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Infected people may not notice any symptoms. If they do, symptoms can appear about 2-7 weeks after the virus infects them but these are often dismissed as flu, etc.
A blood test can show if you’ve had the infection.
Symptoms you might get:
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Jaundice (skin and whites of the eyes go yellow) |
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Piss turns dark and shit goes pale |
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Flu-like illness |
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Extreme tiredness |
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Diarrhoea |
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Fever |
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Weight loss |
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Stomach pain |
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Lack of appetite |
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Vomiting and nausea (especially with alcohol, fatty food or tobacco smoke) |
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Pain in the upper right side of the stomach |
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Itchy skin |
Most people recover quickly but you may need weeks or months off work, study, etc. Your doctor may tell you to avoid smoking, recreational drugs or alcohol for up to a year (you may not feel like doing these anyway).
Unless you are elderly or already have another liver problem (such as hepatitis C) you will make a full recovery and there should be no long term problems. It isn’t possible to become a ‘carrier’ (infectious to others).
Once you’ve had hepatitis A you’re immune and can’t get it again.
Do you have a question about Hepatitis A that is
not answered on this website? Try www.britishlivertrust.org.uk.
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