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Can it still be Hepotitis?

Hi All,
First, I would like to thank all of you for providing a great source of information and support!
Here is my story. A couple of months ago, I did an antibody test for HVC that came back positive (at that time, my liver enzymes were pretty high and doctor prescribed an antibody test). I'm having problems with my stool, bitter flavor in mornings for almost  1.5 year! From the other hand, around three years ago I had another antibody test, which was negative. Anyways, after  positive results they sent me to do PCR which came back negative!
Somewhere inside myself, I am really afraid that  PCR was wrong and I still have it... Do my symptoms look like symptoms of hepatitis C for the person that could have been infected not more than three years ago?
Thanks.
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163305 tn?1333668571
We aren't doctors. Our shared experience is about hepatitis C.

You will need to talk to a doctor about your symptoms.
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1491755 tn?1333201362
Not hep C. Hep C is asymptomatic. A yellow tounge has nothing to do with HCV, sounds like you may have a GI problem.
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Thanks for the quick response!
I forgot to mention  that my tongue sometimes is yellow in the mornings and stool is light sometimes... From the other hand, I do have a very hard time in my family, so some of these symptoms might have rather "emotional/psychological" background.
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1747881 tn?1546175878
"sent me to do PCR which came back negative"

Means you don't have hep c,
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