Stretch marks on the belly is mainly due to the impact of hormones during pregnancy, coupled with the abdomen bulge so that the skin’s elastic fibers and collagen fibers damage or fracture, abdominal skin thinning and thinning caused. Stretch marks are very itchy first of all to avoid excessive scratching, and secondly in pregnancy can be clean skin care, postpartum can follow the doctor’s advice to use drugs to relieve itching symptoms.
1. Pregnancy: pregnant women during pregnancy, first of all, should avoid the external application of drugs, you can first use warm water to clean, and then coated with olive oil for pregnant women, not only can have a certain effect on the itching, but also to moisturize the skin.
2. Postpartum: If the stretch marks are very itchy after birth, you can also use medication under the guidance of a doctor, commonly used anti-itching drugs such as glycerite lotion, mometasone furoate cream. If the itching is serious, you can also follow the doctor’s instructions oral antihistamines such as cetirizine tablets and other treatments.
If the symptoms of stretch marks itching is very serious, or after the above methods of treatment still can not be relieved or itching aggravated, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, to clarify the cause of the disease, and then under the guidance of the doctor treatment. The use of medication should follow the doctor’s instructions.