Symptoms of high bile acid during pregnancy

Some pregnant women will have high bile acid. If the bile acid is not discovered, the condition may develop further to a very serious level. Therefore, many pregnant women hope to understand some symptoms of high bile acid and remind themselves not to ignore them. So, what are the symptoms of high bile acid in pregnant women?

Symptoms of high bile acid during pregnancy

High bile acid levels during pregnancy are called intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy. The clinical symptoms include: 1. Itching of the skin. Itching without skin damage is the first symptom. More than 70% of it occurs in the late pregnancy, and a few occur in the middle and late pregnancy. It is often persistent, mild during the day and worse at night, usually starting from the palms and soles of the feet, and then spreading to the proximal body and even to the face. Most of them will improve within 24-48 hours after delivery. 2. Jaundice. About 10%-15% of patients may have mild jaundice, which mostly occurs 2-4 weeks after itching and disappears within 1-2 weeks after delivery. 3. In addition, a small number of pregnant women may experience upper abdominal discomfort, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, abdominal pain and other symptoms, but the general symptoms are not obvious or relatively mild.

When pregnant women have high bile acid levels, the most obvious symptoms are back pain, poor mental state every day, itchy skin at night, so many pregnant women can't sleep at night, have sleep disorders and so on. Under the influence of this situation, pregnant women will feel very tired and eat very little every day, which will have a direct impact on the development of the baby in the belly. In severe cases, it may even cause hypoxia to the fetus.

Therefore, pregnant women should pay attention when they find that they have high bile acid symptoms. If they do not pay enough attention, these symptoms cannot be cured, and they usually cannot help themselves to deal with these problems effectively. At that time, the problem may become more serious and will also cause other harm to pregnant women.

When you find that you have high bile acid symptoms, you should go to the hospital for a detailed examination, find out how it works, and then cooperate with the doctor's guidance and treatment. Don't wait until the problem becomes serious before thinking about solving it.