Long COVID breathlessness and chest tightness, now nearly back to normal after diet changes
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 6 months
- Last post
- Mar 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I REALLY had to clean up my diet for my post covid symptoms to finally go away for good.
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
my post covid symptoms to finally go away for good ... I feel SO much better ... I still get it every once in a while when I vigorously work out, but it’s much more controlled
- Began after: COVID
Tested positive on September 19, 2020.
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Summary
A 31-year-old woman who tested positive for COVID-19 on 19 September 2020 developed long-COVID breathlessness and chest tightness. Cleaning up her diet, cutting high sugar, dairy and gluten while keeping some caffeine, made her post-COVID symptoms go away for good and she felt much better. She also retrained her breathing. She still had occasional breathlessness when exercising vigorously, though it was much more controlled.
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What they tried
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Their words about each treatment
- cleaning up my diet · Helped a lot
I REALLY had to clean up my diet for my post covid symptoms to finally go away for good
In context ↗ - re-training my breathing · Helped
I also had to basically re-train my breathing so I didn’t get chest tightness
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Approaches: Diet
Their path
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 19, 2020 | tested positive for COVID-19; long-COVID symptoms followedTested positive on September 19, 2020.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2021-03-31 | cleaned up diet and post-COVID symptoms went awayI REALLY had to clean up my diet for my post covid symptoms to finally go away for good.In context ↗ | Near normal | Elimination diets (other) |
| 2021-03-31 | only occasional breathlessness with vigorous exerciseI still get it every once in a while when I vigorously work out, but it’s much more controlledIn context ↗ | Near normal |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
Yes, fixing my diet definitely helped my shortness of breath; I still get it every once in a while when I vigorously work out
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
I also had to basically re-train my breathing so I didn’t get chest tightness
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