Re: Strech marks...anyone have on belly without ever being pg?
From: Lakefever2 (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 25 Mar 2003 11:06:51 -0800 (PST)
When I was younger and even through adulthood (up
until I turned 26), I had white stretchmarks just
below my butt cheeks. I only weighed 102. THey were
never bothersome because I couldn't see them...but it
was strange that I had not an inch of fat and I had
stretchmarks!
When I gained my weight (10-15 lbs), I have a lot on
my inner thighs but they're trying to go away now that
I"ve lost all my weight. A nurse told me to put
Vitamin E on them and that should help make the color
go away.
--- anonymous <anonymous@obgyn.net> wrote:
> I am so glad I bumped into this site. I'm 16 and
> been noticing strech
> marks not on my stomach but on my thighs! This is
> causing me to eat a
> lot less and actually I am not over weight so this
> is scaring me also.
> I'm 5'3 and weigh 135lbs., yet these strech marks
> are popping up.
> However, it made me feel a whole lot better when
> reading a post on here;
> a female around my age said she always got them on
> her thighs when she
> was young but they didn't stay that brown/reddish
> color. With time they
> faded, even though I know they are still going to be
> there at least they
> wont be this awful color.
>
> At Fri, 11 Oct 2002, anonymous wrote:
> >
> >At Thu, 27 Apr 2000, Lydia wrote:
> >>
> >>stretch marks, me too,
> >>
> >>thanks
> >>
> >>lydia
> >>
> >>At Wed, 26 Apr 2000, Donna wrote:
> >>>
> >>>Wednesday 4/26/00 -
> >>>
> >>>I was so very glad to find this post. I have
> these awful things, too.
> >>>It never crossed my mind it could be related to
> PCOS. Thanks for the
> >>>information. My first Endro appt is coming up
> later this month.
> >>>
> >>>THANKS!
> >>>
> >>>At Sat, 22 Apr 2000, Debbie wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>I am wondering if some people are more apt to
> getting keloid scars which
> >>>>would mean that they would get stretch marks
> more readily too. Maybe
> >>>>there's something about our hormone imblance
> that makes our skin more
> >>>>sensitive. I have a couple of small burn scars
> and a scar from a dog
> >>>>attack that are VERY lumpy and, have faded since
> but, were VERY
> >>>>red-purpleish. Just a thought. It seems a lot
> of us have all these
> >>>>marks. Maybe it's connected!
> >>>>Debbie
> >>>>
> >>>>At Sat, 22 Apr 2000, Susan wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Ohhh that is very interesting...!!! Thanks for
> the post...I wish my dr
> >>>>>was on the ball...I still can't get the proper
> treatment!
> >>>>>*sigh*
> >>>>>
> >>>>>--
> >>>>>Susan
> >>>>>
> >>>>>At Fri, 21 Apr 2000, Lori wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>At Fri, 21 Apr 2000, Amy wrote:
> >>>>>>>
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> >>>>>>>The deep red or purple streatch marks that
> appear on your stomach are call abdominal straie. I
> have them too. Right around the age of 20 or 21 I
> started getting them. Up until recently I thought
> the were just streach marks, but they are not. The
> are most definitly related to cushings syndrome, so
> if you have not been tested for that you should be
> really soon. I was tested for CS, but it came back
> negative. So I wonder why I have the the straie.
> About 6 years ago the very first doctor that
> mentioned PCOS to me mentioned that the abdominal
> straie was one of the many symptoms of PCOS. The
> only thing that Ive tried which helps fade them is
> coca butter, vitamin e and diet and exercise. Hope
> this helps. Also I have PCOS with all of the
> symptoms, never been pregnant, and Ive recently
> started on Glucophage so I'm hoping for the best.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Mine have come up the past year - you would
> think I have had 5 children - However
> >>>>>>>my weight gain was RAPID so that is why I
> imagine....
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>anonymous wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Just wanted to say you are not alone. I am
> 19 y/o and I don't remember
> >>>>>>>> exactly when I got my belly stretch marks,
> but I certainly have them.
> >>>>>>>> They are purple and quite unsightly. My
> panties cover most of them
> >>>>>>>> (they are on my lower belly, are yours?)
> though. I think I got them a
> >>>>>>>> couple years ago when I hardly ate anything
> and lost a few pounds. In
> >>>>>>>> any case, it is quite a genetic thing as
> well. The good news is that
> >>>>>>>> they fade. When I was 12 or 13 I gained a
> ton of weight and had webs
> >>>>>>>> and webs of stretch marks on my thighs,
> dark red almost the whole length
> >>>>>>>> of my thighs. Now they are completely
> faded! So anyways hope that makes
> >>>>>>>> you feel better! Tons of people have this
> problem! Take care girl!
> >>>>>>>> ---Hugs---
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> At Fri, 21 Apr 2000, Susan wrote:
> >>>>>>>> >
> >>>>>>>> >Hi, I was reading another post and it
> occured to me to ask...I was
> >>>>>>>> >normal weight until about 21 then I
> rapidly gained 20-30 lbs and got
> >>>>>>>> >lots of these red strech marks on my
> belly...I assumed it must have been
> >>>>>>>> >cause of the weight gain..and my dr.
> check me for cushings becasue of
> >>>>>>>> >lack of af, hairy belly, chin, and
> elevated prolactin...but everything
> >>>>>>>> >came back fine...apperantly...and af
> returned so they decided it was
> >>>>>>>> >nothing (prolactin went back to
> normal)...that was 9 yrs ago...(and
> >>>>>>>> >syptoms continue)...just wondering if
> anyone else had the same
> >>>>>>>> >problem...or is it just my very bad
> 'genes' ...bummer...:)
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> >>>>>>--
> >>>>>>Lori Haynes
> >>>>>>
> >>>--
> >>>Take Heart. . . .
> >>>
> >WHAT IS PCOS I HAVE STREATCH MARK ON MY LEG RIGHT
> BY MY BUTT AND MY
> >FRIEND HAS THEM ON HER LOWER BACK I AM SOO WORIED
> WHY DO I HAVE STREATCH
> >MARKS I`M TOO YOUNG AM I FAT? IS MY BUTT TOO BIG?
> WHAT ARE THEY FROM?
> >
> >WRITE ME
> >LOVE ALWAYS
> >WORRIED CHICK
>
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