High occurrence of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in primary biliary cholangitis

Background Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic autoimmune liver disease affecting mainly middle‐aged women. An alteration in intestinal motility has been well documented in cirrhosis predisposing to small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). Patients with PBC frequently complain of various gastrointestinal symptoms compatible with SIBO. No study has specifically been published to this day to determine the occurrence of SIBO in PBC....