Conditions
Hepatitis
Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver, of which there are three main types: A, B and C. But if you feel like you’re about to embark on a Sesame Street-style alphabetical journey into the world of hepatitis, think again. Because Hepatitis B, which can be spread through the exchange of blood and body fluids during unprotected sex, or through dirty needles and contaminated blood products, is 100 times more infectious than HIV! However, many people may not even realise they have been infected with the virus, as symptoms may not develop immediately, or at all. Hepatitis C is also spread through the exchange of blood or blood products, or through sharing needles and needlestick accidents. And Hepatitis A can be caught through the faecal contamination of food and water or through poor personal hygiene or sanitation. There is often no specific treatment for acute hepatitis B. However, with pain relief for symptoms, rest, a healthy diet, and abstention from alcohol, most people tend to be symptom free, or recover completely within a couple of months. Chronic hepatitis (caused only by B and C) may be treated with intravenous antiviral medication.
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I myself have just finished 48 weeks of combi-therapy for hepatitis c type 1. It was the most gruelling year of my life but I cleared the virus and it was worth it, that 1 year may have put another 15-20 years on. Go get tested!!
j had hep a 10 years a go when i was in mexico the thing iwas not that sick they say hep a is mild and not long term my liver functon went back to normal my gp says i know amunirty to hep a ? i can never catch it again?? he felt my liver and said u are healthy and 1000,s of people have had hep a and never know they have had it as it can very mild infection
I am worried i may have Hepatitis as my AlT was 68 when i got a test done… I have had another test to see whats wrong but what can i look out for just now to check i do not have it??
my mother has hepetitis A and C before i was born, i was tested when i was 11 years old and i came back negative, is that possible, I have a terrible fear of needles so would rather not get tested again
Icontracted hep c through a blood transfusion in the 80,s. i have had treatment,now im clear. i joined a support group to help others whilst raising money for our cause. we tring to find ways to raise awareness,but we need people like yourself to raise are profile.
hi just had a blood test gp states st ? was 140 should be 40? and the liver is swollen, i don't drink much as i fall asleep quickly suffer from ME, had polio as a child and have gout(still working though)gp has taken me off alopurinol (gout) latest test all i got was its improving.. still very worried and concerned any idea's out there?
hep c (which i have) is transmitted sexually only if both have blood to blood. ie:- you have cut or been menstruating and he has open wound on penis or somewhere. is blood to blood. hep c organisation are trying to get it removed from std list
i had hepB when i was 18 i have since had 2 kids but nobody has told me wheather my kids have got it or been tested for it! help plz
ive been getting pins and needles in my hands for 10 months.i am a smoker have done for 18 years im only 29 this year.is this cancer my dad was a smoker and died in july 3 weeks after i got married that was of cancer can you help me.
What are the symptoms??
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