Long COVID
No benefitIll for 2 years
Long COVID with over eight bowel movements a day, no improvement after antibiotics
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- 2 years
- Last post
- Jan 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
got covid a couple years ago
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
4 rounds of antibiotics with no improvements
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
got covid a couple years ago.
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
A 24-year-old developed persistent gastrointestinal symptoms after COVID about two years earlier, with more than eight bowel movements a day and excessive gas. A breath test was positive for SIBO; about four rounds of antibiotics brought no improvement, and they had also tried diets, SSRIs, gas-x, ibgard and digestive enzymes. They remained symptomatic at the time of the post.
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What they tried
Also tried
diarrhea medicine· Not saidconstipation medication· Not saidSSRIs· Not saidgluten/dairy-free/low fodmap diet· Not saidgluten/dairy-free/low fodmap diet· Not saidgluten/dairy-free/low fodmap diet· Not saidgas-x· Not saidibgard· Not saiddigestive enzymes· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- diarrhea medicine · Not said
tried everything from diarrhea medicine, constipation medication, SSRIs, gluten/dairy-free/low fodmap diet, gas-x, ibgard, digestive enzymes
In context ↗
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 |
|---|---|
| a couple years before Jan 2025 | COVID-19 followed by persistent gastrointestinal symptomsI'm 24 and got covid a couple years ago. Since then I experienceIn context ↗ |
| 2025-01-15 | still has frequent bowel movements and excessive gas; no improvement from antibioticsOften times I'll have constant gas without the urge to have a bowel movementIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Gut problems
8+ bowel movements (generally non-diarrheal) a day
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