Itching post c/s

Mama-Bear · May 2013

I don't remember this after my c/s with my twins. My c/s was last night at 5:00 pm, a few hours later and all day today I itch like crazy. Anyone else experience this? How long does it last? I've been getting Benadryl in my IV and it hasn't seemed to help thus far.

Mrs MoJoRisin · May 2013

It's from one of the pain meds, and my nose itched like crazy!

laurncui812.0 · May 2013

Yep I itched with all of my csections. I was told it is from the spinal. It went away after about a day for me.

bumpuser5078523 · May 2013

It's the morphine they use. It wears off in 24 hours. Hang in there!

MrsNyberg09 · May 2013

I only itched from the surgical tape they used during my epidural.

MrsJ723 · May 2013

I itched with both c sections and it lasted about 24 hours. They gave me benedryl but it didn't really help.

Kie310 · May 2013

Yea, this 2nd time around I was the same way. It is the meds.

nicoleh55 · May 2013

Oh yeah, I was itchy all over. I had then take out the spinal 12 hrs after my c/s because I couldn't take the itching. Try taking a shower after they take it out. That helped me

wjs0926 · May 2013

I have itching that isn't helped by Benadryl. We discovered that I'm allergic to codeine. Which is the primary pain med they give you after the morphine wears off. Ask them to try a non codeine pain med for me, it is Delauded. Sorry for the spelling in that! LOL!

lnvazquez · May 2013

I had the Benadryl IV too and it still took a while for the itching to go away. Then once my face wasn't itchy anymore my whole body was itchy for the first couple of days. Good luck.

mommytoconnor · May 2013

I am an OB nurse and itching is very common, it's from the Morphine they put through the epidural/spinal. It usually lasts 24-48 hours. The benadryl doesn't work for everyone. Ask them to get you Nubain for itching, it helps a lot more and doesn't make you drowsy.