Dry lips during pregnancy

During pregnancy, there are some changes in the woman’s body that are not necessarily triggered by the pregnancy itself, but are often associated with it. For example, while a woman is pregnant, her lips may become dry. This can be an indication that the pregnant patient has an iron deficiency.

In this case, the patient’s gynecologist should take blood samples to determine if the dry lips are caused by the iron deficiency. Another cause may be a lack of fluid. A pregnant woman may have dry lips as an indication of a lack of fluid, because during pregnancy not only is there an increased feeling of hunger, but there is also an increased need for fluid.

Many young women do not drink a whole liter per day, which is not perceived as disturbing by most women. During pregnancy, however, the woman needs more fluid and produces less fat due to increased sweating and also due to the altered hormone balance. This means that pregnant women, for example, often have clean skin because the estrogens ensure that the sebaceous glands, which cause many pimples in puberty, produce less fat.

However, this can also lead to the skin drying out, as many patients are not used to taking care of their skin during pregnancy. The lips are particularly sensitive and therefore dry lips can occur in a pregnant woman. A sufficient amount of fluid and increased personal hygiene is therefore essential during pregnancy.

Dry lips during a cold

During a cold, dry lips can occur. This can have several causes. Firstly, many patients get a cold when it is very cold and the cold weather not only weakens the immune system but also removes moisture from the skin (epidermis).

Since the lips are particularly sensitive, many patients often suffer from dry lips in cold temperatures, and the dry heating air that follows also removes moisture from the lips. In addition, the cold weather can cause the patient to develop a cold. In this case, the dry lips and the cold are not directly related, but both have the same cause, namely the cold and the associated loss of fluid.

However, there are other causes that can cause a patient to suffer from dry lips and a cold.On the one hand, it is possible that a patient who does not take in enough fluid may have dry lips and on the other hand, his immune system may be weakened. This can lead to dry lips and a cold. However, it is also possible that a patient who always drinks a lot of tea during a cold in order to promote the healing process, has wet lips, with which he then goes out into the cold air.

Moist lips combined with cold air cause the lips to dry out very quickly. Therefore, it is better to dab your lips before going out into the cold air and additionally cream them with a purely greasy cream without additives (for example Vaseline). However, it is important to know that the cold itself does not cause dry lips and that even dry lips are no sign of a cold.