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Question
Hello doctor,
The three 62-year-old children often have fever, indigestion, stomach distension, constipation. Three children went to many doctors and were diagnosed with hepatitis B, given medication for 1-2 weeks, but did not see any progress. Now, his health is also stable, feeling tired all the time. shortness of breath. I read online that hepatitis B does not cause abdominal distension. So the doctor asked me if a patient with hepatitis B has a fever with abdominal distention? Have you ever progressed to cirrhosis? I am very afraid that the disease has changed seriously. How should my father be treated? Thank you doctor.
Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen (1990)
Answer
Answered by Master, Specialist II Phan Thi Minh Huong - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine, Vinmec Danang International Hospital.
Hello,
With the question “Is it okay for hepatitis B patients to have a fever with bloating? ”, the doctor would like to answer as follows:
You did not specify what tests your father has had. Indigestion, bloating, and constipation are symptoms related to digestive problems. However, it may be a sign of liver disease or gastrointestinal disease.
Therefore, you should send your father to a medical center with adequate diagnostic facilities to explore liver function (in addition to blood tests to screen for liver cancer, also do ultrasound to measure liver elastography). know whether the liver has fibrosis and which stage of fibrosis, ...), as well as examine more diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (if the above symptoms are excluded from the liver).
If you still have questions about hepatitis B patients with fever and abdominal distention, you can go to a hospital of Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
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