When do pregnancy spots usually appear?

Stretch marks are brown patches that are prone to appear during pregnancy. Generally speaking, these patches will gradually disappear after delivery. Of course, the appearance of these patches will have a certain impact on women's psychology. When this happens, you should first maintain an optimistic and cheerful attitude, eat more foods rich in vitamin C, and take good care of your skin.

When do pregnancy spots usually appear?

Birth spots are also known as chloasma, which mainly occur on the face, mainly on the cheekbones, cheeks, nose, forehead, and chin. It is brown or black patches with unclear borders, mostly symmetrical.

Pregnant women often develop spots of pregnancy after 3 months of pregnancy, and for most people, the spots gradually disappear when menstruation returns to normal after delivery. If it persists for a long time, treatment is needed. The rash is symmetrically distributed on the face, forehead, cheeks, both sides of the nose, around the lips, and chin. It is irregularly shaped, ranging from fingertip to coin-sized or palm-sized, light brown or dark brown spots with distinct or blurred boundaries and can merge into large patches. There are no subjective symptoms, the disease lasts for a long time and worsens after sun exposure. Some of them may slowly disappear after childbirth or discontinuation of contraceptive pills.

The cause of pregnancy spots is still unclear. This disease is related to endocrine disorders such as the ovaries, pituitary gland, and thyroid gland. Pregnancy, oral contraceptives, menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea, adnexitis, infertility, liver pain, alcoholism, hyperthyroidism, tuberculosis, etc. are common. Light, cosmetics, genetics, race, nutrition, metabolism, and fatigue can all induce the disease, and sunlight exposure can aggravate the disease.

Pregnancy food therapy

(1) Dried persimmons for removing spots: Eat dried persimmons every day, long-term consumption is effective. It moisturizes the heart and lungs and removes dark spots. Suitable for facial spots and freckles. (Puji Fang)

(2) Peach kernel, milk and sesame paste: 30 grams of walnut kernels, 300 grams of milk, 200 grams of soy milk, and 20 grams of black sesame. First, grind the walnut kernels and black sesame seeds in a small grinder, mix them with milk and soy milk, put them in a pot and boil them, then add appropriate amount of white sugar, and eat a small bowl each morning and evening. Moisturizes and brightens the skin. Suitable for skin chloasma and wrinkles.

(3) Pork Kidney and Job's Tears Porridge: Take a pair of pork kidneys, remove the fascia and smell glands, chop them into small pieces, wash them, add 100 grams of peeled and chopped yam, 200 grams of polished rice, 50 grams of Job's Tears seeds, add appropriate amount of water, cook over low heat until it becomes porridge, add seasoning to taste and eat in divided portions. It has the effect of nourishing the kidney and benefiting the skin. Suitable for skin with pigmentation and dark spots.

(4) Milk and walnut drink: 200 grams each of milk, soy milk and black sesame seeds, and 300 grams of walnuts. Put walnuts and sesame seeds into a small stone mill; mix milk and soy milk, slowly pour into the small stone mill and grind while pouring. After grinding, pour into the pot and boil, then add a small amount of white sugar to season. You can also beat in raw eggs while boiling and stir while cooking. Take once a day, 1 small bowl each time. Can be eaten frequently.

(5) Hawthorn and tangerine peel drink: Take appropriate amounts of hawthorn and tangerine peel, add water and boil together, wait until cool, filter the residue with gauze to obtain the juice and add honey.

(6) Skin beautifying juice: 100g snow pear, 200g sugar cane, 300g grapes, 100g honey. Wash the pears, sugar cane and grapes, blend the juice and remove the residue, mix with honey and bottle for later use. Take 10 ml each morning and evening, mixed with boiled water.