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Eczema in pregnancy

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  • 14-04-2011 12:45pm
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    Hi all,

    Was wondering if any of you ladies suffer from eczema? Mine has gotten to the point where I can't sleep at night with the itch and doc maintains he cannot give me anything other than antihistamines for the itch - tried them before and don't think they were particularly effective :(
    Anyone have any suggestions for me? Non-medical advice only of course ;)


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    SuzieD
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    Hi,

    Sorry to hear that you're suffering with eczema and losing sleep. Econatural.ie sells a range of organic clothing with 'silver soothe' which eases the night-time itch significantly.
    http://www.econatural.ie/Default.aspx?tabid=155

    I hope you get some relief from your symptoms.

    Best, Suzie.


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    Moonbeam
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    got it really bad on my hands wth my 1st baby.
    Go to the pharmacist they will have something that they can give you.I ended up needing to use a steroid cream.
    e45 shower gel/handwash
    Silcocks base and emolliant cream all helped at different times.


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    crazy cat lady
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    It's probably getting worse as baby is starving you of your natural oils which is drying out the skin more. You could try taking Mor-EPA which is a fish oils capsule and safe during pregnancy. Not only is it safe but its got all the omega's recommended for pregnancy so its good for baby too! I got mine in the Health Store.

    I had really bad dermatitis which developed in pregnancy and only cleared once I started taking these capsules a couple of weeks ago so I would highly recommend them!


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    Thanks for the replies everyone, I will definitely investigate some of these! Skin is painful today but I'm distracted as I have 20 week scan in the afternoon :D


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