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<blockquote data-quote="kitedoc" data-source="post: 1831572" data-attributes="member: 468714"><p>From my past reading <strong>steroids</strong> not only <strong>cause insulin resistance but lower your body's ability to fight off infection.</strong> These are fairly immediate effects compared to some of the side effects that Tipetoo mentions ( but they are really scary and cautionary nonetheless)) Also see myclevelandclinic - cortoicosteroids.</p><p>As you say <strong>fever, and other symptoms of a cold can be linked to your body's immune response (</strong>see the conversation.com/what the flu does to your body and why it makes you feel so awful) <strong>and</strong> lowering/ameliorating that with steroids <em>might relieve</em> the symptoms (but see this article: phc.ox.ac.uk steroids not effective on those who do not have asthma or other chronic illnesses) BUT <strong>some people, whilst fighting off a cold, with their immune system engaged</strong> and targeting the virus, will be <strong>more prone to a secondary infection like pneumonia</strong>. Taking steroids could increase that risk ?</p><p>see ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5481322. and ncbi/nil.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC47515771</p><p>Of course<strong> some people with asthma are prescribed steroids</strong> but only when a viral infection makes their asthma worse. I guess the <strong>need to settle their asthma and its very real risks</strong> outweighs the <strong>possibility of reducing their immune system efficacy and increasing risk of secondary infection. For others on steroids for other conditions i gather there are similar trade-offs. e.g. </strong>see asthma.org.uk/advice/inhalers-medicines-treatments/steroids/</p><p><strong>I</strong>n Oz at least, ( and I imagine elsewhere like UK) <strong>flu and pneumonia vaccination</strong> is free to diabetics, asthma sufferers, persons with lowered immunity from other causes. So with vaccination secondary infection is less likely in those considered more prone to it. As one delves further into the immune system ( with the risk of losing the pathway out!) there are ways that the immune system overreacts, but that is for another question/forum I think.</p><p><strong>Be thankful that most of us have relatively good immune systems and that there are ways to help those who do not.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kitedoc, post: 1831572, member: 468714"] From my past reading [B]steroids[/B] not only [B]cause insulin resistance but lower your body's ability to fight off infection.[/B] These are fairly immediate effects compared to some of the side effects that Tipetoo mentions ( but they are really scary and cautionary nonetheless)) Also see myclevelandclinic - cortoicosteroids. As you say [B]fever, and other symptoms of a cold can be linked to your body's immune response ([/B]see the conversation.com/what the flu does to your body and why it makes you feel so awful) [B]and[/B] lowering/ameliorating that with steroids [I]might relieve[/I] the symptoms (but see this article: phc.ox.ac.uk steroids not effective on those who do not have asthma or other chronic illnesses) BUT [B]some people, whilst fighting off a cold, with their immune system engaged[/B] and targeting the virus, will be [B]more prone to a secondary infection like pneumonia[/B]. Taking steroids could increase that risk ? see ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5481322. and ncbi/nil.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC47515771 Of course[B] some people with asthma are prescribed steroids[/B] but only when a viral infection makes their asthma worse. I guess the [B]need to settle their asthma and its very real risks[/B] outweighs the [B]possibility of reducing their immune system efficacy and increasing risk of secondary infection. For others on steroids for other conditions i gather there are similar trade-offs. e.g. [/B]see asthma.org.uk/advice/inhalers-medicines-treatments/steroids/ [B]I[/B]n Oz at least, ( and I imagine elsewhere like UK) [B]flu and pneumonia vaccination[/B] is free to diabetics, asthma sufferers, persons with lowered immunity from other causes. So with vaccination secondary infection is less likely in those considered more prone to it. As one delves further into the immune system ( with the risk of losing the pathway out!) there are ways that the immune system overreacts, but that is for another question/forum I think. [B]Be thankful that most of us have relatively good immune systems and that there are ways to help those who do not.[/B] [/QUOTE]
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