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PUPPPS!!!!

Please I desperately need help!!! I am 19 weeks and have been showing identical signs of PUPPPS for the last 2 weeks now!! My doctor has told me its probably just an allergic reaction and to use cortisone on it. CORTISONE DID NOTHING!!! My legs, belly, back, and arms is covered in red hives that inflame at night! I am so tired and desperately need relief! Please help me!
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O and I took Claritan every morning until the itch began to fade
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Sorry, I just saw that you had responded. When I developed PUPPPS I started doing a ton of research and read just about every forum online. I finally found a lady who had cured her PUPPPS rash completely in less than two weeks. I was desperate so I was willing to try anything. Her midwife gave her a list of things to do and she posted it online and I did em all religiously and my rash was gone in about two weeks which is awesome because many women suffer until delivery. Anyway, the women suggested eating clean and promoting good liver health BC rashes are often caused by toxins in the body and strain on the liver. So I ate a high protein diet with healthy liver promoting foods which you can google. I ate atkeast 100g o protein daily. I drank 7 to 8 bottles of water daily. And atleast two v8s daily. Also i made sure i put alot of lemon in my water bc it also cleanses yhe liver. I took 8 dandelion root capsules daily (3 with breakfast, 2 with lunch, and 3 with dinner), I took 3 milk thistle capsules daily (one with each meal). I drank 16 oz of nettles tea daily 8 oz at breakfast and 8 oz at dinner and I drank 16 oz of dandelion root tea 8 oz at breakfast and 8 oz at dinner, I showered only in cold water and used grandpas pine tar soap during showers. I also sprayed water with an acidic pH from a water store on it 3x daily to help dry it up. If there is not someone who sales alkaline or acidic water near you you can always dilute vinegar and it works the same it just smells. I put as little of creams on it as possible while I was cleansing my body so the rash would dry up and go away instead of treating the symptoms. My doc prescribed topical steroids for the itch and I did not use them any BC I wanted to try the natural herbs instead of using steroids. All this is crazy and it was a lot buy it worked!
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When I was around 18 weeks I developed a rash in same places as you mentioned and doctors couldn't tell me why it was only happening at night... I started taking zyrtec when I first woke up and it seemed to relieve whatever it is. But take aveeno baths (doesn't matter if it's baby aveeno or regular) and cocoa butter lotion on afterwards.

I will be 36 weeks tomorrow and When I don't take zyrtec, I start getting a mild version of the rash at night. Don't know what I'm allergic to. I've taken it every single day and me and baby are healthy and doing good. Trust me I know it's terrible, but just try taking zyrtec and see if it helps. Not benadryl, because that's only a temporary relief.
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Yes please!
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I had PUPPPS horribly and I did a regimine a women online recommended of wholistic herbs and mine was gone in two weeks. Mine was so bad I was up all night. The stuff I did wasn't cheap but it dried the rash up. Would u like the very long list of things I did?
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Thank you so much
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Also children's benadryl at night i like the clear liqid or even regular benadryl will help you rest
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9536744 tn?1414122031
Aveeno oatmeal baths in cool/warm water, aloe Vera gel, and baking soda mixed with a little water and applied like a paste until dry then rinsed off.
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