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ragracha t1_je5ahdj wrote

Reply to comment by el-em-en-o in LPT Request - How can I stop my wound from merging with the fibers of a gauze or bandaid? by wt_foxtort

Not the person who commented, but my guess would be the following:

  1. Especially if the wound is new, bacteria have not had a chance to spread/multiply. Washing it removes majority of them.
  2. We should be careful about using antibiotics all over the place. Last time we found a new antibiotic was in early 2000s (2001 if i remember correctly). Superbugs are out there and by using antibiotics where we don’t need them, we create more of them.
  3. (This one is more of a personal opinion). Antibiotics are really not needed, especially for smaller wounds. I have not used any of them except hydrogen peroxide when i was smaller (and research shows it’s actually counter productive to the wound healing). Human bodies survived for a long time without access to those and it’s not like wounds were rare in the past. I’m also not saying not to use them in any scenario, but rather just when needed and warranted.
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