Red Bumps on Skin - Naperville,IL

Updated on April 21, 2014
M.T. asks from Naperville, IL
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I have these red "pimple-like" bumps on my stomach and sides that started about 5 years ago. It only happened when I would first get pregnant. I showed my gyno and she assumed it was hormones. But I still get them and I showed her again and she said maybe an allergy. I also showed my dermatologist and she wasn't sure either. They are like pimples or boils. They don't itch or hurt. I get a lot of them and this last time it was during my menstral cycle. Sometime my daughter will get them too, only a couple and my son gets them too. My husband has never had them. I just would like to know some thoughts on this or if anyone has experienced something similar.

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C.O.

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If they were boils - they would hurt.

Do they have white heads on them?
Are they hard and crusty?

If they have "white heads" on them - I would be led to believe they are mulluscum. They are a virus in the system. There isn't much you can do about them.

I'm a little concerned that a dermatologist did NOT know what they were. I'd go get a second opinion...they don't stick around for years...it takes about 9 months for the virus to run its course. I've not known anyone to get them a second time.

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S.G.

answers from Grand Forks on

I agree that it sounds like it could be molloscum. My son has it and the doctor said that it should go away on its own without treatment, but it can keep reoccurring for a couple of years. It is contagious, so we shouldn't share clothes or towels. Of course I would expect your doctor and dermatologist to recognize molloscum because it is quite common.

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S.B.

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My daughter gets red bumps on her feet mostly, but sometimes on her arms. They are this: molluscum contagiosum

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/molluscum-c...

Her dermatologist put some purple stuff on her back and toes on her first breakout (the ones on her back were huge, we totally freaked out but her pediatrician knew right away what they were.) Her last outbreak was little ones on her hands and arms, we just kept them clean and covered in bandaids for a couple of weeks and they went away. I'm not sure if this is what your family is dealing with, but I hope it helps.

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M.S.

answers from Washington DC on

Once you mentioned the kids have them my first thought was millennium.

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O.O.

answers from Los Angeles on

Google "keratosis pilaris."

D.B.

answers from Boston on

Sounds viral or possibly fungal. What are you doing for your immune system to boost it? It doesn't sound to me like you have any medical options since the doctors don't even recognize it. But most skin problems are the result of the body trying to get rid of something, to detoxify itself. I work extensively with immune system support, and all of the many skin issues (eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis, shingles, hives and so on) respond to the same regimen of providing additional nutrients to the body to help it process normal allergens or triggers, so they are eliminated harmlessly or just not reacted to at all. Some people get results in a few weeks, some in several months - it's individual and some people definitely have more stubborn problems. But I've never seen anyone NOT get results if they are consistent. There is some astounding new research on a natural peptide which is really nature's superfood, the first dietary ingredient known to affect gene "expression" (which means the instructions to each cell to tell it which genes to turn on and off, which is what determines proper cell functioning).

Yours don't sound like they are totally hormone dependent, because your daughter and your son both get them. So that tells me these are epigenetic in nature, which we've learned can be hereditary but is reversible. Kids usually respond sooner, but there's a very easy and totally safe way to address these epigenetic changes, which is great for prevention as well as dealing with an existing problem. It puts your body back to where it's supposed to be before all the lifestyle changes kick in (which can be our own choices but also environmental or food triggers).

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