Inflammation of the liver, which can be cause by various conditions, including alcohol excess, viral infections such as hepatitis A, B and C, and as a side effect of drug therapy or because of an overdose of Paracetamol. Hepatitis may range from extremely serious, even life-threatening, to mild.

Hepatitis Symptoms

• Fatigue, tiredness, weakness and lethargy
• May be jaundice
• Loss of appetite
• Nausea
• Reduced desire for alcohol and even cigarettes
• May be extreme itchiness
• May be dark urine – brown, dark yellow or orange – after a few days
• May be pale faeces
• Liver may swollen and tender to the touch
• Fever, possibly intermittent in nature, and sweating
• Abdominal pain on the right side
• Breath may smell sweet or of faeces
• Drowsiness and confusion

If you have experience most of the symptoms above, medical help must be sough immediately.