Hi.
From what I've read on some candida and adrenal fatique sites; Cortisone inhibits the immune system which makes it easier for candida to survive. Some webpages even said that cortisone feeds candida - I don't know myself whether this is completely true- I've read some posts by people here on curezone that said that low hormone treatment was the only thing that made it possible for them to become strong enough to fight candida overgrowth. But I've also read posts from people like you that say that hydrocortisone made their candida worse.