All types of hepatitis can seriously damage the liver. The cunning nature of the disease means that it is not always possible to diagnose it at an early stage before serious damage is done. Here is what you should watch out for.
Dr. Helga
The most common types of hepatitis are viral. Most people know about hepatitis A, B, and C, but there are many more—including D, E, and G.
What symptoms should alert you?
The most common symptoms of hepatitis are:
- Diarrhea
- Nausea and vomiting
- Growing fatigue
- Pain in the stomach and right hypochondrium
- Yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes
- An increase in liver size (when the liver is bulging out of the torso)
Hepatitis C and G are the most insidious as=== they don't show any symptoms until the moment when they become irreversible. The exception to this is weakness, which is often taken as a sign of fatigue or stress and not something more serious.
The single reliable method for diagnosis of hepatitis is medical test. An optimal approach is to have a PCR test to iden...
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