Kelowna

I am generally anti-drug , believing that they cause more problems than benefits, in the long run anyway. Our generation is too dependent on drugs. We want to be not only old and healthy , we want to be old and feel like we are in our twenties.
But there are some instances when you take a lesser risk. DH had a bad case of food poisoning while in Dubai (hot, hot, hot). Fever more than 40 C, unable to move a muscle, throwing up like a very sick cat. Called the doc in the middle of the night, got some antibiotics but never took it, since felt much better in A.M. Fast forward a couple of days, DH eats a fish or a suchi and the food poisoning comes back with a vengance. DH starts Cipro, feels better almost right away then flies to Europe for a funeral. A few hours after stepping off the plane he starts experiencing leg pain, which is getting more and more severe over the next few days . At first we thought DVT, but how possible is it for both legs to be affected. DH does not feel good about Cipro and stops taking it. Able to walk at the funeral, although needed a cane. The pain goes away and no problems since. It was over two years ago.
And now we are reading about tendon problems linked with Cipro.
DH was stupid to have fish/suschi in Dubai , but I do not believe he was the first one to experience that kind of a reaction after taking Cipro.
And Cipro/Levaquin is still the drug of choice in most hospitals in US.

I just checked the above link - it is really scary. But there is at least one product that I am familiar with - Vaseline 100% petroleum jelly, that gets a 0. My mom's friend used it as a moisturizer for years and swears by it