Long COVID
Mild → no benefitIll for 2 months
Long COVID severe GI symptoms for 8 weeks after Pfizer shot, no help from IBS diet
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 2 months
- Last post
- Jul 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
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In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Low energy. Trouble concentrating.
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
Nothing I do seems to work.
In context ↗ - Began after: a vaccination
my gi problems were caused by the first pfizer shot as these all began with great severity 3 days later
In context ↗
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Summary
Mesa 13316 developed severe gastrointestinal symptoms three days after the first Pfizer shot in about May 2021. Bloating, constipation, burning stomach, nausea and 14 pounds of weight loss persisted for eight weeks. An IBS diet, Beano, probiotics and vitamins did not help, and they also had low energy, trouble concentrating and were feeling depressed. They were due to start a new job while still symptomatic.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- ibs diet · No change
Been basically on an ibs diet and that's not fixing it.
In context ↗ - beano · No change
Taking beano, probiotics vitamins.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| onset | GI symptoms began three days after first Pfizer shotmy gi problems were caused by the first pfizer shot as these all began with great severity 3 days laterIn context ↗ | Mild |
| 2021-07-05 | still symptomatic eight weeks in, weight loss and pain, about to start a new jobSome days are better but this weekend might as well be the first.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Gut problems
Chronic bloating and gas.
In context ↗ - Brain fog
Trouble concentrating.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I'm losing it and getting depressed.
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