What is Gilbert's syndrome?

Gilbert's disease is a common disorder passed down through families. It affects the way bilirubin is processed by the liver, and is characterized by fatigue and yellowing of the skin and whites of eyes, which may come and go in response to stress, exertion and infections.

How do members experience Gilbert's syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Gilbert's syndrome*

*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 Gilbert's syndrome*

Who has Gilbert's syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 21
30s 46
40s 37
50s 28
60s 25
70+ 8

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 82
Female 88

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What is Gilbert's syndrome?

Gilbert's disease is a common disorder passed down through families. It affects the way bilirubin is processed by the liver, and is characterized by fatigue and yellowing of the skin and whites of eyes, which may come and go in response to stress, exertion and infections.



Common symptoms reported by people with Gilbert's syndrome

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 Gilbert's syndrome

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Compare treatments taken by people with Gilbert's syndrome

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

Got a question about living with Gilbert's syndrome? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has Gilbert's syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 101 say Gilbert's syndrome is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 21
30s 46
40s 37
50s 28
60s 25
70+ 8
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 15
20-29 years 18
30-39 years 7
40-49 years 3
50-59 years 2
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 82
Female 88

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 66
Not Diagnosed 3

These charts show data from Gilbert's syndrome patients who have completed their condition history
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