PBC Ask the Experts: Dr. Kenneth O'Riordan

[@bikerglammom]

Always feel better after watching this! Very informative and a reminder of what I can do to stem the tide of PBC!

[@user-mc6pp3db2i]

Dr. Oriordan Kenneth the best liver specialist ever very sweet understanding and funny

[@faisalsheikh8148]

Thank to the team for doing this work...🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

[@lucindaschue8847]

What percentage of patients have recurrence of PBC after liver transplant ?

[@marybradley8265]

Dr. O 'Riordan might be surprised to learn that not all people in Ireland drink to excess!!

[@user-tf6tm4ut9s]

I would have liked Dr. O'Riordan to have answered the question regarding alcohol use among PBC patients in a more responsible and scientific manner. PBC doesn't distinguish between those who drink "moderate" amounts according to their own culture's tendencies (e.g., Irish, as jokingly mentioned by Dr. O'Riordan). The bottom line is alcohol is a toxicant affecting the liver. There is no dose-response curve for alcohol's effect on the liver that I'm aware of among PBC patients. If there is the possibility a patient might drink to excess based only on any cultural tendencies, alcohol should be avoided. The question, with the follow up by the American Liver Foundation staff person, should not have been posed in such a flippant manner or jokingly brushed aside -- it deserved a serious response: PBC doesn't know what amount of alcohol can exacerbate the disease. Best to avoid alcohol if the scientific data can't tell you what amount is "safe" for PBC, specificially. Too serious of a disease to take chances with.

[@sttvtdvdvcvxgdfhrnxwilburn3439]

What meds for allergies can be taken with pbc?

[@angelinemurphy7870]

I just found out I have pbc liver is scarred low function does that me I have cirrus and what stage pls

[@joannforman161]

How bad is ammonia at high levels?