Long COVID gut and exercise intolerance, somewhat better with low-FODMAP diet and walking
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 years
- Last post
- May 2024
In their words
- At worst: Moderate
I hover between 40%-70% recovered, depending on stress and how much I push myself with exercise.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I went from only 5 minutes, to now about an hour without any post-exercise malaise.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Getting Covid (March 2020) completely screwed with my GI tract
In context ↗
Read from 4 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
After COVID-19 in March 2020, they developed long COVID with gut problems and exercise intolerance. A low-FODMAP elimination diet helped identify trigger foods over 4-6 months, and they built walking from 5 minutes to about an hour without post-exertional malaise. A burst of intense exercise caused PEM, and by May 2024 they hovered between 40% and 70% recovered depending on stress and exercise, still tolerating only walking.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- FODMAP elimination diet · Helped
I did the FODMAP elimination diet and it helped me figure out my trigger foods.
In context ↗ - walking stamina built up slowly · Helped
I went from only 5 minutes, to now about an hour without any post-exercise malaise.
In context ↗ - short burst of intense exercise · Worse
jumping back into a short burst of intense exercise, caused me to have PEM too
In context ↗
Approaches: Exercise and activity
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 first step with a time is 4.2 years after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. The dashed part: the story doesn’t say when. 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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | COVID-19 infection; GI tract affectedGetting Covid (March 2020) completely screwed with my GI tractIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| — | could walk only 5 minutes at a timeI went from only 5 minutes, to now about an hour without any post-exercise malaise.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2024-03-15 | FODMAP elimination helped identify trigger foodsI did the FODMAP elimination diet and it helped me figure out my trigger foods.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2024-04-28 | walking stamina increased from 5 minutes to about an hour without PEMI’ve also been building up my walking stamina slowly and I think it has been improving my overall energy over time. I went from only 5 minutes, to now about an hour without any post-exercise malaise.In context ↗ | Mild | Everyday exercise and activity |
| 2024-05-28 | short burst of intense exercise caused PEMI did something similar with jumping back into a short burst of intense exercise, caused me to have PEM too.In context ↗ | Moderate | |
| 2024-05-28 | 40-70% recovered depending on stress and exerciseI hover between 40%-70% recovered, depending on stress and how much I push myself with exercise.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Gut problems
Getting Covid (March 2020) completely screwed with my GI tract
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
jumping back into a short burst of intense exercise, caused me to have PEM too
In context ↗
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