Thanks for all your replies. I've succumbed to the itch and have just bought the Diprosone OV this morning. The Pinetarsol relieved the itchiness for a while, and the Polaramine only did so for a few hours, but I was still finding myself scratching like crazy during the night. I'll follow my docs instructions and hopefully some relief will be on the way! I'm sure my case of PUPPPS is not as bad as some ladies but I can't imagine this could be any worse!! Oh well, it'll all be worth it in a couple months time!
Try Dandelion Root as well (from the health food shop), it reduces the redness & heat from the rash & eases the itching if you keep using it. Same as the Polaramine, I found it was effective only when I was taking it consistently morning & night every day.
I just thought I would update this post and let everyone know what happened with my PUPPPS. I did end up using the Diprosone OV cream and after 2-3 days, the redness and itching on my belly completely improved and was gone within the week. I had mild breakouts across my body including my arms and thighs, but the cream also did it's thing. I would say I used it quite sparingly, and was ecstatic with it's results. I was also using Pinetarsol in the shower and bath for a couple of weeks, and felt that it relieved the need to scratch. The PUPPPS symptoms have completely gone now, and bubs appears to be doing fine and growing well.
I feel for you. I was prescribed all different types of creams and tried telfast and palaromine and none stopped the itch. The chemist then tried to make me a menthol cream by adding some peppermint stuff to the lotion. This was a relief for about a minute and then it was back to scratching again. I had it from about week 33 and it got so unbearable that i couldnt sleep. I asked them to induce me and they did at 39 weeks. best of luck...try cold baths.
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nothing seemed to work unfortunately
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