I don't know that. My research didn't turn up anything about taking both at once. I think, either way, it would have been safer to try anti-biotics first then

I don't know that. My research didn't turn up anything about taking both at once. I think, either way, it would have been safer to try anti-biotics first then the steroids. It's not like I was suffering from the ulcer, I had time to experiment, so why not go with the simplest and safest treatment route?