weight loss with pbc

[harry windows]

Dear sirs. My wife has had pbc for about 8 years.She is now on the drug urso and the jaundice has almost disappeared but I am very concerned about the weight loss that she is experiencing. Is it possible that the drug itself is bringing about this weight loss, also could she take cod liver oil? I have yet to get a decisive answer to this question.

[dulcedreams]

A related discussion, weight loss ok? was started.

[imkindly]

There's info about Actigall (Urso, Ursodiol) at:

http://www.healthsquare.com/newrx/ACT1006.HTM

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/ursodiolsystemic202587.html

http://promini.medscape.com/drugdb/drug_patient_handout.asp?DrugCode=1%2D1370&DrugName=ACTIGALL+ORAL&DrugType=1


Here are some PBC message boards that you may want to check. The people posting on these boards are all dealing with PBC themselves:

http://forums.delphiforums.com/PBC/messages

http://pluto.beseen.com/boardroom/h/54984/

http://hometown.aol.com/pbcers/pbcers.htm

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PBC_Digest

Hope this helps.