Long COVID
No benefitIll for 3 months
Long COVID with severe constipation; laxatives and enemas gave no relief
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- 3 months
- Last post
- Oct 2022
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Long covid and severe constipation
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
Here i am 4 days later and stuck with the same issues
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Long covid and severe constipation
In context ↗
Read from 1 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
Three months into long COVID, they developed severe constipation and other GI issues, unable to pass stool at all. OTC laxatives, enemas and suppositories did nothing, and a painful weekend led to an ER visit where lactulose was given, which made them sick. Their GI specialist recommended a drug costing $500 that their insurance would not cover.
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What they tried
Also tried
otc laxative (miralax, senna kot, ducolax)· No changeenemas and suppositories· No changelactulose· Worse
Their words about each treatment
- otc laxative (miralax, senna kot, ducolax) · No change
Ive tried every otc laxative you can imagine (miralax, senna kot, ducolax). ... Nothing.
In context ↗ - enemas and suppositories · No change
I had even tried enemas and suppositories. Nothing.
In context ↗ - lactulose · Worse
cannot go to the bathroom unless i take a TON of lactulose which ends up just making me sick
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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 |
|---|---|
| onset | long COVID with mild GI issues3mths in and i have had here and there mild constipation issues along with other GI issues.In context ↗ |
| 2022-10-20 | severe constipation, ER visit, lactuloseNow i have awful constipation where i simply cannot go. At all.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Lactulose“cannot go to the bathroom unless i take a TON of lactulose which ends up just making me sick.” In context ↗ Gut side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Gut problems
Now i have awful constipation where i simply cannot go. At all.
In context ↗