Long COVID
Mild → no benefitIll for 13 months
Long COVID with head pressure and gut symptoms, comparatively mild, vaccination credited
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 13 months
- Last post
- Oct 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
still got LC after getting covid for the first time a year ago
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
my symptoms are comparatively mild to a lot of people on here
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I was taking 1/3 a cap of miralax every other day and was in constant abdominal pain and it was keeping me awake
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
still got LC after getting covid for the first time a year ago
In context ↗
Read from 15 of their posts and comments; links to the 11 this page draws on
Summary
Heron 73759 developed long COVID after a first COVID infection in September 2025, with head pressure, bloating, abdominal pain and constipation. They describe their symptoms as comparatively mild and credit COVID vaccination and boosters. Abdominal massage, turmeric and an electric bike helped manage gut symptoms and avoid crashes, while miralax caused diarrhoea and methylcellulose brought back abdominal pain.
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What they tried
Also tried
covid vaccination with boosters· Helpedturmeric· Helpedabdominal massage· Helpedwalks outside· Helpedlooser clothes and suspenders· Helpedelectric bike· Helpedmiralax· Worsemethylcellulose· Worse
Their words about each treatment
- covid vaccination with boosters · Helped
my symptoms are comparatively mild to a lot of people on here, and I credit that to the fact that I was vaxxed with boosters
In context ↗ - turmeric · Helped
Turmeric powder and abdominal massage has helped me
In context ↗ - abdominal massage · Helped
Helps me get out gas and stimulates bowel movements
In context ↗ - walks outside · Helped
going on walks outside and abdominal massage in the evening gets a lot of them out
In context ↗ - looser clothes and suspenders · Helped
sounds silly but looser clothes and swapping my belt for suspenders
In context ↗ - electric bike · Helped
Having the option to switch to the full electric mode has given me the freedom to enjoy biking again without having to worry
In context ↗ - miralax · Worse
The miralax was too effective, even going down to 1/3 of a cap every other day had me on the toilet multiple times a day
In context ↗ - methylcellulose · Worse
I just went up to two scoops a few days ago and now I'm experiencing abdominal pain again
In context ↗
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. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | First COVID infection, positive for 12 daysstill got LC after getting covid for the first time a year agoIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2026-10-24 | Still managing gut symptoms with laxatives and fibremy symptoms are comparatively mild to a lot of people on hereIn context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Macrogol / polyethylene glycol (Movicol, MiraLAX, Laxido)“I just had awful diarrhea every day” In context ↗ Gut side effects
- Macrogol / polyethylene glycol (Movicol, MiraLAX, Laxido)“I was taking 1/3 a cap of miralax every other day and was in constant abdominal pain and it was keeping me awake” In context ↗ Gut side effects
- Macrogol / polyethylene glycol (Movicol, MiraLAX, Laxido)“even going down to 1/3 of a cap every other day had me on the toilet multiple times a day and with abdominal pain that was keeping me awake at night” In context ↗ Insomnia from treatment
- “I just went up to two scoops a few days ago and now I'm experiencing abdominal pain again” In context ↗ Gut side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Headaches & migraine
all of which I've kept a lot looser since getting covid in september because the pressure was too much
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I was taking 1/3 a cap of miralax every other day and was in constant abdominal pain and it was keeping me awake
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
I've been afraid of having an energy crash and not being able to get back home
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I'd have better sleep and digestion if I ate smaller meals three times a day
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
having a more regimented diet worsens my mental health :(
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