Extremely Itchy feet

Anyone else in their 3rd trimester and extremely itchy? Last night I was up half the night scratching my feet. I felt like I wanted to scratch my skin off ( today my skin is burning and a bit cut up from scratching so much). I called my doctor and she said if it gets worse they want to check to call and they'll send me to l&d to get checked. Of course at 3:30am while I was up scratching I googled it and saw that it could be linked to a problem with the liver. Cholestasis is what it was called.

Does anyone have any experience with this?

Message edited 3/15/2013 12:38:06 PM.

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I was extremely itchy with my twins, I was miserable. For me it wasn't anything serious just a symptom of pregnancy.
Aveno lotion and bath was with oatmeal helped a little. My dr said I could take Benedryl but I only took it once or twice.
It also helped when dh would massage me with the lotion.
Feel better its the worst

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I have extremely itchy feeling inbetween my toes mostly.. and I scratch them to the point of cracking.. but DH thinks its more excema and dry skin rather than anything pregnancy related since it is something that happened before as well. but I think its worse now being preggers.. it's soo irritating!

Extremely Itchy feet

My belly was really itchy last week. My OB said to use a cortizone cream or Aveeno. Said its normal.

Extremely Itchy feet

For the first time this morning my belly was extremely itchy! I put some cream on it and it went away. But I've never had that before!

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My feet were SO itchy with my first pregnancy and this time too...I don't know what it is, but it's annoying.

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I had cholestasis with my last pregnancy (waiting to see if it shows up wiith this one)

I had very itchy feet, palms and chest (also all over but those were the most intense). No rash. Its a debilitation itch. Hot water made it worse. Gets worse at night. It is not like a normal pregnancy itch. It will be on feet and palms mostly.

Mine was awful and i would use a bristle brush to scratch my feet to the point my skin was peeling off.


If you think you have it, request a bile acid test and liver function test

It,does often start in 3rd trimester
How many weeks are you?


Your post sounds like mine when I started itching with DS

http://www.lifamilies.com/chat/topic.aspx?ID=530072&Highlight=Itchy


http://www.lifamilies.com/chat/topic.aspx?&P=1&ID=534317&Highlight=Itchy#P6260585

Message edited 3/15/2013 4:09:43 PM.

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definitely sounds like Chloestadis to me I would definitely get the check I have the same symptoms you around the same time and was diagnosed at 36 weeks. my ob kept thinking it was regular pregnancy itch but I kept doing research and insisting on a blood test and it came back positive. I would go get a blood test

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I called again but the doctor on call said that in cholstasis is generally starts on the belly and then will be itchy in other areas and she told me to take benedryl and see if it goes away in a few days. I dont know, I feel like every website I read says its generally on the feet and hands and thats where i have it (well my hands arent as bad as my feet but they feel a bit itcy as well) but thats not what the dr on call said. I have an appointment on monday so I guess i'll wait until then but I wish they would send me for a blood test so I know ugh

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thanks i will! I know it didnt sound right to me at all. I wasnt sure if she thought I was talking about pupps which i know is a rash on the belly so i told her that I have no rash and that i thought it could be cholstatis. ugh im just going to wait until my appt on monday with my doctor and tell her that i want my blood tested for this. Thanks for your help!

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Def demand a blood test. I too diagnosed myself and it confirmed through the bloodwork. Good luck