Long COVID with bloating and weight loss, somewhat better after lactulose and enzymes
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Sep 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
eating very low histamine post covid
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Digestive enzymes tudca and butyrate almost cured my bloating.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
eating very low histamine post covid
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Read from 9 of their posts and comments; links to the 7 this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user with long COVID reported food and histamine sensitivities, bloating, nausea and weight loss from 125 to 115 pounds with prediabetes. A post-viral illness seven years earlier had resolved mostly with diet. Lactulose brought their weight back to 120 and, after just over a week, eased some gut and neuro symptoms, though bloating and gas were unchanged; later digestive enzymes, TUDCA and butyrate almost cured the bloating, still used during flares in 2026.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- diet · Helped a lot
Happened 7 years ago and I recovered with diet mostly.
In context ↗ - eating very low histamine · Not said
I am sensitive to a lot of foods and eating very low histamine post covid.
In context ↗ - meditation · Helped
Another oddly helpful thing for me is meditation right after eating.
In context ↗ - Lactulose · Helped
Lactulose brought me from 115 pounds to 120 pretty quickly. ... Neuro symptoms are better.
- sour kraut and kombucha · Not said
I’m starting sour kraut too and having wild reactions so good luck.
In context ↗ - nasalcrom (cromolyn sodium) · Helped
If you haven’t tried nasalcrom this works for me, it’s cromolyn sodium which helps mast cell activation.
In context ↗ - Digestive Enzymes Ultra from pure encapsulations · Helped
I take the enzyme with every meal and it relieves the bloating and nausea for me.
In context ↗ - Tudca · Helped a lot
Tudca has drastically improved my digestion too.
In context ↗ - butyrate · Helped
Digestive enzymes tudca and butyrate almost cured my bloating. I take them when I’m flaring now.
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Approaches: Other drugs and medicines · Supplements
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| onset | long COVID with gut dysbiosis after COVID-19eating very low histamine post covidIn context ↗ |
| 2024 | weight fell from 125 to 115 pounds; prediabeticWell I went from 125 to 115 and am now prediabetic.In context ↗ |
| September 2024 | weight back to 120 on lactulose; tolerated fermented foods again; neuro symptoms better; pooping againLactulose brought me from 115 pounds to 120 pretty quickly.In context ↗ |
| November 2025 | digestive enzymes relieved bloating and nausea; TUDCA improved digestionI take the enzyme with every meal and it relieves the bloating and nausea for me. Tudca has drastically improved my digestion too.In context ↗ |
| September 2026 | bloating almost cured with digestive enzymes, TUDCA and butyrate; still flaring at timesDigestive enzymes tudca and butyrate almost cured my bloating. I take them when I’m flaring now.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Probiotics and fermented foods“I’m starting sour kraut too and having wild reactions so good luck.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
I am sensitive to a lot of foods and eating very low histamine post covid.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
Digestive enzymes tudca and butyrate almost cured my bloating. I take them when I’m flaring now.
In context ↗
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