what is the normal life span of a person with hepatitus c?
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Most people, because they feel well and have no symptoms, don't know they have HCV infection.\n\nSome people may have a brief illness with symptoms of hepatitis usually appearing six to twelve weeks after they have been infected with the virus. Symptoms of acute hepatitis C infection may include: fever, tiredness, jaundice [yellow skin or eyes], abdominal pain, dark urine, loss of appetite, nausea [sick to your stomach].\n\nA few people will begin to experience long-term health concerns such as tiredness, lethargy or digestive problems.\n\nAbout seven out of ten people who become infected with HCV will carry the virus throughout their lives. These people remain infectious and run the risk of becoming ill at sometime in the future.\n\nThis long-term or chronic HCV infection may lead to scarring of the liver, called cirrhosis. The chance of developing cirrhosis increases with the length of infection. After twenty years, about two out of ten people with hepatitis C will have cirrhosis. People who drink alcohol are at greater risk of damaging their liver. Cirrhosis can lead to liver failure or liver cancer in a small number of people.Everyone is different and with proper care and taking care of oneself a normal lifespan is possible
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The best way to see how infected you are is have a liver biopsy, there are specialists that deal with hep c. You control it or it can end up controlling you (your health)\n\nMAKE SURE YOU GET hep A & B shots and boosters because you sure wouldn't want one of those along with C\n\nAlcohol is the worst thing if you have C  :example for each beer you have it is like have 6 of them to your liver
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You can count their age in liver spots.
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Virus eradication is not the issue in his case.  Liver failure resulting in coma is a very poor prognostic sign.  He is not likely to survive this episode because the liver is not functioning to purify the blood of chemicals which are poisonous to the body (and brain).  If his body tolerates life support and the medical team is able to get him past this crisis and he has enough reserve liver to function, he may be able to survive a short time after.  All of these things are unlikely from what you have told us, I am sorry to say.  I wish you, your children and him the best in this ordeal.  Liver failure patients do not suffer while comatose.
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I found the following statement:  If advanced cirrhosis is present and transplantation is not feasible, survival is between one and two years. (Am Fam Physician 2001;64:1735-40.) ent:  My husband has a nephew who is 57 diagnosed with cirrhosis about a year ago and he has been in ICU for the past six weeks practically comatose but still alive with liver and now kidney failure. He has been kept on life support.  Here is some additional information:  Chronic liver disease generally progresses slowly from hepatitis to cirrhosis, often over 20 to 40 years. Some forms of liver disease are nonprogressive or only slowly progressive. Other, more severe forms are associated with scarring and architectural disorganization, which, if advanced, lead to cirrhosis.1 \n\nCirrhosis is a diffuse process characterized by fibrosis and the conversion of normal liver architecture into structurally abnormal nodules.2 At the cirrhotic stage, liver disease is considered irreversible. Cirrhosis is a relatively frequent cause of death in the United States (8.8 deaths per 100,000 population per year).3 When liver decompensation occurs and if the patient is a suitable candidate, liver transplantation is the only treatment that extends life.
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Hi Shahid\n\nHere are some ideas to heal the hepatitis C.\n\nCause\nThe most common cause of hepatitis is a virus that can occur in five potential forms: A, B, C, D, or E. Other causes include excessive alcohol consumption, drug abuse (including pharmaceutical drugs, such as acetaminophen), overexposure to chemicals, and, sometimes, as a reaction to properly prescribed medications. \n\nIn recent years, hepatitis C has been on the increase. It is most frequently caused as a result of blood transfusions. Typically, people with hepatitis C are identified either because they have abnormal liver tests or because of a hepatitis C antibody test. A positive test does not necessarily mean serious liver disease, however. People with hepatitis C may have no liver disease, a mild form of chronic hepatitis, or a more serious form of hepatitis that may progress over a number of years to cirrhosis. The usual indications are a positive antibody test for the hepatitis C virus, abnormal liver tests for more than six to twelve months, and a liver biopsy that shows chronic active hepatitis. Approximately 20% of patients chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus will go on to develop cirrhosis. \n\nNote: Infectious hepatitis can be easily spread two weeks before and one week after jaundice appears. The feces of people with hepatitis contain the virus. Therefore, very strict toilet hygiene and hand and cloth washing should be observed during this time.\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nNatural Cures\n\nAromatherapy: Rosemary can help stimulate liver function. \n\nDiet: Follow a diet low in protein and high in fresh vegetables to minimize stress on the liver. Also eat small meals throughout the day, and avoid foods such as refined sugars, alcohol, and caffeine, which cause stress on the liver, and be sure to drink plenty of filtered water. Drinking fresh lemon juice water every morning and evening followed by vegetable juice is also recommended to help liver function. Easily digested grains, such as millet, buckwheat, and quinoa, are also good food choices. \n\nEnemas: Three warm enemas administered daily can help boost liver function. Do a Colon an Liver Cleanse asap to help remove the toxins out of the system.\n\nHerbs: The liver-cell regenerative properties of herbs such as milk thistle and licorice can be helpful. Take 1/2 teaspoon of this mixture three times a day. Tumeric combined with milk thistle has also been shown to help alleviate the symptoms of hepatitis B. \n\nHydrotherapy: Hydrotherapy is the application of water, ice, steam and hot and cold temperatures to maintain and restore health. Treatments include full body immersion, steam baths, saunas, sitz baths, colonic irrigation and the application of hot and/or cold compresses. Hydrotherapy is effective for treating a wide range of conditions and can easily be used in the home as part of a self-care program. Many Naturopathic Physicians, Physical Therapists and Day Spas use Hydrotherapy as part of treatment. I suggest several at-home hydrotherapy treatments. \n\nJuice Therapy: The following juice combinations can be helpful: beet, carrot, and wheat grass juice; or garlic, burdock, flax, and black currants.\n\nNutritional Supplementation: Supplement with vitamin C, beta carotene, liver glandulars, milk thistle extract, vitamin B complex, adrenal glandulars, lipotropic factors, pantothenic acid, free-form amino acids, betaine hydrochloric acid (HCL), multi-enzymes, and evening primrose oil.\n\nAlternative Professional Care\nIf your symptoms persist despite the above measures, seek the help of a qualified health professional. The following professional care therapies have all been shown to be useful for treating hepatitis: Ayurveda, Acupuncture, Detoxification Therapy, Magnetic Field Therapy, Naturopathic Medicine, and Oxygen Therapy. \n\nBest of health to your family\n\nCheers
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End stage of any disease means the disease is terminal and you don't have too long left to live without serious treatment.  Don't panic, there are options.  Nine years ago I had end stage pulmonary disease and less than a year to live.  I recieved a double lung transplant and am doing well.  I also have a brother, who like you is facing end stage liver disease and has been informed that he has no more than two years to live.  He is at this moment being worked up for a liver transplant.  Don't give up hope, talk to your doctor about what options may be available ro you and very importantly what youcan do to otherwise maintain your health.  Whatever happens you will need your strength.  Good luck and if the transplant route is available to you and you want more information or moral support, please feel free to contact me.
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Yes. I know long term survivors. And there is always hope. But, much depends on the health of the individual, location of tumors, resection of tumor(s), response to treatment, and . . probably luck.\n\nMy son had advanced stage IV abdominal sarcoma (primary tumor was 19cm). After 20 months he has a few nodules (1 cm) left between the dome of the liver and diaphragm. And, he is doing well.\n\nAnything is possible.
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Yes, you can still develop an STD.  Hepatitus can take 6-8 months to develop or become apparent in a person.  Blood tests are the best way to know for sure.  There are others that take 3 or more months to develop.
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sorry to hear that your friend has got it. i found this site which is a story about a woman who has it. its probably worth reading becasue it kinda gives u insight to what someone with hep c thinks of ect
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Keep it up and your liver will show signs of cirrhosis. It will swell noticeably and harden.\nIt's not an attractive condition to suffer from. Besides the fact that you'll die young, you'll have a multitude of social problems. You may be suffering from the social issues already. Most alcoholics find it's difficult to maintain long term relationships. Is this already happening to you or do you still have this to look forward to?
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cirrhosis 's a long term process disease , it will not show any signs till late of ur life..\nbut if u drink large amount of alcohol , there may be other signs of other diseases ..\nthe most common of heavy drinking will show up with upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage which means that u may have alcohol induced gastritis or esophagitis or esophageal laceration (from a lot of vomiting) , so u'll vomit with blood or black content or having bloody or black stools\nor late of that ,when cirrhosis develops u'll have esophageal varices which u'll not know it untill u have large amount of bloody vomit or black content..\nor u may have alcoholic hepatitis which u'll have fever with right upper quadrant abdominal pain and anorexia and nausea vomiting u'll then become yellow eyes and skin..this becoz ur liver is inflame..\n\nu better stop drinking for not making everything gone worse :)\ngood luck !
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Of course you can.  Nothing in Hep C prevents children.
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When people are diagnosed with Hep C, the doctor will order a VIRAL LOAD which reports exactly how much of the virus exists in the body.  A high viral load means that the person has more of the virus in their system.  Conversely, if someone has a low viral load, they have a low amount of the virus in their system...\nI am assuming your husband went through the Intereferon treatments to interefere with the progression of the virus.  If this is the case....\nObviously you know that throughout treatment your husband went in for periodic blood tests.  The doctor was checking his viral load which tells how well the treatment is working.  As long as your husband's viral load was decreasing, it means the treatment was effective.  There becomes a point where the Hep C viral load becomes indetectable.... meaning the viral load is basically 0.  This doesn't mean that it is cured, as your husband will always run the risk of having the virus become active again, but at this point he has no detectable Hep Viral particles in his system.  So for all intents and purposes, he is cured.  At this point he is less contageous than before.  Technically if he has no virus in his system, he cannot pass it along.  \nI hope this informations helps and good luck to you and your husband in the future!!!!  Congrats!
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Hep C is now curable. The exact terminology used is achieving a durable remission which means that even 6 months to 2 years after finishing treatment there is no detectable hep C virus in your blood. The treatment doesn't cure everyone(40-70% depending on which genotype), but even if you don't go viral negative, you will help heal your liver and reduce your chances of developing liver cancer. BTW- The treatment also has lots of unpleasant side effects so make sure and ask your Dr about what to expect.\n\nhttp://www.pegasys.roche.com.pk/main.html\n\nhttp://www.pegintron.com/peg/application\n\nhttp://janis7hepc.com/pegintron_or_pegasays.htm
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yes, you were infected at some point with the hep C virus. It is possible for hep C to resolve on it's own occasionally. This is very rare compared to hep B which often resolves without becoming chronic.  I know one guy whose hep c resolved without treatment and has antibodies but no infection. In this case you would be viral negative but test positive for the antibodies. If I was in your shoes I would get retested every 6 months for the next couple of years unless a very smart hepatologist or gastroenterologist could explain to me why the testing wasn't necessary.  \n\nhttp://www.webmd.com/hw/hepatitus_c/tw9921.asp
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rest is more required to the hepatistis patient. coconut water can be taken as many times as possible. only easily digestable vegetables can be taken with out oil. salt in take for quite some time can avoided. ghee or any fat content can be strictly avoided atleast 4to 5 moths until the liver comes to normal staze. laboratory tests can be conducted for every 15 days and the condition can be shown to u r doctor and take his suggestions.and accordingly medicines can be used.wish the speedy recovery.