FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE BLOG
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Adrenal suppression by inhaled steroids is common
A clinical study just published in the European Journal of Endocrinology offers evidence that inhaled steroids...frequently cause serious adrenal suppression. They also show that simply measuring morning cortisol can help indicate whether adrenal insufficiency is occurring.
Inhaled steroids may worsen asthma with air pollution
Research recently published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology demonstrates that inhaled corticosteroids may in fact worsen asthma in the presence of CO (carbon monoxide).