Side Effects of Penicillin
Penicillin is among
the least toxic of drugs (to humans). Just like many other antibiotics, there
are possible negative effects. Some of the possible side effects of
penicillin includes: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, colitis, and
anorexia. At high doses though, penicillin can have a dangerous effect causing:
seizures, platelet dysfunction, hemolytic anemia, encephalitis, and nephritis.
Another result of
penicillin use is the possibility of resistance to it. If
penicillin (just like any other antibiotic) is taken too often, or not taken
according to directions, your body may build up a resistance to it. The bacteria
that was not killed off by the penicillin mutates, causing it to remain
unaffected by the antibiotic.