http://forum.lowyat.net/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:00:01 +0800 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3574541 Itchy skin during pregnancy is not uncommon, particularly around your growing belly and breasts as your skin stretches to accommodate them. Hormonal changes may also be partly to blame. <br /> <br />Some pregnant women find that their palms and the soles of their feet get red and sometimes itchy. This condition may be caused by an increase in estrogen. It usually disappears right after delivery. <br /> <br />You may also find that things that normally make you itchy, such as dry skin, make you even itchier when you’re pregnant. Eczema often worsens during pregnancy, though some women find that their condition actually improves. With psoriasis the situation is reversed: Many women report less severe symptoms during pregnancy, while a few find that being pregnant makes their psoriasis worse. <br /> <br />PUPPP (short for Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy) or PEP (Polymorphic Eruption of Pregnancy), which is used in the United Kingdom, is the most common skin rash found in pregnant women. PUPPP usually appears in the third trimester and disappears after childbirth. It occurs in one out of every 200 first-time pregnancies on average, and has extremely notable symptoms. 70% of women with PUPPP give birth to boys. <br /> <br /><img src='http://www.mybeanbean.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/PUPPS-During-Pregnancy1.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /> <br /> <br />Grandpa's Pine Tar Soap has been said to be extremely helpful in reducing red, itchy skin. If you are suffering from very irritating itchiness during your pregnancy, you can get the soap from <a href='http://www.mybeanbean.com' target='_blank'>myBeanBean.com</a>. The product is now available in Malaysia. keanpoh Pregnancy &amp; Parenting Sun, 10 May 2015 19:10:54 +0800