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Am I just 'back to normal' or is it something else?

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DetectivePotato · 20/05/2010 10:07

Before I had DS (2.3) I had always suffered with bad skin, very oily t zone with spots on chin and around nose, hair would get greasy quite quickly too. Got pregnant and skin wasn't great still but noticed a huge difference in my hair, I could actually leave it for a couple of days before it got greasy!

Fast forward to DS being over 2 and may hair is back to its usual greasy self and my skin is really flaring up again. I was on the pill from when DS was about 2 months, I have stopped taking it recently so I suppose it could be that.

Now my nails are going quite brittle and I have never had a problem with them before. People used to think I wore false nails as they always looked nice, never used to break etc. Now the ends are looking really dry and they are catching on material (big cringe emotion).

Is this just coming off the pill, me being back to normal or could it be something else?

OP posts:
DetectivePotato · 22/05/2010 22:45

Bump.

OP posts:
Chil1234 · 23/05/2010 08:10

It could be various things. Hair, skin and nails often reflect your general health... so if anything has changed there, if you're a little run-down, if your diet is not all it could be, etc. then that will show up in these areas first. Beyond your general health, mild hormonal imbalances can affect skin/nails.... can be an underlying medical cause or it could be triggered by the effect of the contraceptive pill.

If you're worried, then see your doctor.

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