Long COVID symptoms almost back to normal after a restricted diet for fructose malabsorption
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Mar 2025
In their words
- Now: Near normal
It turns out I have fructose malabsorption, and I have been reworking my diet accordingly. I have found my symptoms to be almost completely gone.
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Summary
They had testing that found fructose malabsorption and need a fairly restricted diet. After three to four weeks on the diet in early 2025 their symptoms were improving; by late March 2025 they were almost completely gone. A deliberate control test with grapes brought back bad symptoms the next day, for the first time in a long time.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- fairly restricted diet · Helped a lot
Been on it for about 3-4 weeks now and I think my symptoms are improving. ... I have found my symptoms to be almost completely gone.
Approaches: Diet
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-08 | 3-4 weeks on a restricted fructose diet, symptoms improvingBeen on it for about 3-4 weeks now and I think my symptoms are improving.In context ↗ | Mild | Elimination diets (other) |
| 2025-03-11 | symptoms less severe, tolerating foods againthings have begun to get slightly better. Less severe symptoms and starting toIn context ↗ | Mild | Elimination diets (other) |
| March 2025 | bad symptoms the day after eating grapes as a control checkHad bad symptoms the next day for the first time in a long time.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2025-03-31 | symptoms almost completely gone on the restricted dietI have found my symptoms to be almost completely gone.In context ↗ | Near normal | Elimination diets (other) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Gut problems
I now have fructose malabsorption and need to eat a fairly restricted diet.
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