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Headaches and abnormal swelling (especially if it doesn't go down over night) are both concerning as they are potentially symptoms of pre-eclampsia, a serious condition which needs to be closely monitored. Diarrhoea is potentially an early indicator that labour *may* not be far off, but it's not a perfect correlation. Cramping though at 36 weeks also needs to be investigated. Please call your doctor right away and let them know what you're going through so they can decide if you need to go in to see them, or head to the hospital to be checked out immediately. It could be nothing and I'm sorry if this seems rather alarmist, but pre-eclampsia is not something to take any chances with.

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