Long COVID
Outcome unclear
Long COVID GI issues, barely able to walk three minutes, still paying for setbacks
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jan 2021
In their words
- At worst: Severe
I can barely walk for 3 min
In context ↗
Read from 10 of their posts and comments; links to the 8 this page draws on
Summary
Reddit user Alpine 19259 reported GI issues including constipation, stomach pain and blood in stool, and could barely walk for three minutes. Antibiotics did not seem to help, and a liquid diet or dropping vitamins made them feel worse; Benadryl helped sleep but constipated them. By January 2021 they were still paying for the setbacks and worried about digestive issues.
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What they tried
Also tried
Benedryl· Helpedantibiotics· No changeMucinex· No changeliquid diet· WorsePPI· Worsegrassfed beef organs supplement (liver, kidney, heart and spleen)· Not saidbromelain· Not saidonly veg and fish· Not saidTylenol· Not saidlorazepam· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- antibiotics · No change
Got antibiotics for it but didn't seem to help.
In context ↗ - liquid diet · Worse
am doing a liquid diet, but it's making my symptoms worse!
In context ↗ - grassfed beef organs supplement (liver, kidney, heart and spleen) · Not said
I got the one that is liver, kidney, heart and spleen. My symptoms haven't improved, so I am hoping this might help.
In context ↗ - bromelain · Not said
I stopped taking it. I feel like shit now, even more
In context ↗ - only veg and fish · Not said
No, I only eat veg and fish.
In context ↗ - Benedryl · Helped
Benedryl helps me to sleep and calm my mind. It's the only thing but it makes me constipated
In context ↗ - PPI · Worse
I am on a PPI but I think it's causing major issues with the digestive so I wanna stop it.
In context ↗ - Tylenol · Not said
The only meds I take is Tylenol and lorazepam.
In context ↗ - Mucinex · No change
I don't find Mucinex helps.
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 | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-04 | could barely walk three minutesI can barely walk for 3 min.In context ↗ | Severe |
| 2020-10-30 | liquid diet for diverticulitis worsened symptomsI am doing a liquid diet, but it's making my symptoms worse!In context ↗ | Severe |
| 2021-01-22 | liquid diet and stopping vitamins knocked them downI did a liquid diet and dropped some vitamins for a few days and it knocked me right down and I'm still paying for it.In context ↗ | Severe |
| 2021-01-30 | still ill with chest and digestive symptomsReally worried at this point.In context ↗ | Not stated |
Adverse events
- Juice fasting and modified fasts“I am doing a liquid diet, but it's making my symptoms worse!” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Juice fasting and modified fasts“I did a liquid diet and dropped some vitamins for a few days and it knocked me right down and I'm still paying for it.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)“it makes me constipated” In context ↗ Gut side effects
- Proton pump inhibitors (unspecified)“I am on a PPI but I think it's causing major issues with the digestive so I wanna stop it.” In context ↗ Gut side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Gut problems
I am on a PPI but I think it's causing major issues with the digestive
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
Benedryl helps me to sleep and calm my mind.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
Really worried at this point.
In context ↗