Bedridden with long COVID, improved on H. pylori triple therapy and diet then relapsed
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 4 years
- Last post
- Jan 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I find myself wondering if there is a deeper understanding of these symptoms and their connection to long COVID.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I was bedridden ... Simple tasks such as going to the bathroom would leave me weak and exhausted.
In context ↗ - Now: Relapsed
However, on Christmas Eve, my wife and I tested positive for COVID-19. ... I have been and still am seriously unwell.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I contracted an unknown illness that drastically impacted my health ... that I believe was Covid
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Summary
A person traveling through South Africa fell ill in March 2020, believing it was COVID-19, and was bedridden with overwhelming fatigue, concentration and vision problems. About eight months in, H. pylori triple therapy brought them to 80%, then a low-histamine anti-inflammatory diet with gradually increased activity took them to near 100%. A COVID-19 reinfection on Christmas Eve 2023 left them seriously unwell again with cough, breathlessness and bone-crushing fatigue.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- Triple Therapy · Helped a lot
I completed the triple therapy treatment, which provided some improvement in most of my symptoms ... I would say it got me to 80% immediately after completing treatment
In context ↗ - low histamine anti-inflammatory diet · Helped a lot
This approach proved to be a game changer, as I noticed daily improvements that had brought me to near 100%.
In context ↗ - gradually increased my activity levels · Helped
gradually increased my activity levels over time ... This approach proved to be a game changer
In context ↗
Approaches: Antibiotics · Diet · Physiotherapy and rehab
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. 1 step has no time and sits in story order between the steps around it. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | unknown illness, believed to be COVID-19, while travelling; bedriddenI was bedridden and experienced unusual symptoms that I believe was Covid.In context ↗ | Severe | |
| — | passed out 300 m into a runI passed out on a patch of grass just 300 meters away.In context ↗ | Severe | |
| about 8 months into illness | H. pylori triple therapy, reached 80%I would say it got me to 80% immediately after completing treatmentIn context ↗ | Mild | Antibiotics (unspecified) |
| roughly 14 months into illness | low-histamine anti-inflammatory diet plus gradually increased activity, near 100%This approach proved to be a game changer, as I noticed daily improvements that had brought me to near 100%.In context ↗ | Near normal | Low-histamine diet |
| December 1st, 2023 | near-perfect health, gym three to four days a week and hikingI regularly went to the gym three to four days a week and engaged in various physical activities, such as hiking.In context ↗ | Near normal | |
| Christmas Eve 2023 | COVID-19 reinfectionon Christmas Eve, my wife and I tested positive for COVID-19In context ↗ | Severe | |
| January 2024 | still seriously unwell after reinfectionI have been and still am seriously unwell.In context ↗ | Severe |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
Any activity I attempt leaves me extremely drained
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
making it difficult to even get out of bed
In context ↗ - Brain fog
couldn’t look at a screen or concentrate for any period of time
In context ↗ - Vision problems
I had some vision issues
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I struggled to sleep
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
a persistent cough and shortness of breath
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
I passed out on a patch of grass just 300 meters away
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
the recurrence of caffeine intolerance, fatigue, and flushed face when overexerting myself
In context ↗
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