Long COVID exhaustion, easy sickness and weight loss, much better after gluten free
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 1 year
- Last post
- Sep 2023
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
had covid about a month ago. so exhausted
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
so exhausted, immune system has been flaring / get sick super easily.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
i later gained it back when i went gluten free (and gained back my energy as well).
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
had covid about a month ago
Summary
After a COVID-19 infection in about September 2022, this person reported heavy exhaustion, a flaring immune system, getting sick easily and tiredness. Cutting out many foods did not help, and they later lost weight, which they blamed on poor nutrient absorption. Going gluten free brought back both their weight and their energy.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- cutting out a lot of foods · No change
have tried cutting out a lot of foods but still get tired
In context ↗ - supplements · No change
been trying to load up on supplements but feeling like nothing’s working
In context ↗ - gluten free · Helped
i later gained it back when i went gluten free (and gained back my energy as well)
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| September 2022 | COVID-19 infection, then heavy exhaustionhad covid about a month ago. so exhausted, immune system has been flaring / get sick super easilyIn context ↗ |
| 2023-09-13 | went gluten free; weight and energy came backi later gained it back when i went gluten free (and gained back my energy as well)In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Gut problems
the virus turned on the celiac gene, and meant i wasn't absorbing nutrients anymore
In context ↗
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