Long COVID with POTS and ulcers, much better after time and diet change
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 8 months
- Last post
- Jun 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Still have long Covid symptoms.
In context ↗ - At worst: Moderate
3-6 months progressively worse(causing massive de conditioning of my body physically)
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I’m still not over it, but I’m strong enough to workout and getting closer to running everyday ... Extremely better. Relapses here and there. POTS takes a while to resolve
- Began after: COVID
I had a mild infection in July of 2020.
In context ↗ - Says they never had: Brain fog
Pretty much everything except the brain fog and fatigue.
Read from 24 of their posts and comments; links to the 15 this page draws on
Summary
Fjord 51777, a 25-year-old man, fell ill after a mild COVID infection in July 2020 and spent months with POTS, tachycardia, multiple ulcers, reflux and sleepless nights, worst around months three to six. He credits time, a diet change with fermented foods, weight loss after moving to Korea and carafate. Symptoms improved from month seven; he could work out again but still had POTS, relapses and exercise-triggered malaise.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- drinking water · Helped
Only thing water and rest have been helping me unfortunately.
In context ↗ - famotidine · No change
They threw all the medications they could 80mg a day H2. Then 80mg protonix when that didn’t work.
In context ↗ - protonix · Worse
The medication was hurting my spleen and liver.
In context ↗ - carafate · Helped
I also think the carrafate(ulcer medication) was necessary.
In context ↗ - changed my diet · Helped
I also changed my diet to include fermented foods(lots of kimchi and others), most plants and less American food.
In context ↗ - losing weight · Helped
Losing weight made a significant improvement.
In context ↗ - Karma drinks · Helped
Added Karma drinks(they have tons of vitamins, niacin, and probiotics).
In context ↗ - light exercise and weightlifting · Helped
7-8 has been getting better with light exercise.
In context ↗ - Snus · Worse
The more potent the nicotine content of the snus, the worse the symptoms got.
In context ↗ - time · Helped a lot
I felt like it was never going to get better, but time truly does help.
In context ↗ - J&J shot · Not said
I took the J&J shot and I’m not sure if it made a difference.
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet · Other drugs and medicines · Supplements
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | mild COVID infection, then tachycardia and GI trouble beganI had a mild infection in July of 2020.In context ↗ | |
| months 3-6 (late 2020 to early 2021) | progressive worsening and deconditioning3-6 months progressively worse(causing massive de conditioning of my body physically)In context ↗ | |
| month 7 (early 2021) | symptoms began to improve on their ownStrangely my symptoms got better at the 7 month markIn context ↗ | Time and spontaneous remission |
| 2021-06-21 | strong enough to work out and nearing daily runningI’m still not over it, but I’m strong enough to workout and getting closer to running everyday.In context ↗ | Time and spontaneous remission |
| 2021-06-30 | extremely better, with relapses and POTS remainingExtremely better. Relapses here and there. POTS takes a while to resolveIn context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Pantoprazole (Protonix)“The medication was hurting my spleen and liver.” In context ↗ Liver or kidney problems
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
Now I’m just left with POTS.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
Chronic episodes of tachycardia where my HR stays above 100
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I had multiple ulcers, scoped both ways, constant nausea, INCREDIBLY bad reflux.
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
It makes me feel jittery/have headaches.
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
I would always have to think about breathing post Covid.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
There was a two month period I had trouble getting any sleep.
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
feel sick, and have post exercise malaise from doing them
In context ↗ - Vision problems
It’s definitely like my eyes couldn’t adjust.
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
Large amount of chest and back pain.
In context ↗
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