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621842 tn?1269969330

Rash on my belly and 26wks preggo.

Hey I am 26wks pregnant and developed this itchy rash on my tummy.  I was using palmers cocoa butter cream but stopped but it's still really itchy has anyone else had this happen to them.  What did u do to relieve the itchy feeling?
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621842 tn?1269969330
Thanks for the info i greatly appreciate it I went to the doc and it is allergies. I have severe peanut allergies also and super sensitive skin so it was a combination of the soap i use and the palmers. Thanks for the research
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800427 tn?1324945719
PUPP usually starts around the stretch marks on the stomach and breasts, as small red bumps and the will grow to form larger blotches of red bumps. Once the PUPP rash makes its appearance it usually spreads to the thighs, buttocks, breasts, and arms

so this seems like a pretty rare thing so youre probably fine, unless these are your symptoms...i have heard a lot that pregnancy just causes a lot of unwanted itchies lol! i had really itchy legs for no reason one week and then it just went away! so many hormones can do strange things to a womans body! by the way if u think u may have this it is treatable with a high dosage of steroidal creams! although occurring in only 1% of women seems very rare...luckily!!
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800427 tn?1324945719

here i got this from a pregnancy site online hope this helps!

It's not uncommon to feel itchy during your pregnancy – this will mostly be felt around your stomach and breasts and is usually caused by your changing hormones and your stretching skin

If you do suffer from common issues, such as dry skin, eczema or food allergies then these may be made worse over the course of your pregnancy

Some pregnant women may also experience more intense itchiness during pregnancy. This is often seem in conjunction with itchy, red bumps and larger patches of a hive-like rash on their bellies. This is known as pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP) or polymorphic eruption of pregnancy and will effect about 1% of pregnant women

PUPPP will usually effects women who are in their first pregnancy, carrying twins, and is usually at its worst during the third trimester
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800427 tn?1324945719
i think i read this one time on another post and in one of my pregnancy books...it could be pupps....i think thats the right acronym? lemme get back to you on this! but i think u should def see a doc about it just to make sure its not the thing im referring to...dont get all scared tho becuz im not a doctor and it could just be a regular rash! in the mean time while your waiting to go to the doctors you could take benedryl thats totally safe in pregnancy and is for allergies so will def help with the itching! i think they also make a benedryl cream but u might want to hold off on putting anything on the rash before u talk to a doctor actually! but taking the tablets should be okay.
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