What should a pregnant woman with vitiligo do?

Condition analysis:
women with Vitiligo have questions about whether or not they should take their Vitiligo treatment while pregnant. It is said that there can be some medicines which are used for the treatment of Vitilogo can pass through the placenta and to the foetus, so it’s a matter of concern. These medicines should be stopped after consulting a doctor, as they can pose a severe risk to the baby. Pregnant women should consult both their dermatologist and obstetrician regarding this matter.

Strong topical creams should also be avoided, specially while breastfeeding. Since this disease differs from person to person in severity and also the type of patches, there can be no general recommendation. Every patient should take the concerns and questions to their doctors, and chart out a plan which is most suitable to them.

Instructions:
Vitiligo patients can eat more foods rich in tyrosine and mineral substances such as meat like beef, rabbit meat, lean pork, animal liver, eggs like hen’s egg, duck’s egg, quail’s egg, milk like cow milk, yogurt, vegetables like fresh vegetables, radishes, eggplants, winter bamboo shoots, black sesame, walnuts, raisins, mud snails, clams and other shellfishes.

Pregnant vitiligo patients should avoid to eat or eat less fresh jujubes, hawthorns, kiwifruits, grapefruits and so on. The pregnant vitiligo patients should avoid eat foods with too sour flavor. They should avoid to eat popcorn processed by the lead containers. They should try to avoid to eat too much foods rich in vitamin C, avoid long time over exposure to the intense sunlight, keep a good mood, moreover, pregnant vitiligo patients should pay attention to the environments around them, avoid the dampness of your living place, get wet in the rains, wading, have cold and so on. But pregnant vitiligo patients should keep a balanced diet at the same time, only in this way, can they promise the nutrition of the fetus development and help to treat vitiligo at the same time.