Long COVID
No benefit
Severe bloating with long COVID, still far from well on diet and supplements
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Apr 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
How can one heal from Long Covid without paying attention the gut?
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I have been trying so hard over the last 1.5 years to improve this and tried so many things ... but with very limited success
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
When my GI system worked at 30% before Covid (Omicron), it's now at 5%.
In context ↗
Summary
Maple 97015 had SIBO and gut dysbiosis before COVID (Omicron) worsened their gut symptoms, leaving constant severe bloating, liver pain and gut function at about 5%. An autoimmune-style elimination diet and supplements including S. Boulardii, butyrate and omega-3 helped most, alongside occasional fasting. By April 2024 many nervous-system techniques had brought only limited improvement and they remained far from well.
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What they tried
Also tried
Autoimmune diet protocol· HelpedS. Boulardii· HelpedButyrate· HelpedMyrrhinil Intest· Helpedomega 3 oil· Helpedartichocke extract· HelpedFasting· HelpedChiropractic· HelpedCuddling/prolonged physical contact with people you love· HelpedMeditation and breathwork· HelpedJoe Dispenza stuff· HelpedNeurogenetic trembling· HelpedPsychotherapy· HelpedColder showers· HelpedTENS/Electric vagus nerve stimulation· HelpedOsteopathy· Helpedenergy healing· Helpedacupuncture· Helpedprokinetic (even Motegrity and stuff)· No change
Their words about each treatment
- prokinetic (even Motegrity and stuff) · No change
Since Covid, not a single prokinetic (even Motegrity and stuff) does anything.
In context ↗ - Autoimmune diet protocol · Helped
Autoimmune diet protocol; I exclusively eat vegetables (FODMAP-reduced, no nightshades)
In context ↗ - S. Boulardii · Helped
the most beneficial are S. Boulardii, Butyrate, Myrrhinil Intest, omega 3 oil and artichocke extract
In context ↗ - Fasting · Helped
Not ideal in my case since I am very underweight / malnourished but it gives me some relieve
In context ↗ - Chiropractic · Helped
Helpful but not life-changing for me
In context ↗ - Cuddling/prolonged physical contact with people you love · Helped
Cuddling/prolonged physical contact with people you love (this is by far the most effective thing I found so far)
In context ↗ - Meditation and breathwork · Helped
Meditation and breathwork
In context ↗ - Joe Dispenza stuff · Helped
Joe Dispenza stuff
In context ↗ - Neurogenetic trembling · Helped
Neurogenetic trembling (not sure if this is the correct term in English)
In context ↗ - Psychotherapy · Helped
Psychotherapy (big danger of crashes afterwards; been there..)
In context ↗ - Colder showers · Helped
Colder showers (danger of adverse effects)
In context ↗ - TENS/Electric vagus nerve stimulation · Helped
TENS/Electric vagus nerve stimulation
In context ↗ - Osteopathy · Helped
Osteopathy, energy healing, acupuncture
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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 |
|---|---|
| — | COVID (Omicron) infection worsened existing gut problemsWhen my GI system worked at 30% before Covid (Omicron), it's now at 5%.In context ↗ |
| 2023-04 | gut function down to about 5%, constant bloating, liver pain, underweightI am always extremely bloated (imagine 9 month pregnant; even when fasting).In context ↗ |
| 2024-04-09 | only limited benefit from many nervous-system techniquesThings that helped me to some extent (but still far from good resultsIn context ↗ |
Adverse events
- CBT and psychotherapy“big danger of crashes afterwards; been there..” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Gut problems
I am always extremely bloated (imagine 9 month pregnant; even when fasting).
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
My liver and gallbladder both hurt
In context ↗ - Post-exertional malaise
Psychotherapy (big danger of crashes afterwards; been there..)
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