Long COVID with GI problems, insomnia and pain, somewhat better after a PPI
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 14 months
- Last post
- Apr 2021
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
At 12 months myself and still struggling with GI issues at this time.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
the eye twitch/ear pain/jaw pain is mostly gone and reduced to left eye is sore and watery
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
At 12 months myself and still struggling with GI issues at this time.
In context ↗
Read from 5 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
A Reddit user described long COVID from about March 2020. Brain fog lasted no more than a month, but GI problems, insomnia, ear, jaw and throat pain and worsened tinnitus persisted past 12 months. GI scopes were clear, and a PPI was followed by longer stretches of feeling decent each day. By 14 months most pain had eased, though burning reflux-like chest pain remained; the first vaccine dose temporarily reactivated eye twitch/jaw pain for a few days, and the second brought sore cramped feet, but overall the vaccines left them no worse.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- ppi · Helped
month later of the ppi, and I'm getting longer periods of time each day that I feel descent.
In context ↗ - COVID vaccine · Not said
It was all getting better before the vaccine doses and the vaccine has either helped or not made it any worse.
In context ↗
Approaches: Proton pump inhibitors
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 |
|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | Long COVID onset; brain fog for the first monthThe brain fog didn't last more then one month for me.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2021-03-02 | 12 months in with ongoing GI issues, insomnia and ear/jaw painAt 12 months myself and still struggling with GI issues at this time.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2021-03-16 | clear GI scopes and a PPI; longer decent stretches each daymonth later of the ppi, and I'm getting longer periods of time each day that I feel descent.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2021-03-17 | sleep and eyes betterit has gotten better for me recently and as a result my eyes seam better as well.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2021-03-17 | able to walk outside after the snow meltedour snow melted and I was able to get outside and walk for about a week.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2021-04-25 | most pain and throat pain gone, tinnitus fading; reflux-like chest pain remainsthe eye twitch/ear pain/jaw pain is mostly gone and reduced to left eye is sore and watery. Throat pain is also mostly gone.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- COVID vaccination as treatment“First vaccine dose seemed to reactivate the eye twitch/ jaw pain for 3 or 4 days.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- COVID vaccination as treatment“second dose a few days ago seams to have given me sore cramped feet.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
The brain fog didn't last more then one month for me.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
still struggling with GI issues at this time ... Biggest issue left for me at this point is the burning reflux like chest pains
- Sleep problems
sleep is super important, I don't know why exactly but it has gotten better for me recently
In context ↗ - Tinnitus
I had tinnitus years before all this started, it got worse with this
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
Throat pain is also mostly gone.
In context ↗
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