Under these conditions, many pregnant women complaining about it and want to know how to handle it. Answering that condition, dr Dwirani Amelia, SpOG dari RSIA Budi gives the explanation.
"Indeed, during pregnancy, pregnant women will experience hormonal changes are quite striking. One result is a change in the skin, the skin becomes dry," said Dwirani.
Apart from hormonal changes, continued Dwirani, dry skin can also be influenced by environmental conditions. For example, cold weather or dry weather, and the influence of food and beverages consumed.
"No need to worry, generally dry skin condition is not settled. After the baby is born usually all will be right again," she added.
Even if handled properly, the skin condition will get better within two weeks. For that, the need to avoid environmental factors that cause dryness of the skin. In addition, pregnant women also need to eat foods that can improve dry skin, such as green vegetables and a variety of colorful fruits and foods rich in folic acid such as yoghurt, or avocado.
Need Special Attention
Despite the dryness of skin in normal pregnant women, but there are some similar condition that needs special attention. Among them, if accompanied by skin dryness itching excessive, whites of the eyes look yellow, often feel nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite, you should immediately consult a doctor.
"It is feared there may be conditions of cholestasis (a condition where there is blockage of bile) in the pregnancies that need to get treatment as soon as it can be bad for the fetus, such as the fetus is born prematurely," said Dwirani.
Dwirani further said, if dry skin is already itchy and leave a thick reddish spots on the skin-especially in the legs hands and feet is a good idea also examined in order to get appropriate treatment.
Dry Skin Care Tips
1. Use a moisturizing lotion on the body after each bath or when skin moist so that moisture could last longer. If you need to wipe several times throughout the day. It is safe and greatly reduces itching.
2. Use a more stout soap containing oil or oil.
3. When using detergent when washing clothes, for example-always wear gloves. Detergents are very eroded the protective layer of outer skin and cause dry skin.
4. Try to find the originator of the skin becomes dry and avoid factors that trigger.
5. Convey the complaint to the health workers who care for Moms during pregnancy, especially if the symptoms do not show improvement. There are some systemic conditions that cause dry skin who need to get serious treatment. In addition to cholestasis, thyroid disorders (thyroid gland) can also cause dry and itchy skin symptoms, although very rare.
6. If the facial skin to exfoliate, a dermatologist could help deliver drugs exfoliants (peeling) is very mild. This action is necessary because the skin is peeling off dead skin that would preclude moisturizing lotion or oil soak into the skin.
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