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Could Ribcage Pain, Itching And Loose Stools Be Due To Hepatitis?
I may have been exposed to Hepatitis about 8 months ago. 3 months after exposure, I had a liver function test done at a routine doctors visit and everything came back fine. But know 8 months later, I am having severe pain under my left and right rib cage as well as really bad itching and loose stools. Could this be Hepatitis?
Mon, 13 Feb 2017
hi.
thanks for posting query
further evaluation is required.
pain under rib cage alongwith jaundice ( yellow sclera) is usually hepatitis.
without jaundice is unusual but blood tests may confirm.
loose stool maybe associated with food poisoning or any intestine infection.
stool tests are recommended.
wish you good and sound health
regards
DR Tayyab Malik
thanks for posting query
further evaluation is required.
pain under rib cage alongwith jaundice ( yellow sclera) is usually hepatitis.
without jaundice is unusual but blood tests may confirm.
loose stool maybe associated with food poisoning or any intestine infection.
stool tests are recommended.
wish you good and sound health
regards
DR Tayyab Malik
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