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PSC is a condition which affects the liver as the bile ducts are narrowed or restricted, affecting the flow of bile. He also has ulcerative colitis – a condition which causes inflammation in the colon and rectum – which is closely associated with PSC. As part of You Don’t Look Sick, our weekly series about people living with invisible illnesses, Gary explains that he first realised something was wrong in October 2008 after complaining about how tired he felt. He tells Metro.co.uk: ‘Within a couple of weeks, I had jaundice and was admitted to hospital on 1 Nov 2008. I wasn’t discharged until 22 Dec. ‘It took a couple of years to diagnose the PSC. To begin with, I was diagnosed with Auto-immune Hepatitis.’ Eventually, Gary was told that he had PSC and that he would eventually need a liver transplant.

Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/08/dont-look-sick-diagnosed-chronic-illness-surreal-11409558/?ito=cbshare

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