 [ Symptoms ] my blood work showed inflammation i have crohn is disease do i need steroids [ Disease ] hi it is always better to avoid steroids as u said but using it for short or long periods of time depends only upon your symptoms and your body tolerance if your body is responding to azathioprine even if the progress is slow then i would recommend not to use steroids if u are unresponsive to azathioprine then you should go for short course of steroids thanks