How to manage my wife's rashes on her thighs after delivery that do not respond to medications?

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Postpartum (post delivery) rashes on the thigh and body, in general, is a common phenomenon experienced by most women due to the sudden physical changes in the body during pregnancy and the slow regularization of your body to the pre-pregnancy state. It is caused due to hypersensitivity of your skin to external agents, which could be any agent like dust, insect bites, or climate changes. The condition is PUPPP (pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy). You may look it up for easy understanding. I want to assure you that it is treatable and would eventually subside even without medications with time once your body gets adapted to the pre-pregnancy state. I would suggest the following. Apply Betamethasone ointment on the rashes once daily, preferably at night before bed. Use a thin layer only. Do not apply too much. Use the medication for three weeks. Then take a break for two weeks and repeat the medication for three more weeks. Take regular intervals between applications. Take Tablet Fexofenadine 120 mg at night before going to bed is effective. It is safe during breastfeeding. But I would advise a gap of at least four hours between breastfeeding and consuming the medication. It is not essential to take this medication if you are worried about delaying breastfeeding. The ointment mentioned earlier is more than enough. Home remedies involve applying a wet cloth on the affected areas, and using aloe vera gel can be done throughout the day. Kindly follow the above advice. It will eventually fade off. I hope it could be of help.