(The medical term for Liver Pain is Hepatalgia) Abdominal pain
is one of the most frequent complaints of Hep C patients, and
one taken less than seriously by many doctors, because "the
liver cannot feel HEPATITIS & LIVER PAIN Many chronic hepatitis
C patients have expressed their frustration when it comes to
describing and sharing the experience of various abdominal pains
and discomforts with their physicians. Frequently, these acute
or chronic pains are dismissed as having little or nothing to do
with chronic liver disease. What do physicians know about
abdominal pain? Read the following and learn about the
mechanisms of abdominal pain in general and the types of pain
that result from diseases of some specific organs. Abdominal
organs are unresponsive to many stimuli that normally would
elicit severe pain. For example, cutting or crushing of
abdominal organs does not result in a recognizable sensation.
The pain fibers in the viscera (large interior organs) are
generally sensitive only to stretching or increa