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Severe constipation after covid: What helps?
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Dec 30, 2022 | Replies (39)Comment receiving replies
Hi @sapna, Fellow members like @marcconley @ahernandezvaldez @ npinner04 have also mentioned constipation as a challenging long-term side effect of post COVID and may be able add tips about what helped them.
Long COVID gastrointestinal issues vary widely from patient to patient as Dr. Van, Mayo Clinic post COVID expert explains in this blog:
- A Gut Feeling: Long COVID and GI symptoms https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/post-covid-recovery/newsfeed-post/a-gut-feeling-long-covid-and-gi-symptoms/
Some people experience constipation while other have the opposite problem with diarrhea, as you can see from this related discussion:
- Covid Recovery: How can I manage GI issues? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/covid-recovery-and-gi-pain/
Sapna, have you tried CALM magnesium citrate? I manage constipation (not Covid related) with prunes and drinking CALM in the evening. It works for me.
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Hi Colleen,
I'm on Linzess and it's not working (and my constipation is not Covid-related). I eat 11 prunes each day and other fiber-rich food. How much CALM do you take to help with constipation?
Thank you!
Joe
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I have had severe constipation, acid reflux and throat pain for the last year. I am just now starting to get some relief. Meds only helped enough to keep me out of the ER. I'm 66 years old. I also had neurological symptoms (severe ringing in the ears) and autoimmune symptom. I still have ringing in my ears, but it is not nearly as bad as it was a few months ago. My autoimmune symptoms have resolved. After one year, I am just now getting some relief from the severe constipation. My stools look normal again. The acid reflux and throat pain in not gone, but it is a good deal better. I have lost 45 pounds because of these GI symptoms. It has been a nightmare! I cannot describe how much I have suffered with these long term Covid symptoms.