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Hello, I've been itching more since February when I think I had a virus, my asthma so kicked off and I'm more fatigued. Consultant this week put me on increased urso and also prescribed Questran for the itch. I'm just wondering if anyone else is on it? Do you find it helps?

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linda261

Hi... I take it daily and it really helps.. It takes a few weeks to kick in but persevere

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nickiwj in reply to linda261

Hi ya. I have been diagnosed with PBC for 9 years and was very itchy at my time of diagnosis. I was put on questran. I used to take mine about 10 minutes before I ate. 

Some people cannot tolerate Questran because of the consistency. It used to remind me of wallpaper paste!!! 

It's worth mentioning to you, you can get questran light on prescription which I found a lot easier to tolerate. 

Hope it helps your itching X

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