Long COVID with vision and gut issues, much better after gut healing and vision therapy
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 years
- Last post
- Sep 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I am in an LC clinic and present similarly as LC, but I have not actually been diagnosed.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
no way that would have been possible 3 years ago, let alone last year
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
Even if I feel like I'm in some kinda agony intermittedly, I'm better.
In context ↗ - Began after: a vaccination
Cause unknown but it was after the covid vaccine
Summary
Three years ago, after a COVID vaccination, the user was diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, vision problems and gut dysbiosis. Healing the gut and vision therapy raised energy and focus enough to start gym work, until a sudden flare brought back numb legs, tingling, dizziness, palpitations and brain fog. The flare eased within five days and they felt close to normal, able to shop and do chores impossible a year before.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- vision therapy · Helped
mostly fix my vision issues with vision therapy
In context ↗ - going to the gym · Not said
I started going to the gym and made huge strides fixing my de-conditioning
In context ↗ - dirty high protein diet · Not said
I switched up my diet to a dirty high protein diet to accomodate muscle gain
In context ↗ - high salt · Not said
I was also having high salt to help blood pressure
In context ↗ - B complex · Not said
I'm taking a B complex hoping that's my issue
In context ↗ - low inflammation foods · Not said
I started eating low inflammation foods
In context ↗ - ginger, turmeric and lemon drink · Not said
having my ginger, turmeric and lemon drink daily again
In context ↗ - claritin · Not said
taking claritin
In context ↗
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| 3 years ago | Diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, vision issues and gut dysbiosis after a COVID vaccinationI was diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, vision issues and gut dysbiosis 3 years agoIn context ↗ |
| — | Gut dysbiosis healed and vision mostly fixed with vision therapy; energy and focus rose and they started gym workAll of this led to a big increase in energy levels and focus. So I started going to the gym and made huge strides fixing my de-conditioningIn context ↗ |
| late September 2025 | Sudden major flare with numb legs, weakness, dizziness, palpitations and brain fog after gym workbam without warning. My legs are back to being numb and I had such a huge flare that I feel weak and dizzy just walkingIn context ↗ |
| 2025-09-30 | Five-day flare trending down; went to a store, bought totes, scrubbed the balcony and did laundryas of this afternoon, I'm feeling pretty normal, this has been going on for 5 days but the trend is down, so I think it'll passIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I'm thinking this is some TBI meltdown mixed with some kind of PEM-esque thing
In context ↗ - Brain fog
brain fog (which I had not had in years)
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
I feel weak and dizzy just walking
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
heart palpitations especially when falling asleep
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
my legs feel weak
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
My legs are back to being numb and I had such a huge flare
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I was at home panicking all day
In context ↗ - Gut problems
I was able to slowly heal my gut disbyosis and now have optimal bifido ranges
In context ↗ - Vision problems
mostly fix my vision issues with vision therapy
In context ↗
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