This is challenging when your appetite is suppressed, which is why protein shakes, high-protein snacks, and strategic meal planning matter enormously
For patients who did experience side effects, clinicians controlled symptoms by reducing the dose temporarily, providing basic home advice such as eating small meals or bland foods, and monitoring for evidence of dehydration
Corticosteroids, other than inhibiting inflammation, decrease the production of Type I and Type III collagen and glycosaminoglycans, which are the building blocks of HS scars, and interfere with TGF- signaling, which is the primary driver of the transition from chronic inflammation to permanent scarring [206]
A post hoc analysis suggests that it has protective effects against this type of damage but they need further investigation for confirmation