My body itches so bad!! Why??

Question

It literally just started yesterday. I'm 38 weeks. My arms, hands and legs are painfully itchy, I cannot stop scratching. Not even the stretches on my belly itch this bad. What's happening?? 
(Haven't started using any new products at all)
**UPDATE** Have called my doc twice and left voicemails and they won't even give a call back! I honestly hate my doctors office.

Answer

Sounds like cholestasis, please call your doc asap! This can be very dangerous to your baby.

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Had a friend that just had this at 37 weeks and had to deliver within a few days bc it's a sign of your liver not processing toxins anymore and can be bad for the baby bc baby depends upon your liver. Call your dr!

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I have itching, too, and the nurse called me about cholestasis. It didn't sound like me, but your symptoms sound more in line with what she described. It's a gall bladder issue that can release toxins into your tissues. It generally goes away after pregnancy, but I think it can have some hefty complications and they often take the baby early because of it.

They said to call if my hands or feet became itchy, but that hasn't been the case for me.

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PUPS?

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Call your doctor, there are conditions which need medical attention when you itch that bad. I had PUPS pregnancy rash and it was horrible nothing threatening to me or the baby but super annoying I had to take Benadryl bc I would shake from the pain of the itching sensation.

My body itches so bad!! Why??

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