Red spots on belly during pregnancy

Pregnant women need to pay more attention to their lifestyle and diet than usual and try to avoid getting sick. However, pregnancy lasts for a long time after all, and pregnant women in particular will have many allergic reactions, especially on the skin. Many people have red spots on their belly after pregnancy. These red spots are mostly pregnancy herpes, which is a symptom that all pregnant women will have, so there is no need to worry too much.

Symptoms of herpes during pregnancy

Location of disease: The rash often appears on the limbs, especially the hands and feet, and may also affect the anterior surface of the trunk, head, and face, but rarely affects the oral mucosa and genital mucosa.

Shape of herpes: Herpes on the skin will cause skin lesions, which are polymorphic, pruritic papules, plaques, target-shaped lesions, annular wheals, accompanied by obvious itching. Later, tension blisters and bullae may appear, with clear blister fluid, sometimes distributed in rings or multiple rings. It may occur on normal skin or erythema, surrounded by obvious wheals.

Burning or itching at the herpes site: Pregnant herpes presents as papules and vesicles on and near the erythematous base, which then cluster and form bullae, often accompanied by severe burning or itching, causing the pregnant woman to be restless.

The bullae rupture and form scabs, leaving pigmentation after healing. As skin lesions evolve gradually, they remain in different stages for a long time. Some lesions are close to healing, but new lesions occur nearby. (Next page: What to do if you have herpes during pregnancy)

What to do about herpes during pregnancy

1. Keep a good mood

Expectant mothers with gestational herpes should maintain an optimistic and happy mood. Because long-term mental tension, anxiety, irritability, pessimism and other emotions will cause the balance of excitation and inhibition processes in the cerebral cortex to be disturbed, affecting the health of the fetus.

2. Medication

For expectant mothers with mild symptoms, topical corticosteroids and oral antihistamines can be used for treatment. Expectant mothers with blisters on their skin can use moderate to high doses of prednisone to control the formation of blisters and intense itching. Expectant mothers with local skin lesions can apply appropriate topical medications, such as calamine lotion, etc. Expectant mothers with skin erosion symptoms can wipe it with 1% gentian violet solution.

3. Pay attention to your diet

Expectant mothers with gestational herpes should have a light and nutritious diet, and eat more vegetables, fruits, milk and other nourishing foods rich in various amino acids, vitamins, proteins and easily digestible. Eat less greasy and heavy food; eat less warm and nourishing food such as dog meat and mutton; eat less shelled seafood, bamboo shoots, taro and other foods that are prone to allergies; eat less beverages and snacks containing chemicals, preservatives and additives.