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What Causes Extreme Itchiness In Body During Pregnancy?

hi doctor my wife is 35 weeks pregnant and she is feeling extreme itchiness over her body parts her recent test was done a month ago AST (GOT) = 67 U/L ALT (GPT) = 98 U/L Alkaline phosphatase =164 U/L Doctor Prescribed her LORINE 10MG loratadine
Mon, 2 Feb 2015
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hi dear , thanks for the question

body itching during pregnancy is due to hepatitis. pregnancy leads to inflammation of liver which disturb the metabolism and accumulated compounds cause itching.blood onvestigations report which you have posted is also suggesting hepatitis.treatment of this condition is management of symptoms.loratidine is good choice during pregnancy.permanent improvement wil be there after delivery of baby which is due in few weeks.

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What Causes Extreme Itchiness In Body During Pregnancy?

hi dear , thanks for the question body itching during pregnancy is due to hepatitis. pregnancy leads to inflammation of liver which disturb the metabolism and accumulated compounds cause itching.blood onvestigations report which you have posted is also suggesting hepatitis.treatment of this condition is management of symptoms.loratidine is good choice during pregnancy.permanent improvement wil be there after delivery of baby which is due in few weeks. congratulations in advance.