[Broken_Hippo]

Understandably inflammation is a clear signal that your body is out of balance.

No, it really isn't. If you cut your finger, you are going to have inflammation around the wound. This is completely normal and desirable: It helps the wound close and heal. Same if you get injured: swelling near a broken elbow means you are less likely to move the joint for a few days, at least (pain will keep me from moving it afterwards). These are all temporary maladies and no amount of getting your nutrients checked is going to fix these.

And steroids certainly won't help you in those situations. Steroids can make healing slower, depending on what is wrong. Not to mention that they aren't safe for everyone and can have serious side effects. slow healing, bad sleep, brittle bones, and so on.

I'm not saying steroids are never the answer. I have MS and have had high dose steroids to help with nerve inflammation (hopefully to minimize damage). High dose meaning... it was administered through an IV and I hallucinated every few hours for 3 days. And I've had steriods for an allergic reaction that simply wasn't calming down.

But the situations aren't in your favor: Steroids aren't a cure-all for inflammation, which isn't always bad.