But even a low dose could lead to unsuspected liver damage.
Patients frequently suffer from joint pain.
The correct recommendation to help the patient is a low dose of Tylenol, about 2 grams per day. After doing so they all had a flare-up of their hepatitis. Many physicians don't want to prescribe Tylenol because it has a reputation of causing liver damage. He adds that if too much medication is taken, the patient risks speeding up the process of going from chronic hepatitis to cirrhosis of the liver. Riley says that about four million Americans are infected with hepatitis C. Some of the more common ways it is contracted are by IV drug use, a blood transfusion, or getting a tattoo.