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Will Steroids Help In Recovery From Pneumonia?

Posted on Mon, 8 Jun 2015

Question: am getting over bad dose pneumonia , take seretide 100 been ill due to pollen inhalation , on antibiotics will steroids help

Answered by Dr. Michelle Gibson James (29 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
may help in resolution

Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

Steroids would help if your airways (not just surrounding lung tissue) are inflamed along with the pneumonia.

This is possible since you require seretide inhaler, this means that you are predisposed to inflammation/irritation of the airways.

This can present with persistent coughing,shortness of breath or the whistling/wheezing that you are hearing.
The maximum dose for an adult is 40mg a day.

You may want to consider visiting your doctor for an assessment and possibly a prescription.

I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Michelle Gibson James (35 minutes later)

WILL STEROIDS INCREASE MY OXYGEN LEVELS PLEASE THANK YOU

Answered by Dr. Michelle Gibson James (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
yes they may help if airways inflamed

Detailed Answer:
HI

Yes, they may.

Since you have a history of problems with the airways (needing the seretide), they may help if they are inflamed.

Please feel free to ask any other questions

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar