Is there a cure for hepatitis B?

An acute infection is a new infection. Some people recover as the immune system clears the virus, while others continue to carry it. Chronic hepatitis B can remain in the body and may cause liver inflammation or scarring over time, even when a person feels well. Treatment decisions depend on blood results, liver health, age, pregnancy status, and other medical factors.

Symptoms can include nausea, reduced appetite, abdominal discomfort, jaundice, dark urine, and fatigue, but their absence does not prove that the liver is unaffected. A specialist may use viral tests and liver function testing to understand the situation.

Arrange follow-up with a clinician familiar with hepatitis B. Take medicines exactly as prescribed if treatment is offered, and do not stop them without advice. Avoid alcohol while your liver is being assessed, check before using supplements or non-prescription medicines, and ensure close contacts know about vaccination and testing. Keep records of blood tests so changes can be compared over time.

Some people need antiviral treatment; others need observation with scheduled reviews. The aim is to reduce liver inflammation and the chance of progressive damage, not to promise that every infection will behave the same way.

Seek urgent medical help for confusion, severe vomiting, new bleeding, marked sleepiness, intense abdominal swelling, or quickly worsening yellow skin or eyes. Contact your clinician sooner than planned if fatigue becomes severe, urine turns dark, or you develop new abdominal pain.

Ask whether your infection appears acute or chronic, which tests show liver activity, whether treatment is recommended now, and how often monitoring should occur. Ask about vaccination for household and sexual contacts and which medicines or supplements could strain the liver.