Do Liver Issues Cause Pain When Diagnosed With Hepatitis C?

Posted on Wed, 29 Jul 2015

Question: Hi, I have recently been diognised with hep c. Will be treated when the meds come to Australia at the end of this year.Have been experiencing pain on the right side under my ribs, my liver specialist said the liver doesn't feel pain. Now I read that it can. Is he wrong?

Answered by Dr. Prashant (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
yes it can produce due to swelling or increase in size of liver

Detailed Answer:
Hepatitis c now can be treated and you can fit and healthy like others.
you need to thoroughly investigate and start treatment as soon as possible.
because of swellimg or increase in size of liver it produces pain ,but it can be treated symptomatically.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar