Itchy Stretch Marks

CaseyJo

Does anyone else have insanely itchy stretch marks?  Mine were not bad until about 3 days ago and since then they have been itching like crazy!!  I had a dr appt yesterday and she said they were pretty inflamed and that I could use some hydrocortisone to help with the itching.  That is helping a little bit but not completely.  I am wondering if this is common.  As far as I can tell, it is not PUPPS as I've Googled what that looks like.  Anyone have any other suggestions??

erbear2381

benadryl anti itch cream has worked pretty well for me.  I know everyone is different, but I had about a week and a half where the itching was unbearable, and then it calmed down, so maybe it will be short term for you as well!

FrickandFrack

Make sure you are using lotion.

CAM2007

My belly has been super-itchy this week too.  I am just lotioning up a couple of times a day.  I will ask my Dr. about this itchiness at my next appt.

Jackieb3808

the palmer's cocoa butter spray oil is for itchy skin and that usually helps me instantly when i actually go use it lol..  sometimes i just sit there n itch and be lazy tho

CaseyJo

I've been putting Palmer's Cocoa Butter on 2-3 times a day....ugh....I hope this ends soon!!

tablefor3

I had an itchy belly really bad too for a while - to the point it was making me crazy.  My dr. suggested taking a Clariton once a day and it totally worked.  Took a day or two to get into my system and really work but I haven't had a problem since!  I had tried constant lotioning, hydrocortizone creams, caldryl, etc and nothing else worked.  I'd say it's worth asking your Dr. if you can take it - the relief was amazing!