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Symptoms of Primary biliary cirrhosis

Symptoms of primary biliary cirrhosis include:

  • Extreme tiredness
  • Itchiness (pruritus)
  • Lack of appetite
  • Nausea
  • Joint or bone pain
  • Arthritis
  • Pain over the liver (the upper right hand side below the ribs)
  • Skin changes such as blotchiness, or jaundice (when the skin and the whites of the eyes turn a yellowish colour)
  • Dryness in the mouth or eyes 
  • Diarrhoea

Sometimes there are no symptoms, especially if it is mild – PBC may be discovered accidentally, for example during a routine blood test.