Hepatitis C Symptons

Many people who are infected with the hepatitis C do not have symptoms. Hepatitis C is often detected during blood tests for a routine physical or other medical procedure. If the infection has been present for many years, the liver may be permanently scarred -- a condition called cirrhosis. In many cases, there may be no symptoms of the disease until cirrhosis has developed.

The following symptoms could occur:

• Jaundice
• Abdominal pain (right upper abdomen)
• Fatigue
• Loss of appetite
• Nausea and vomiting
• Low-grade fever
• Pale or clay-colored stools
• Dark urine
• Generalized itching
• Ascites
• Bleeding varices (dilated veins in the esophagus)