[Updated Jul 25, 2021]
Check with your healthcare provider to make sure you're getting enough vitamin B12 from your pregnancy diet or prenatal vitamin
Reported side effects of corticosteroids include: Hydroelectrolytic disorders: sodium retention, potassium loss, hypokalemic alkalosis, fluid retention, congestive heart failure in susceptible patients, hypertension Musculoskeletal: muscle weakness, myopathy, loss of muscle mass, aggravation of myasthenic symptoms in myasthenia gravis, osteoporosis, vertebral compression fractures, aseptic necrosis of the head of the femur and humerus, pathologic fracture of long bones, tendon rupture Dermatological: impaired wound healing, atrophy and thinning of the skin, fragile skin, petechiae and ecchymoses, facial erythema, increased sweating, suppression of reactions to skin tests, allergic dermatitis, urticaria, and angioedema
Reduce the risk of cognitive decline and Alzheimers disease (11) Treat pernicious anemia, a condition that can cause nerve damage and increases your risk of stomach cancer (12)
Symptoms include a painful lump in the gland and foul-tasting pus draining into the mouth