Chest tightness and breathlessness with long COVID, somewhat better after kefir
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Dec 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I've lacked energy for a while, but this Kefir definitely seems to be doing something
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I was feeling really crappy and had a lot of chest tightness and shortness of breath
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
felt EXPONENTIALLY better. Like, I all of a sudden felt heightened muscular strength and clarity of mind. The shortness of breath and chest tightness subsided, too.
In context ↗
Summary
Posting in a long COVID forum in December 2023, Summit 46320 said they had lacked energy for a while and then felt really crappy, with a lot of chest tightness and shortness of breath. After drinking a litre of plain kefir over about half an hour, they felt exponentially better, with better breathing, clearer mind and stronger muscles. No other treatments or longer follow-up were described.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- Kefir (fermented milk) · Helped a lot
drank the whole thing over the course of 30 minutes or so, and felt EXPONENTIALLY better ... I all of a sudden felt heightened muscular strength and clarity of mind
In context ↗
Approaches: Supplements
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | long COVID with low energyI've lacked energy for a whileIn context ↗ | Not stated | |
| 2023-12-04 | felt really crappy with chest tightness and shortness of breathI was feeling really crappy and had a lot of chest tightness and shortness of breathIn context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2023-12-04 | felt exponentially better after drinking a litre of kefirfelt EXPONENTIALLY better ... I all of a sudden felt heightened muscular strength and clarity of mindIn context ↗ | Mild | Probiotics and fermented foods |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Breathlessness
shortness of breath and chest tightness subsided
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
had a lot of chest tightness
In context ↗
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