Symptoms

Hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) often cause the same symptoms. But the symptoms are very general. Some people don't feel sick at all.

Symptoms of hepatitis B and hepatitis C may include one or more of these:

• Belly pain on the upper right side.
• Nausea and vomiting.
• Not feeling hungry.
• Tiredness.
• Clay-colored stools.
• Dark urine.
• Joint pain.
• Yellowing of the whites of the eyes and the skin, called jaundice. Depending on skin color, this change may be harder or easier to see.

The time between when the virus first gets into your body and when you might show symptoms is called the incubation period. This time is slightly different for hepatitis B and C.

• Hepatitis B symptoms may appear around 1 to 5 months after you are infected.
• Hepatitis C symptoms may happen about 2 weeks to 6 months after you are infected.