Physical Symptoms of Hepatitis C

In the early stages of the disease, most people do not have any physical symptoms of
 hepatitis C. However, if symptoms are present, they can include:
 
  • Nausea or loss of appetite
  • Feeling tired
  • Fever
  • Stomach pain
  • Dull pain or a feeling of heaviness on the right side.
 
Yellowing of the skin (jaundice) or dark urine are also possible symptoms of hepatitis C.
 
If cirrhosis of the liver develops, additional physical symptoms of hepatitis C can include things like weakness, weight loss, and spider-like blood vessels that develop on the skin.
 
(Click Hepatitis C Symptoms for more detailed information about how the hepatitis C virus damages liver cells, the percentage of people who will develop cirrhosis of the liver, and the potential symptoms and complications of liver failure.)
 
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Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD