A 32-year-old member asked:

What do you advise if doctor put me on corticosteroids for allergies..are these the same steroids the body builders use?

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Dr. Michael Palumboanswered

Allergy and Immunology 25 years experience

No: Corticosteroids used as anti-inflammatories to treat asthma or allergies are not anabolic steroids that will make you gain muscle.

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