cardiactec Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 do any of you have stretch marks like on your lower back or thighs?? i am by NO MEANS overweight, if anything i need to gain like 20 pounds (i am 5'8' and weigh 126) but i have these zebra strip marks across my lower back and on the sides of my thighs. i have never had children either. what is up with that?!?! i shouldnt have this at 24 years old! is this part of EDS or something? one doc told me it was just from losing and gaining weight too quickly, but i havent really gained or lost more than like a total of 8 pounds in a quicky time frame?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyMouse Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 Plenty of folks have stretch marks and no kids... sometimes it's just a side effect of rapid growth, especially during puberty. That being said, I have HEDS and have loads of stretch marks on my chest and thighs--more than average. If you think you may have EDS, chat with your doctor, and possibly head over to the EDNF website for info.Nina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEE Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 I will say that a certain docs NP noted that in me and asked me if it was after childbirth that I developed mine. Must be something they look for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lthomas521 Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 Lesions that look like stretch marks (but really aren't) can be a sign of tick-borne illness, such as bartonellosis or Lyme disease. Have you been tested for those? They can cause problems with your nervous system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anna Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 Stretch marks are one of the things our geneticist looked for when diagnosing our EDS, myself and my kids have stretch marks, the ones that seemed to be more of an issue were the horizontal ones on our lower back, we were told that this is a sign of faulty connective tissue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmpower Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 Stretch marks are considered one of the signs of possible zinc deficiency (which can occur during pregnancy). Search the other signs (white spots on nails, poor sense of smell, poor wound healing, more...) to sit if this fits you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest malosp Posted August 14, 2006 Report Share Posted August 14, 2006 do any of you have stretch marks like on your lower back or thighs?? i am by NO MEANS overweight, if anything i need to gain like 20 pounds (i am 5'8' and weigh 126) but i have these zebra strip marks across my lower back and on the sides of my thighs. i have never had children either. what is up with that?!?! i shouldnt have this at 24 years old! is this part of EDS or something? one doc told me it was just from losing and gaining weight too quickly, but i havent really gained or lost more than like a total of 8 pounds in a quicky time frame??Cardiactec...Ithomas is correct, stretch marks can often happen with bartonella which is a co-infection of lyme. You can compare your stretch marks with pictures of bartonella stretch marks on the internet.Just get on lymenet forum and click on newbie links ....scroll down....until you find the topic lyme rash pictures. There are pictures of the bartonella rash there somewhere.I don't know if you have lyme but you should at least check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calypso Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 I know teenagers who have stretch marks. It seems pretty common and highly genetic. Ask your elder family members and I'd be willing to bet that some of them had them early, too.Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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