What are the symptoms and diagnosis?
Many people with hepatitis C don’t have symptoms. This is especially true early in the disease. However, some people with hepatitis C feel like they have the flu. So, you might feel tired feel sick to your stomach have a fever not want to eat have stomach pain have diarrhea Some people have dark yellow urine light-colored stools yellowish eyes and skin It can take from 2 to 26 weeks for the disease to develop once the patient is infected with HCV. Routine blood tests will show an elevation in certain liver enzymes, especially one called the ALT. The physician can then order a specific blood test to determine if the patient has hepatitis C. Hepatitis C is a cause for concern for two reasons. First, most cases become chronic. Second, patients seldom become acutely ill, so it is possible for them to have the disease for some time before it is diagnosed. Late in the disease, fatigue may become increasingly severe. If cirrhosis has developed, other more serious symptoms may occur. However,
