Long COVID with gut, anxiety, insomnia and histamine intolerance, slightly more manageable
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 years
- Last post
- Mar 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
pinning to possibly a longhauler situation
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I could only eat a few things (e.g., pasta, bread), was constantly nauseous and anxious.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
symptoms that have gotten slightly more manageable over time
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
It is possible (based on personal exposure, circumstance, and long-term symptoms) that I had asymptomatic COVID before it was declared a pandemic.
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Summary
Orchid 58784 dates bizarre health problems to March 2020, suspecting asymptomatic COVID around a conference trip weeks earlier. Gut problems, anxiety, insomnia, dryness, tinnitus and food intolerance followed; IBS-C, SIBO and food sensitivity diagnoses did not resolve them. Histamine intolerance and possible MCAS remain the hardest part. Symptoms are slightly more manageable over three years, but they still seek management.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- stopped eating gluten · Not said
I stopped eating gluten to try to deal with my gut ... Went on a number of elimination diets
In context ↗ - supplements · Not said
Went on a number of elimination diets, supplements, etc. To try to resolve the "issue"
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Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, with time counted from when the illness began. Hover or tap a point. The chart starts 17 months after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 2 steps say too little to place on the scale and are only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | digestive problems, nausea, anxiety and fatigue beganMarch 2020: About 2.5-3 weeks after returning from the trip, significant digestive problems hit for meIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| June 2020 | dryness everywhere, couldn't sleep, gut and mental health issues persistedJune 2020: Moved home briefly because I started having significant issues with dryness - dry eyes, dry mouth, dry nose, dry lungsIn context ↗ | Not stated |
| August 2021 | symptoms became slightly more manageable over timeI have been trying to navigate the symptoms that have gotten slightly more manageable over timeIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2023-03-23 | still uncomfortable, seeking symptom managementI am still uncomfortable enough that I am seeking management for the symptomsIn context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Gut problems
significant digestive problems hit for me - I could only eat a few things
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
was constantly nauseous and anxious
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
Couldn't sleep, digestive issues persisted
In context ↗ - Tinnitus
Tinnitus was significant.
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
The histamine intolerance / possible MCAS is the most challenging.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
least with POTS, but still with some symptoms of that as well
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