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A member asked:
I have been prescribed steroids for bad chest infection but they lower ur immune system wont that make the infection worse?
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Not in the short run: Steroids are often used to speed imrpovement of symptoms in people with various infections. In the short run (days to a few weeks), the anti-inflammatory effect is much more prominent than immune suppression. That's a problem mostly with steroids in large doses for a few weeks or more. Your doctor knows what she is doing!
Answered 3/22/2020
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