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Jackie Foden’s rare pregnancy condition cholestasis explained - and why it needed early birth


EXCLUSIVE: Jackie Foden has opened up about the condition she has battled during her most recent pregnancy as she introduces newborn daughter Olympia to the world

The Foden family is already blessed with three year old Farrah, and Aoife, 11, and nine-year-old Tadgh(who Ben shares from his previous marriage with Una Healy) Symptoms include severe itching, particularly on the palms and soles of the feet, dark urine, light-coloured bowel movements, jaundice, loss of appetite and nausea. Treatment usually involves medication to lower bile acid levels in the blood and ease itching, as well as potentially inducing labour before the due date to prevent complications.

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