Psoriasis while pregnant
I’ve had plaque psoriasis on most of my scalp since I was 2 (I’m 30 now). 3 years ago while pregnant my psoriasis went away completely and then within 6 weeks of having my daughter it came back with vengeance. I live in the states, I have very low income and no medical. I guess I was just wondering if anyone else experienced this while pregnant as well or if anyone has advice on something OTC/home remedies that I can use to help clear it up.
Posted Jul 15, 2019, 11:50 AM UTC
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I’ve got plaque psoriasis on my elbows and about 6 years now, became pregnant and my psoriasis completely disappeared it was amazing, then about 2 months after having my baby it came back very bad and I now have guttate psoriasis as well as plaque psoriasis. I’ve tried steroid creams but they only work to a certain extent, I stopped eating gluten, cut out a lot of dairy stuff drink more water.. Bathing in Epsam salts can help clear the plaque and help it not be so dry and flaky. My baby will now be 1 this week and it’s only starting to clear up now, your diet has a great impact on skin but also you may be deficient in certain vitamins also after having your baby so even take a multivitamin everyday for 4-6 weeks that’s when vitamins begin to work in your body :) Just try keep your skin hydrated and moisturized, Silcocks base is a great cream it’s like €5 not sure how much in dollars but I’d say it would be similar price :)
There's a possibility your child will have psoriasis as there is a genetic component to it. My dad has it and so do I.
Yes I am well aware. Neither of my parents had it, my grandmother has it though so more than likely the reason I developed it.
There's also a possibility that that won't happen. No one in my family has it, but I do. Sometimes it just happens and sometimes it just doesn't happen.
Just curious, does anyone else in your family have autoimmune problems? One of my siblings has lupus, the other has some undiagnosed bowel disorder (IBS/IBD they guess). No immediate family with psoriasis, but we're all fucked in some way lol.
Nope, not a one.
I know I definitely need to work on my diet and the vitamins sound like a really good idea.