cough would require a covid test

The GP is just trying to help you. If you don’t want to take them, don’t collect the prescription.

Taking one will do the equivalent of fuck all.
Take the course.
Or don't, your choice.

Don't have covid as I took the test & all I was doing was asking Bec I didn't have the symptoms of a chest infection never said I weren't going to take them

I cough up green and yellow phlegm routinely. This thing about green = infection is nonsense. See for example: www.health.harvard.edu/blog/dont-judge-your-mucus-by-its-color-201602089129

If it were me - and there are no other pertinent facts you haven't mentioned (like you’ve had a raging fever for five days) - I wouldn’t take them.

I'm confused, why are you taking up an appointment if you suspect you have just a cold? I'd say as face to face appointments aren't happening the doctors are being perhaps overly cautious, better that then having no antibiotics and ending up much worse down the line.

How did I end up up in pregnancy 😱. Thought it was chat. As you were.

I only just noticed this is in pregnancy section. Assuming you are pregnant, and not posting in this section accidentally, perhaps the Dr is being over cautious. I was prescribed antibiotics when pregnant because I told her I had some pain in my ribs and she said there was a possibility it was a chest infection.

I didn’t take the ABs, and I worked out a day or so later I’d just been wearing a bra that was far too tight...

BUT in your case, seriously what I would do is ring the surgery and ask for a call back and ask the Dr to explain why they have been prescribed. There might be a really good reason that she forgot to mention, or she might say it’s just for the very remote chance that it’s a bacterial infection, in which case they would just be for if you were very anxious about that and wanted to take ABs for reassurance. No harm in trying to get a better answer off Dr anyway - none of us can really tell you!

If I call my gp it's to get their second opinion on things for example I thought he was going to say get some cough medicine or whatever I never said him giving me antibiotics was bad that's a good thing because he's looking into my best interests I was just confused Bec I thought coughing up phlegm when you had a cold anyway was normal ... I already took the antibiotics anyway just incase because it's better to be on the safe side

I'm 25weeks pregnant btw sorry I didn't state it before

I even think the antibiotics have worked somewhat as I haven't been coughing up phlegm I don't know if it's the antibiotics or just my cold running it's course I now have a dry cough