What is biliary reflux?

Bile is a digestive fluid created by the liver, it is yellow-green in color and is designed to digest fats and eliminate waste from the body. Biliary reflux occurs when bile backs up (refluxes) into the stomach and esophagus.

How do members experience biliary reflux?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with biliary reflux*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for biliary reflux*

Who has biliary reflux on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 6
40s 8
50s 8
60s 5
70+ 6

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 12
Female 26

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What is biliary reflux?

Bile is a digestive fluid created by the liver, it is yellow-green in color and is designed to digest fats and eliminate waste from the body. Biliary reflux occurs when bile backs up (refluxes) into the stomach and esophagus.



Common symptoms reported by people with biliary reflux

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for biliary reflux

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Compare treatments taken by people with biliary reflux

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have biliary reflux through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with biliary reflux? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has biliary reflux on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 20 say biliary reflux is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 3
30s 6
40s 8
50s 8
60s 5
70+ 6
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 2
20-29 years 2
30-39 years 1
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 2
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 12
Female 26

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 10
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from biliary reflux patients who have completed their condition history
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