Patient's question:
I am a hepatitis B patient, with normal liver function. Today is my first day of medication. I took one pill, but now I regret it. What are the symptoms of hepatitis B?Doctor's answer:
There is no concept of "second big positive" for hepatitis B; only the views of "big positive," "small positive," and "second small positive" exist. Regardless of which one it is, the differences in symptoms among patients are significant. It could be the viral load state of hepatitis B, in which case the patient is usually asymptomatic. It could also be chronic hepatitis B, where the patient may experience mild fatigue, decreased appetite, abdominal pain, hypochondriac pain, fullness and discomfort in the right hypochondriac region, etc. It could even be decompensated cirrhosis, where the patient may experience symptoms such as large amounts of ascites, hepatic encephalopathy leading to confusion, or upper gastrointestinal bleeding causing hematemesis and hematuria. Hepatitis B patients must quit smoking and drinking, enhance nutrition, increase exercise, get adequate rest, stay positive, and build confidence in overcoming the disease.