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I am 22 weekz pregnant and miserable. My whole body itches. I just want to rip my skin off. Hydrocortizone cream does not work, corn starch/baby powder does not work, bendyral does not even touch it. I just developed it yesterday and has spread all over my body. And i mean ALL OVER!!! My face, head, butt, boobs EVERYWHERE!!!! I heard it lasts for until your baby is born. Which means I have 18 weeks left. I honestly do not think I can do it. I can not get any sleep and I am itching constantly. I need some sort of relief please! This is the worst torture in the world. I am falling apart, I can not do this anymore! Someone PLEASE HELP!

Posted: 12/13/2011 by Star412

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get pine tar soap! Please trust me! you can find it at your local GNC store or or amazon. i got PUPPPat 35 wks (typical) with my son (also typical) and was suffering like crazy. Dr. prescribed a steroid i refused to take and then read about the pine tar soap. Smells a little weird but it went away completely within a week! I now swear by it and share the wealth of knowledge. Good luck!
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I suffered from PUPPS starting in my 17th week, and thought I would go insane. What worked for me was taking a combination of 3 dandelion root pills and 2 flax seed oil pills three times a day. It's not exactly sanctioned by the doctors because of the lack of testing, but my doctor didn't forbid it and said he though the risk was low. Anyway, within 48 hours, the rash was TOTALLY gone and stayed gone. I cut back to taking the dose just once a day after a few weeks, and it kept it at bay. My 21-month-old daughter is just as perfect and healthy as can be. Trust me, I know what you're going through, after trying EVERY recommended treatment/cream/salve/prescription out there. Best of luck to you!
posted 02/07/2012 by Can'twaittilspring
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