Long COVID
No benefit
Long COVID constipation and bloating; diet variety didn't end digestive trouble
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jan 2022
In their words
- Now: No benefit
I fixed it so now I’m going everyday, but I don’t think my body can absorb fats or gluten anymore...
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Last September (2020) I was diagnosed with covid
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Summary
Summit 83928, 23, developed long COVID after a COVID-19 diagnosis in September 2020, with more than a year of chronic constipation, bloating and hard stools plus altered taste and smell. Adding variety to her diet got her going daily again, which she described as fixing it, but by January 2022 she still had digestive trouble and was eating little to limit bathroom trips. She said doctors told her they knew nothing about long haul.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- various probiotics · No change
I tried various probiotics back when I was constipated and it didn’t help too much.
In context ↗ - adding more variety to my diet · Helped
I started adding more variety to my diet so now I’m going every day again compared to when I used to only go every 2-3 days
In context ↗ - stopped eating a lot · Not said
I stopped eating a lot when I made this GI appointment so maybe that did something? I wasn’t full out fasting though.
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Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| September 2020 | diagnosed with COVID-19, followed by long-haul digestive symptomsLast September (2020) I was diagnosed with covidIn context ↗ |
| 2021-12-06 | bowel movements became daily after broadening her dietI started adding more variety to my diet so now I’m going every day againIn context ↗ |
| 2022-01-09 | still troubled by digestion, eating little to avoid the bathroom, taste and smell fluctuatingI haven’t been eating much since this started because I don’t want to have to go to the bathroom too much.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Gut problems
chronic constipation for a year + now
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