I've had it for years. Then I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. I tried changing my diet to suit the diabetes - low carbs, whole wheats, leafy greens - and my IBS flared up so badly. It was bad before I started taking my metformin/glucofage but it got increasingly worse when I changed my diet for the diabetes.
Newborns are also coated with a thick, pasty, white material called vernix caseosa (made up of the fetus' shed skin cells and skin gland secretions), most of which will be washed off during the baby's first bath.
Some common types of birthmarks include: 1  Moles, which are brown or black spots that can appear on the skin at birth. 2  Mongolian spots, which are bluish patches that can appear on the backs of babies and young children, usually those of Asian descent. 3  Port-wine stains, which are flat patches that appear pink or red.