How do you know you have hepatitis?

Answer 1

Signs and Symptoms of HepatitisAcute Hepatitis

Clinically the course of acute hepatitis varies widely from mild symptoms requiring no treatment to fulminant hepatic failureneeding liver transplantation. Acute viral hepatitis are more likely Tobe asymptomatic in younger people. Symptomatic individuals may presentafter convalescent stage of 7 to 10 days, with the total illnesslasting 2 to 6 weeks.

Initial features are of nonspecific flu-like symptoms, common to almost all acute viral infections and may include: malaise, muscle and joint aches, fever, feeling sick or vomiting, diarrhea and headache. More specific symptoms, which can be present in acute hepatitis from any cause are: profound loss of appetite, aversion of smoking among smokers, dark urine, yellowing of the eyes and skin i.e. jaundice and abdominal discomfort. Physical findings are usually minimal, apart from jaundice (33%) and tender hepatomegaly (10%). There can be occasional lymphadenopathy (5%) or splenomegaly (5%).

Chronic HepatitisMajority of patients will remain asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic,abnormal blood tests being the only manifestation. Features may berelated to extent of liver damage or the cause of hepatitis. Manyexperience return of symptoms related to acute hepatitis. Jaundice canbe a late feature and may indicate extensive damage. Other featuresinclude abdominal fullness from enlarged liver or spleen, low grade fever and fluid retention (ascites). Extensive damage and scarring of liver i.e. cirrhosis leads to weight loss, easy bruising and bleeding tendencies. Acne, abnormal menstruation, lung scarring, inflammation of the thyroid gland and kidneys may be present in women with autoimmune hepatitis.[1]

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatitis

Answer 2

Hepatitis C infection usually produces no signs or symptoms during its earliest stages. When signs and symptoms do occur, they're generally mild and flu-like and may include: fatigue, fever, pain in the joints & muscles, nausea, poor appetite, jaundice and tenderness in upper abdomen where your liver is ............

Answer 3

Some people with hepatitis A show no symptoms whatsoever. Those that do might show signs of jaundice (yellowing of the skin), loss of appetite, fatigue, fever, joint pain and nausea or vomiting.

Answer 4

* a short, mild, flu-like illness. * nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. * loss of appetite. * weight loss. * jaundice. * itchy skin. * abdominal pain.

Answer 5

Often the first symptoms to appear are fatigue, aching all over, nausea, and a loss of appetite.

Answer 6

You need to see your doctor and be tested in order to know for sure.