When i was pregnant i got a rash all over my body that was extreemly itchy. I think i had it the last month or so of my pregnancy. Nothing soothed it and the dr. said the only way to get rid of it was to have the child. It went away almost immediatly after birth. Has anyone had or heard of this?
2006-06-23 05:46:37 · 8 answers · asked by wendy 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Ugh, yes! I had it with my first child, and it is miserable! They call it PUPP (pruritic uricarial papules and plaques) and it really is one of the worst parts of pregnancy. Luckily, only about 1 in 100 women get it, and if you have it your first pregnancy, you're usually immune for any subsequent ones. Calamine helped sooth mine a little, but I'm not sure that it will work for everyone. The ONLY good thing about it, in my opinion, is that it can't hurt your baby.... which is a comfort when you're miserable.
2006-06-23 06:50:23 · answer #1 · answered by Jamila 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Oh PUPPP, no freaking fun! I had it in my last pregnancy and now this time I have something similar but not sure its PUPPP just yet. Its miserable! Nothing helps.
A few quick facts:
It appears the male fetal DNA can be a major cause of PUPPP
PUPPP can develop AFTER birth in some cases, or even in the first trimester. Not JUST the third trimester.
While PUPPP is harmless to the baby there is another condition closely related that is linked with I believe Liver function and it can be dangerous, so always have your rash evaluated.
I saw a family practicioner today and this guy had NO CLUE what PUPPP even was, i gave HIM a medical lesson on it!!!
PUPPP sucks.. Bad! So sorry you had it hun
2006-06-23 20:22:10 · answer #2 · answered by laketahoedragoness 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
omg I had something like that although I didn't get an actual rash but I was so itchy I couldn't even sleep! I was just scratch and scratch and scratch and my whole body would then be red and it was so bad. My doctor gave me some medicine for it and it went away immediately after giving birth but it was so misearable!!
2006-06-23 05:50:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i have my wife had it and it's true that after having the baby it was gone She had it for the last 5 months of her pregnancy she was going nuts and there was not a thing she could do to get rid of it
2006-06-23 06:37:34 · answer #4 · answered by kirby 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no i havent had this but i am preg with my second child and around my nose is very dry red and itchy...if it feels anything like this than how uncomfortable!
2006-06-23 06:10:43 · answer #5 · answered by dani may 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had it also but it was only around my belly and under my breast...i also had hig blood pressure..my daughter was 4 almost 5 weeks early because of it
2006-06-23 05:51:12 · answer #6 · answered by sjeboyce 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-23 05:50:48 · answer #7 · answered by perfect&quick 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no i`m not even pregnact
2006-06-23 06:28:39 · answer #8 · answered by mrs.austinmiddlequeen13 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋