Nowadays, an increasing number of people with health problems are using alternative medicines and treatments instead of visiting their normal doctor. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?

These days, public debate has been going on over whether a large number of masses are using home remedies during illness

instead

of visiting certified physicians. I tend to oppose the idea that

people

should consult their doctor and avoid self-medication for the following reasons. The three main factors support the idea of visiting a doctor and taking proper medication after proper diagnosis and avoiding alternative treatments. The primary we need to take into consideration is that

people

start home treatment without knowing the exact reason for their ailment, which creates more complications. Obviously, someone starts taking painkillers to reduce his belly pain,

although

it will provide some temporary relief;

however

,

this

pain is an indication of any serious disease and the time wasted in self-treatment worsen the patient’s condition.

Besides

,

people

start taking medicines without knowing their proper function;

thus

, it deteriorates their health

further

.

That is

to ,say tablets which are used for stomach treatment are prohibited to use during pregnancy,

therefore

physicians give alternative medications to pregnant ladies for stomach pain. The

third

reason for my belief is that

people

use antibiotics without a doctor’s prescription. It is widely recognised that excessive use of tablets badly affects the immune system and the human body can easily be infected by any bacteria in future. I admit that

people

want to avoid the heavy fees of doctors and prefer to treat their ailments by using common home remedies and self-treatments. Despite that

this

is a negative trend and most of the time patient’s conditions worsen and are incurable, for which we can find plenty of evidence from our own experience. In conclusion, I would argue that

people

should timely visit physicians to treat ailments and avoid using alternative self-treatments and medicines.

Accordingly

, it would be generally advisable for the public that a timely diagnosis of disease saves health as well as money.