Are there any side effects from steroid injections?

Steroids are an injectable medication that can help various organ systems in the body. They are also called corticosteroids, which can help the body stabilize adrenaline and promote regulation and balance. However, it should be noted that steroids can be harmful to the body and cannot be completely guaranteed to be good for the body. Therefore, you need to consult a doctor before the injection and take the right medicine under the doctor's guidance to achieve the desired effect.

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Steroids are a general term for a large class of cyclopentyl perhydrophenanthrene derivatives that are widely distributed in the biological world. Also known as steroids and steroid compounds. Steroid compounds do not contain bound fatty acids and are non-saponifiable lipids; this type of compound is an isoprenoid substance, which is produced by the cyclization of triterpenes and then internal molecular recombination and chemical modification.

Steroids include sterols (such as cholesterol, lanosterol, sitosterol, stigmasterol, ergosterol), bile acids and bile alcohols, steroid hormones (such as adrenocortical hormones, androgens, estrogens), insect ecdysone, cardiac glycosides and saponin glycosides, and toad venom, etc.

In addition, there are artificially synthesized steroid drugs such as anti-inflammatory agents (prednisolone, dexamethasone), steroid drugs that promote protein synthesis, and oral contraceptives.

The scientific name of steroids is "adrenocortical hormone". The adrenal glands of normal people secrete a certain amount of steroids every day to maintain normal physiological functions in the body, such as regulating the metabolism of blood sugar, protein, fat, and electrolytes. It is an important hormone that is indispensable for maintaining life.

Clinically, steroids are very good drugs. They can indeed be widely used to treat many difficult and complicated diseases, that is, special diseases, including: cancer, cerebral edema, chronic lung disease, rheumatism, asthma, premature lung immaturity, skin diseases, shock, sepsis, and meningitis, etc., and it is almost in a situation where there is no disease that cannot be used; and it can indeed alleviate many symptoms and temporarily relieve the symptoms, so it has earned the name of "magic pill", so it is inevitable that some unscrupulous medical personnel abuse it to treat various diseases.

It is well known that Chinese people like to take medicine to nourish their bodies. However, any medicine has its potential side effects and should never be purchased and taken at will. There are many side effects of steroids, including gastric bleeding, susceptibility to infection, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, growth retardation, moon face (swelling), edema, increased acne, etc.

People need to be alert to medicinal powders, black pills, even incense ashes, holy water, etc. of unknown origin, because such supplements or medicines have been most likely to be found to contain steroids in the past. Since steroids are prescription drugs, patients can only use them after receiving a prescription from a physician, so pharmacies are not allowed to display and sell them at will.

Steroids are not "poison" that must be avoided at all costs, and they certainly should not be used indiscriminately as a "magic pill" that can cure all diseases. Especially in the short term, side effects are not likely to occur. However, if used in large quantities and for a long time, many serious problems may occur.