What is secondary biliary cirrhosis?

Secondary biliary cirrhosis develops due to long-term partial or total obstruction of the large bile ducts outside of the liver. When the ducts are damaged, bile (which is a substance that helps digest fat) builds up in the liver and damages the liver tissue.

How do members experience secondary biliary cirrhosis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with secondary biliary cirrhosis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for secondary biliary cirrhosis*

Who has secondary biliary cirrhosis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 1
40s 5
50s 3
60s 6
70+ 7

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 6
Female 17

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What is secondary biliary cirrhosis?

Secondary biliary cirrhosis develops due to long-term partial or total obstruction of the large bile ducts outside of the liver. When the ducts are damaged, bile (which is a substance that helps digest fat) builds up in the liver and damages the liver tissue.



Common symptoms reported by people with secondary biliary cirrhosis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for secondary biliary cirrhosis

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Compare treatments taken by people with secondary biliary cirrhosis

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Who has secondary biliary cirrhosis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 12 say secondary biliary cirrhosis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 1
40s 5
50s 3
60s 6
70+ 7
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 0
30-39 years 0
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 2
60-69 years 0
70+ years 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 6
Female 17

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 7
Not Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from secondary biliary cirrhosis patients who have completed their condition history
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