Treating Hepatitis C

Is Hepatitis C Curable?

The short answer to the question is hepatitis c curable is no.

Treating hepatitis C is mainly a matter of taking steps to relieve the discomfort and control the dangers posed by the condition. There are no cures for hepatitis C and there is no specific acute hep C treatment.

However, some hepatitis c medications have helped make living with hepatitis C more bearable, including a drug known as interferon for hepatitis C.  Taking interferon alpha for hepatitis C along with ribavirin sometimes seems to be beneficial for some patients.

Liver function may improve, but side effects like headache and fever may occur.

Patients with mild to severe hepatitis C generally start to feel better with treatment in 2-3 weeks. In most cases, they recover and experience no further hepatitis C symptoms in 4-8 weeks.

If you have hepatitis C, your hep C treatment options include

• bed rest,
• fluids to prevent dehydration,
• a healthy diet, and
• avoiding alcoholic beverages,
• interferon for hepatitis c.

Anyone who has been infected with hepatitis C should be immunized against hepatitis A and B.

Anyone who has hepatitis C should avoid the following during hepatitis C treatment

• alcohol (as mentioned above),
• vitamins, nutritional supplements, and over the counter medications should be discussed with your doctor, and
• any substances considered to be toxic to the liver.