You should not use hydrocortisone if you have a fungal infection anywhere in your body.
Tell your doctor about any illness or infection you have had within the past several weeks.
Before taking this medicine
You should not use hydrocortisone if you are allergic to it, or if you have a fungal infection anywhere in your body.
Steroids can weaken your immune system, making it easier for you to get an infection or worsening an infection you already have or have recently had. Tell your doctor about any illness or infection you have had within the past several weeks.
Tell your doctor if you have ever had:
heart disease, high blood pressure;
tuberculosis;
kidney disease;
cirrhosis or other liver disease;
a thyroid disorder;
low bone mineral density (osteoporosis);
stomach ulcers, ulcerative colitis, diverticulitis;
diabetes;
a colostomy or ileostomy;
depression or mental illness;
glaucoma or cataracts;
herpes infection of the eyes; or
a muscle disorder such as myasthenia gravis.
Long-term use of steroids may lead to bone loss (osteoporosis), especially if you smoke, if you do not exercise, if you do not get enough vitamin D or calcium in your diet, or if you have a family history of osteoporosis.
It is not known whether  hydrocortisone will harm an unborn baby. However, using this medicine during pregnancy may cause a hormone deficiency in the newborn. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
You should not breast-feed while using hydrocortisone.
