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

These days, there is an increasing number of inhabitants who take

alternative

therapies when having suffered from health problems,

instead

of asking for advice from their casual doctor. I believe

this

would facilitate a negative effect. Trying

alternative

medicines and treatments can only relieve

symptoms

instantly but may not treat the causes of the disease completely which means these

symptoms

may come back later.

Although

patients

probably feel comfortable and some of their

symptoms

such

as pain, cough, and fatigue after a short time treating with

alternative

therapies, there is no reliable evidence proving that

this

would help

patients

get rid of the diseases. Some people with

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venous disorder which causes heavy leg, and pain tend to apply some supplements extracted from plants and feel painless after a month of use.

However

, when discontinuing the therapy, the

symptoms

return because the root of

this

problem which is the venous impairment has not been fixed yet.

On the other hand

, avoiding visiting doctors with intensive experience means limiting the chance to access effective and reliable solutions. In clinical practice, physicians give advice and indicate evidence-based medicines which are recommended by several international guidelines of prestigious associations. By taking

alternative

therapies

instead

of asking physicians,

patients

would lose their opportunity to the treatment that may cure their problem. See the example above,

patients

if visiting their doctors, would be instructed to take Daflon which is recommended by America Coronary Association as the

first

-line drug to treat

the

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venous disorder. In conclusion, taking

alternative

medicines and treatment strategies without visiting doctors leads to some drawbacks. In my point of view,

this

can not help people cure the root of health problems and may limit the chance to be treated by effective methods.