system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: If bacteria and fungus make us sick by producing toxins, then why aren't anti-toxins more commonly used to treat/prevent bacterial and fungal infections?
gpt
If you remove the toxin but leave the bacteria, it will continue creating more toxins. Also, toxins will leave your body automatically, so there's not much need to treat it directly except in cases where the toxin might cause organ damage if untreated.