UVB therapy

[Becca75]

Hi - has anyone tried and had success with UVB therapy for the itching. My family doctor said he's had patients with PBC have success with this therapy in terms of their itching.

I'm going to talk to my specialist about it when I go next week - but just wanted to ask if anyone has tried it : )

Rebecca

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Hello Becca75.

Sorry that I have to say I've not had any UVB therapy but looked on NHS websites to read what it entails. Apparently there is 2 different types that can be used, the other is PUVB.

I itch with PBC and it tends to be confined to night time since awhile after starting urso (December 2010 I was diagnosed).

Reading the information, I am not so sure it would be something that would perhaps eradicate the itch due to the itch coming from inside our body and being part of the biliary system as in used bile salts.

The other things I have thought about on reading is that if offered on the NHS to a patient I cannot see it being an on-going treatment somehow. I have a friend with psoriasis and years ago every so often she got a short course through the NHS of this therapy that really did help but it wasn't an on-going treatment.

I don't know which country you are in as I am in the UK and if you are too maybe I've posted some things here you might wish to find out more about and re-post at a later date that might be of an advantage to us all who itch.