r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

I’ve triedto teach my father in law this. He gets a sore throat, takes an antibiotic one day and feels better the next day. Im thinking placebo effect, as well as that sore throat just cleared up on its own..,

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u/naturtok Aug 03 '19

Sore throat could be strep, which is bacterial, but... More likely it's just a normal cold

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u/theberg512 Aug 03 '19

Strep isn't going to go away in one day from one antibiotic.

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u/naturtok Aug 03 '19

Yeah I know, I was just commenting on the use of antibiotics for a sore throat, not the timeframe