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CHILLS, SWEATING, HOT \ COLD FLASHES - 26%
EYE OR EYESIGHT PROBLEMS - 24%
SENSITIVITY TO HEAT OR COLD - 22%
NO SYMPTOMS - 20%
VERTIGO, DIZZINESS, COORDINATION - 18%
FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS - 18%
HEADACHES - 18%
URINARY PROBLEMS, ODOR, COLORATION - 16%
FEVER - 16%
SLOW HEALING AND RECOVERY - 14%
SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ILLNESS \ FLU - 14%
WEIGHT GAIN, WATER RETENTION - 10%
MENSTRUAL PROBLEMS - 10%
APPETITE \ WEIGHT LOSS - 8%
SWELLING OF STOMACH, LEGS OR FEET - 8%
ORAL, OR MOUTH SORES \ PROBLEMS - 8%
EXCESSIVE BLEEDING - 4%
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FATIGUE
The main symptom of most people with hepatitis C is chronic fatigue, ranging from simply getting tired easily to extreme, debilitating fatigue.


UPPER RIGHT QUADRANT (URQ) PAIN (SIDE PAIN)
Even though the liver itself contains no nerve endings, and does not feel pain, many people with HCV experience a pain on the upper right side of their body, just beneath the ribs. This is thought by some to be "referred pain" from the swelling of the liver capsule due to the disease process. This pain may also be referred to the right shoulder or to the back between the shoulder blades.
LOSS OF LIBIDO
Many hepatitis C patients find that they are no longer interested in sex. This tends to be especially true for those undergoing interferon treatment. This is not necessarily directly related to the hepatitis, but is most likely due to the stress, discomfort and exhaustion caused by the struggle with a chronic illness.


RED PALMS
Red palms can occur in any chronic liver disease and are not specifically caused by the virus. The cause for the redness is unknown, but it's speculated that it may involve upset hormone metabolism or micro-circulatory changes.

 

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