But steroids only decrease the inflammation, they don't combat the original problem. If the inflammation is there because of a real pathogen, steroids are dangerous. Antibiotics decrease inflammation by tackling the original problem without a need to also increase inflammation.
(It is at this point I'd like to point out that I don't have a medical background and may be going out of my depth for the sake of analogy :P)
(It is at this point I'd like to point out that I don't have a medical background and may be going out of my depth for the sake of analogy :P)