Hepatitis C
Liver is the largest solid meaty organ – weighs around 3 pounds, located on the upper right side of the belly.
The liver is a roughly triangular organ and has two large sections, called the right and the left lobes.
Liver performs over 500 essential functions such as;
- Produces most proteins needed by our bodies such bile, to digest fats.
- Helps fight infection by removing harmful pathogens.
- Helps blood circulation and filtration.
- Regulates blood clotting, glucose, cholesterol and hormones levels etc.
- Metabolism that is break down – nutrients from food to produce energy.
- Detoxification – Removes potentially toxic by-products of certain medications.
- Prevents shortage of nutrients by storing vitamins, amino acids and minerals etc.
The liver is a marvelously sophisticated chemical laboratory, capable of carrying out thousands of chemical transformations on which the body depends.
The liver produces important chemicals from scratch, modifies others to allow the body to use them better, and neutralizes an enormous range of toxins.
Alcohol is the most common chemical responsible for toxic damage to the liver, causing fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and, potentially, cirrhosis of the liver.
Exposure to industrial chemicals may harm the liver. Many prescription medications may damage the liver as well, including cholesterol-lowering drugs in the statin family and high-dose niacin (also used to reduce cholesterol levels.) The over-the-counter drug acetaminophen (Tylenol) is highly toxic to the liver when taken to excess. Finally, numerous natural herbs and supplements contain chemicals that may cause or accelerate harm to the liver.
Chemicals aren’t the only source of harm to the liver. Viruses may infect it, causing viral hepatitis; hepatitis C, in particular, may become chronic and gradually destroy the liver. In addition, during pregnancy, the liver may become backed up with bile, a condition called cholestasis of pregnancy.
Hepatitis may indicate swelling, irritation and damage to the liver.
It is a serious infection of the liver by hepatitis ‘C’ virus that can damage liver badly. It is a chronic form of hepatitis which normally presents with no symptoms as can take decades to appear and most patients are usually diagnosed during routine blood screening.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) serious infectious liver disease that’s caused by a virus. There are at least six different genotypes and 50 subtypes. It is the fastest-growing disease, that very few people are able to fully recover from. The infection can linger in liver for the rest of life and greatly increase your risk of developing liver cancer or cirrhosis of the liver.
When the hepatitis C virus first infects a person, he or she may experience an inflamed liver. Unlike many other viral infections, the hepatitis C virus does not attack the immune system. It causes an inflammatory response within the liver.
Some people are able to fight the virus when it’s still in the acute phase. But research shows that 75 to 85 percent of people infected with hepatitis C progress to a chronic infection that persists for more than six months. Chronic hepatitis C causes tiny scars in the liver, disabling proper liver function.
When the liver doesn’t work properly, it can negatively affect the entire body. Because chronic hepatitis C leads to inflammation and scarring of the liver, it can cause serious health concerns.
MOST COMMON SYMPTOMS
Usually, it is hard to tell if someone has got hepatitis C because the symptoms aren’t very noticeable until damage is already done to the liver. This is why it’s sometimes called a “silent infection.” In fact, 45–85 percent of people who have hepatitis C don’t know it. It’s common to have the infection for over 15 years before ever noticing hepatitis C symptoms.
Its symptoms are similar to flu, that is why people typically don’t realize that they are infected with a serious viral disease!
- Bleeding & bruising easily and taking longer for bleeding to stop.
- Severe Fatigue.
- Lack of appetite – not wanting to eat.
- Dark-colored urine.
- Itchy skin.
- Fluid buildup in the stomach area, called ascites.
- Oedema – Swelling in the legs
- Weight loss.
- Confusion, drowsiness and slurred speech, called hepatic encephalopathy.
- Spiderlike blood vessels on the skin, called spider angiomas.
- Mild pain or discomfort in the right upper part of the abdomen
- Fever
- Nausea
- Joints pain
- Diarrhoea
- Vomiting
- Sore muscles
- Jaundice – Yellowed eyes and skin
- 60% of patients develop chronic hepatitis in later stages
- Risk of liver cirrhosis 10-15 years later and liver cell cancer after further 10 years
POSSIBLE CAUSES OR RISK FACTORS
Hepatitis C is not a hereditary disease; it can only spread when an infected person shares the blood of a non-infected person.
- Anyone who has injected, snorted or inhaled an illegal drug.
- Babies born from someone who has hepatitis C.
- Pregnant women during the pregnancy.
- Health care workers who have been in contact with blood or been stuck by a needle.
- People who have had long-term haemodialysis.
- Sexual partners diagnosed with hepatitis C or HIV infection.
- Indulgence in high-risk sexual practices
- Men who have sex with men.
- Anyone who has been in prison.
- Blood transfusions of unscreened blood
- Organ transplants
- Injectables used by drug addicts
- Acupuncture, tattooing or ear piercing
- If the blood of an infected person enters an area of broken skin, the virus can spread.
HCV is NOT spread by:
- Casual contact
- Hugging or kissing
- Sneezing & Coughing
- Food or water
- Sharing eating utensils or drinking glasses
- Shaking hands
Precautions must be taken by Hepatitis C patients:
- Do not donate blood, organs, tissue or semen.
- Do not share needles, toothbrushes, razors or other intimate articles or personal items that may have blood on them
- Ask the professional to use sterilized instruments during ear piercing
- Blood spills should be wiped up with bleach and all cuts and wounds covered with adhesive dressings.
- Blood-stained tissues, sanitary napkins and so on must be disposed of safely.
“Safer sex” should be practised – Intercourse during menstruation should also be avoided. - If you have an open cut or sore, cover it until it has healed completely.
Prevention and additional tips for a healthy liver
- Avoid contact with other people’s blood and body fluids.
- Keep your food safe. Wash your hands thoroughly before eating or preparing foods.
- Use bottled water to drink, and brush your teeth regularly.
- Protect your skin. When using insecticides, paints and other toxic chemicals, wear gloves etc.
- Maintain a healthy weight. Obesity can cause non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases.
- Drink alcohol in moderation or completely avoid it.
- For tattooing or body piercings, be picky about cleanliness and safety.
- Don’t share needles to inject drugs.
- Always limit to your spouse as sexual partner.
- Take drugs wisely, only when needed and only in recommended doses.
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