I've heard that if your skin is itchy, you're putting on weight. Is this true?

[Anonymous]

Yes

No

I have no idea

[Anonymous]

Not necessarily. Especially for pregnant women this is true as their belly grows so fast for the baby so causes itching and scratching but in general being itchy doesn't mean gaining weight. Could be irritation from you clothes, allergic reaction, dust or particles in the air on your skin making you itch etc the possibilities are endless.

[3336PS]

Correct... When the belly is stretched from baby, it gets a bit itchy...

[Opinion Owner]

@3336PS yep, I know this all to well right now. I'd like my baby to be here today as its now very uncomfortable but got 4 weeks left to go

[Miezko]

Congratulations

[Opinion Owner]

@Miezko thank you

[3336PS]

4 more weeks!!! You can do it.. Boy or girl? 1st?
I have 2 :)
I got lucky, they didn't strech my belly much n no strech marks 😊
My older sister wasn't as lucky with her boy... She was huge!!! She showed me her excessive belly, I told her to get it tucked hehehe... Because all other parts of her body look so perfect...
Hope you are comfotable sleeping..

[Opinion Owner]

@3336PS I haven't found out, wanted to be surprised but I feel it's gonna be a girl. It will be my first to term pregnancy, had a miscarriage few years back. I have a long torso so I'm not real big but def feels like everything is all packed inside lol. Sleep is sorta hit or miss, I get so sleepy I just crash but only for few hours at a time.

[3336PS]

congs. on your first!!
ahahah your baby is training you with your sleep pattern lol... once he/she comes out... you will all be attending to the babys sleeping pattern. :P
enjoy the rest of your pregnancy.. ha still remember those little elbow, knees, head, butt moving around like a little alien inside :P...

[Opinion Owner]

@3336PS thank you. I'm very hopeful baby will like to sleep since dad and I both are good sleepers lol. I love feeling the baby move but it def is a different type of feeling, I like to lay and watch my belly moving lol it's just weird and crazy to think there's a baby in there

[Girly1710]

I thought my skin got itchy because I'm terrified of bugs and I get worried they're on me. Never head of this claim.

[fuqthegovt]

maybe it's just a rash or other irritation? Easy way to tell if you are gaining weight = weigh yourself after peeing when you first get out of bed while naked. And even that can vary a pound or 2 from one day to the next.

[GeordieWhyAye]

My mom is certified by the American Council of Exercise and has been personal training for 12 years. She looked at me like I was a lunitic when I asked her if it was true. So no lol

[Lua_Raye]

Sounds like bullshit to me. I don't see my overweight friends scratch themselves like an animal

[Asker]

Well it doesn't last forever I've heard. Like it just happens as your skin is stretching but then it adjusts

[Lua_Raye]

I don't think it's because you are gaining weight. I could get itches cause of a mosquito, a plant, allergy

[Miezko]

Possibly, but when your skin is itchy it is because it's irritated so it is possible that putting on weight will cause your skin irritation. Even than though the irritation could be from any number of other irritants.

[Dlc20]

No I don't think I've ever heard this one before. There could be other causes o why this is happening.

[madhatters4]

i've never heard this and it doesn't sound very legit

[Prettygurl12]

Or any other reason... peeling skin from sunburn, getting bitten, allergic reaction...

[Flurr]

You should have asked 'if you are putting in weight, than your skin becomes itchy' because there are plenty of things that could cause your skin to be itchy like allergies, poison ivy or hard water.

[summiter]

It means you have dry skin

[Asker]

I think that could be it. It's on my back so I command put lotion on it easily

[summiter]

It is just dry skin. Try some different laundry detergents and maybe try some different soaps when you shower.

[helloitsmethere]

I heard the same thing too... It's not true.
I recently gained 15 pounds and my skin wasn't feeling unusually itchy.

[Browneye57]

Just take a shower if you itch.
If you're putting on weight then eat less, eat better, and move more. It's all really very simple.

[douride2]

I have never experienced an itch when I put on weight.

[chickenflipper]

I have a bunch of itchy bug bites. guess I'm turning obese

[Anonymous]

Yep. Poison Ivy and Poison Oak are notorious for unexplained weight gain

[Anonymous]

i have never heard of that but it does sound like bullshit

[Kaylyne]

Just sat in bed of stinging nettles have you?

[xobrowneyedbeauty]

Haha that's definitely a myth!

[Relentless_Hippie]

What would you believe this bull?

[Zendrya]

that's how you know you're getting a sunburn dude.

[Decentguy]

nope, i dont think its true

[PlzJustDie]

You're putting on weight if your weight increases.

[Yanoa_Yanza]

Nah I would look fir allergies

[Username3568]

People assume to quick

[Bigclit]

Lol no..