Antibiotic Allergy

You take a tablet that is supposed to help you — and your body reacts as though it were poison. A rash, itching, swollen lips, difficulty breathing, in the worst case an anaphylactic shock. The medication that was meant to stop an infection becomes a threat in itself. For the doctor, the case is clear: your immune system has sensitised itself to an active ingredient and overreacts on subsequent contact. An alternative preparation is found, an allergy card is issued, and for conventional medicine the matter is closed.

For your body, the matter is not closed. It has shown you something, and that showing has a direction that goes beyond biochemistry. Because out of all the substances in the world, your system has identified precisely this one as an enemy: a drug built to kill life.