What is it?

Primary biliary cholangitis is a chronic disease in which the bile ducts in your liver are slowly destroyed. Bile is a fluid made in your liver and stored in your gallbladder. It helps with digestion, with absorbing several vitamins, and with getting rid of toxins, cholesterol, and worn-out red blood cells. Chronic inflammation in the liver may harm the bile ducts, and can lead to bile duct damage, irreversible scarring of liver tissue (cirrhosis) and eventually, liver failure. There is no clear understanding of what is causing PBC. Although many clinicians and researches consider it an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks itself.