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Pregnancy Itch
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Im in my first trimester (early!)
I have an insane itch and rash.... mostly feet & legs, today it is hands... its actually quite painfull and really inflammed!!
My scalp is even itchy and its not something I usually suffer from.
Before pregnancy I took fexofenadine for hayfever & a cold allergy..... Im obviously not taking this just now and I havent been out in the cold so I dont think the rash is “cold urticaria”.
Im scratching till i bleed despite moisturising alot.... today my hands are starting to come out in tiny blisters and skin coming off likely due to my scratching!
Its driving me up the wall. I went to pharmacy who gave me aqueous cream + calamine- it hasnt really helped!
Desperately avoiding taking any antihisthamines regularly if possible - any suggestions how to relieve this itch and what the F it is!?
I have a midwife appt on Wed and I will obviously mention this- it has been suggested already that I am too early on to have any pregnancy related symptoms?
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I have an insane itch and rash.... mostly feet & legs, today it is hands... its actually quite painfull and really inflammed!!
My scalp is even itchy and its not something I usually suffer from.
Before pregnancy I took fexofenadine for hayfever & a cold allergy..... Im obviously not taking this just now and I havent been out in the cold so I dont think the rash is “cold urticaria”.
Im scratching till i bleed despite moisturising alot.... today my hands are starting to come out in tiny blisters and skin coming off likely due to my scratching!
Its driving me up the wall. I went to pharmacy who gave me aqueous cream + calamine- it hasnt really helped!
Desperately avoiding taking any antihisthamines regularly if possible - any suggestions how to relieve this itch and what the F it is!?
I have a midwife appt on Wed and I will obviously mention this- it has been suggested already that I am too early on to have any pregnancy related symptoms?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Not my area, but it is extremely common in pregnancy probably due to increased blood supply to the skin.
Cholestatic jaundice is almost unheard of in the first trimester and as the name implies, one has to be jaundiced, so is a non starter as a diagnosis.
If you were my pregnant wife i would put you back on the Fexofenadine tablets.
Cholestatic jaundice is almost unheard of in the first trimester and as the name implies, one has to be jaundiced, so is a non starter as a diagnosis.
If you were my pregnant wife i would put you back on the Fexofenadine tablets.
Thanks everyone!!
Ummm it was so special! I had a bit of bleeding so paid for an early scan just to reassure, once i knew there was a heartbeat we brought her in for a look and asked her if she would like to be a big sister!!!
Even the sonographer cried LOL she was grinning from ear to ear & has been trying to pamper me! Shes such an angel pie xxxx
Ummm it was so special! I had a bit of bleeding so paid for an early scan just to reassure, once i knew there was a heartbeat we brought her in for a look and asked her if she would like to be a big sister!!!
Even the sonographer cried LOL she was grinning from ear to ear & has been trying to pamper me! Shes such an angel pie xxxx