HEPATITIS B
Hepatitis B is a serious disease caused by a virus that attacks the liver. The virus which is called hepatitis B virus (HBV) can cause lifelong infection, cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, liver cancer, liver failure and death. It is also contagious.
Symptoms
Less than half of those with short-term acute hepatitis B infections have symptoms. Symptoms include.
- Jaundice – the skin and whites of the eyes appear yellow. Although jaundice is the defining sign of hepatitis B, it does not occur in most cases. Jaundice usually appears after other symptoms have started to go away.
- Extreme tiredness (fatigue)
- Mild fever
- Headache
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea
- Constant discomfort on the right side of the abdomen under the rib cage, where the liver is located. In most people, the discomfort is made worse when their bodies are jarred or if they overwork themselves.
- Diarrhea or constipation
- Muscle aches
- Joint pain
- Skin rash
Treatment: 8 CFS-QR (2 tablets 4 times daily for 100 days)