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Has anyone experienced Covid Gut? What helps?
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Feb 9 9:57am | Replies (114)Comment receiving replies
WOW. I am on 72 mcg of Linzess at night. If I get in a "bind" I take milk of magnesia and most of the time that works. Miralax is very hard to regulate the dosage on. Have you tried a stool softener? That helps a lot of folks. Are you drinking enough water? That helps. Also, I try and eat a pear & apple a day. Pears have a lot of pulp which is good fiber. I also eat a good fiber ceral like Raisin Bran, Shredded Wheat, Cracklin Oat Bran or Oat Meal with raisins, nuts and I put an apple on top. I also take Magnesium 200 mg daily. Nexium (Esopaprazole) never did work for me. I am amazed that Linzess made you worse. I question if you have a mild blockage of hard stool....what do you think? Sometimes coffee helps in the a.m. If I go and eat junk food (I rarely do this as I'm trying to eat clean) it works great when I'm in a "bind". Muscle relaxants and other meds can cause constipation. Check your meds and see if any of the side effects cause constipation. 2022 year with COVID did a number on my gut and IBS-C. I had to keep trying different things. Can you tolerate pitted dates? They work. I'm finally down to 1 Protonix 20 mg a day and 1 Pepcid AC at night. Stay away from a lot of cheese & dairy....they are constipating. Praying for you. I believe you are going to get better. It just takes time. I understand and I care.
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I've tried everything. GI doc said eat 6 prunes/day. Nothing. GP says eat a serving of deep greens daily and you'll be sure to go. Spinach, broccoli, kale etc. I do this naturally (love my greens). Nothing. I eat good/clean. Oatmeal, grain bread/crackers, blueberries daily, love my vegs, etc. Drink lots of water (I also have POTS). I take 6 psyllium capsules daily - that 'helps'.
Had a gastric emptying study at Hopkins 20 months ago - showed normal movement until large bowel. 0% over three days. I was fine - able to eat anything - until I got Covid in March 2020 and my gut's been a wreck since. I'm now taking Miralax daily. And it's still not the best. The only thing that has seemed to help is a medication I can't get in the US (Mebeverine - it's OTC in Europe - I had a 2-week supply and was going on my own daily when taking that for abdomen spasms).
My GI could see my esophagus spasming during my Endoscopy/Colonoscopy last May. He said it's not normal but he's seen it before. My tongue also spasms. He said that's because it's the start of your esophagus. I felt somewhat better for about 2 months post procedures - I think the cleanse helped, to your point, and possibly also the Anaesthesia. Propofol slows the activity of your brain and nervous system.
My newest worst symptom is that my stomach doesn't empty. It gets really uncomfortable, pushing into my chest and back, and stressing my diaphragm. Awaiting a plan on next steps from my GI as we speak.