PUPPP

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Somehow the "yeast infection" that I thought I had has blown into a rash that is now covering my stomach, breasts, and arms.  After consulting Dr. G.oogle and a few friends, I have come up with the determination that I now am dealing with PUPPPs, or pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy.  Right now I feel like I am on Mother Nature's Candid Camera.


I woke up yesterday with a rash under my left breast.  I called the doctor and talked to one of the nurses.  She suggested that it might be a yeast infection and to try OTC yeast infection treatment until my appointment on Monday.  I went out and bought the cream and started using it yesterday.  It did absolutely nothing.  By the afternoon, the rash had spread to underneath my right breast, my stomach, and my forearms.  I tried some cortisone cream and that did absolutely nothing.  Taking a shower was excruciating  not because of the pain, but because I wanted to jump out of my skin I was so itchy.

Sleeping also sucked last night.  Every time I woke up, I wanted to scratch.  I had to wear a sports bra to sleep because the rubbing of my skin was too much to handle.  This morning, surprise, the rash looks so much worse.  So much so that I decided to call the OB resident on call around 8:30 AM.  Well, it is now almost 12:30 PM and I have not gotten a call back.

I am seriously so itchy and miserable.  I have searched the internet to find remedies and have found a few, including something called G.randpa's P.ine T.ar S.oap.  Some people say that this is a miracle cure for the condition.  The problem is, no place around me seems to have this at the moment.  My husband went to G.NC last night and they were out of it.  Then he went to W.hole F.oods and they were also out of it.  I called around to several stores and they were either out of it, had never heard of it, or thought I was crazy.

Some other things that I have tried that have not worked are A.&D O.intment (diaper rash cream) and icepacks.  I found that I actually have one of the recommended corticosteriods from a previous rash before I got pregnant (yes, I seem to get rashes a lot).  I G.oogled that last night and found that is a class C drug, so I am not going to use that unless I talk to the doctor and determine that it the benefit outweighs the risk.  A call back any day would be fabulous.

The only other thing that I can really do is just bitch and scratch.  Oh and cry a little.  I seem to be doing lots of that in the past few days.  I think that if I were actually feeling some contractions or something that I might feel a little better knowing that the end was in sight.  

In case you were interested in what the rash looks like (scroll down)....rather than G.oogling which will show you some really disturbing images.  I think half of what comes up isn't even PUPPPs related since there were definitely pictures of guys and ummm I highly doubt those guys had a rash that occurs only in pregnancy.  DO NOT G.OOGLE for images.  Seriously, don't do it.

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10 Responses to “PUPPP”

  1. You poor thing. That sucks, and so close to the end. I've found my hives are so much worse than before I was pregnant, but this sounds really terrible. Hope they get back to you soon!

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  2. Try benedryl cream. After I had the reaction post surgery, that and benedryl were a life saver.

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  3. So you know with a warning like that I totally had to Google PUPPP, right?! Fortunately no male pics popped up, but what I saw made me cringe in empathy ... you poor thing. I hope this little one looks at his watch and decides to make an entrance soon so you can get some relief.

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    1. I know right?! Are you scarred for life now?? :-o

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    2. I've decided that I'll happily take the broken back if it means I can escape from this! The pregnancy gods do take bargains, right?

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  4. Oh man...I'm so sorry! I hope that baby gets a move on soon and your rash clears up.

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  5. So sorry. I had this before. What worked for me was using Aveeno collodial oatmeal packets. The ones for the bath. Except, I sprinkled some into my hand and made a paste by adding a few drops of warm water and slathering it all over my body. Very messy, but it does temporarily help. You are almost there. Hang on!

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  6. How are you getting on. Im guessing as this post was posted in April you have had your little one and puppp has gone? I had it at 35 weeks it was horrific but yep it cleared with grand pa soap (ebayuk) and steriod cream. It went and has returned on fire at 39 I am now 40 weeks and its worse than before.. The soap no longer works nor does the cream. I have heard some women after birth still get flare ups. . Would love to know how your getting on.

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    1. Hi there! I am so sorry that you are dealing with this horrid rash, too. Thankfully my rash went away about 2 weeks after I gave birth. It was gradual though and the last places it flared in were the last places to clear up. My feet/toes were the worst. I had scabs on them for at least 2 weeks after the itching stopped. The soap was the only thing that helped me as the steroid cream seemed to not do anything. I literally scrubbed myself every night for like 3 weeks. I have had no flare-ups since the rash went away and I have no scarring, which I was surprised about knowing how bad the rash was at one point. I really hope that you have your baby soon so that you can get some relief. Ultimately, I think that was what really helped me start the healing process. Best of luck to you with the rest of your pregnancy!

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  7. PUPPP is a sign of liver congestion. I had it with all of my pregnancies. All 6, including two early miscarriages. You have to treat your liver with dandelion and milk thistle. You can buy supplements and pop them liberally or just eat dandelions. Not kidding. Don't wait for steroids to work. They won't help much. God bless.

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