Please suggest some important questions i can ask my doctor about acute or chronic hepatitis.

Were: Were you born between 1945-1965? The cdc recommends a one time hepatitis c antibody test.

What: What are the new treatments for hepatitis c and how successful are they?

If: If you have it, the main question is "how to prevent infecting others?" as well as, "what is my best treatment?".

What: What is my hep c genotype, viral load and do I have cirrhosis? Are we waiting for non-interferon b?

What: What kind of hepatitis do I have? How do I care for my liver? What are my treatment options?

What: What type of hepatitis do I have? Is this serious?What's the treatment? Any herbal meds i can use?

Ask: Ask about what foods you should avoid, such as raw fish/seafood when you have chronic hepatitis.

Is: Is there treatment available? Am i a good candidate? Should i be vaccinated against hep viruses?

You: You want to know what type (a, b or c) of hepatitis you have and if it is acute or chronic.

Discuss: Discuss the effect of tylenol (acetaminophen) on liver as it can deplete your body of glutathione.

If: If it is acute, what are the odds of it turning chronic?

Ask: Ask your doctor to check your iron levels in your blood if you have liver disease or abnormal tests.

Ignore: Chronic hepatitis patients: do I have antibodies for other forms of hepatitis? Need vaccination?

Ignore: What is the prognisis? What are th treatment options and side effects of treatment.

Ignore: Ask your doctor about any meds you are taking and their potential to worsen your liver infection.