Severe constipation after covid: What helps?

Linzess didn't work for me either. You can also take Amitiza with the lactulose. That should do it for sure!!

I experienced the same thing, and found that taking 4 docusate sodium (stool softener) tablets every night helped a lot.

Yes, all my tests came back fine. I started with a functional gastroenterologist md. She did a fecal study on me and found I had a big difference between the good and bad bacteria in my gut. (published research on this in long covid). I was put on a microbiome building program of prebiotic foods, probiotic and emzyme supplements. After 6 weeks little by little things improved greatly in the gut part of my LONG COVID nightmare, which continues...

How do I contact you privately about whether or not an issue I'd like to raise is appropriate for this forum (not this thread) or not?

@marcslifer, you can send me a message using this form: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/contact-a-community-moderator/

Thanks. I caught covid in mid-June. One of the first ways that I noticed something was "off" was when I cancelled 2 trips to events/meet-ups with friends in NJ that would have required driving. I just didn't feel safe reacting (I was anxious and "jumpy"), correctly following directions to new destinations, and generally didn't have confidence that I could be a safe driver. I live in NYC, and I'm lucky enough to be able to pretty easily function without driving (walking/public transportation/my wife drives), and I realize that a lot of people with long covid are not in the same situation. That being said, I'm concerned that a number of people who post here who report significant cognitive issues who also mention driving on a regular basis. I'm not sure whether to bring up (or how to bring up) how to assess whether they should still be driving.

It doesn’t go away easily
My opinion long covid just moves around in your body from ears to headaches to middle of back pain to intestines
Seek out your gastrointestinal doc to prescribe you xifaxan
It does help
And a good priobotic plus b12 and liposomal gulitinan
I’m March 2020 inflammation is not good with long covid so watch your sugars
Also try citracel
You may think about joining the Facebook groups they have helped me more than the dang doctors
The local doctors don’t seem too interested in doing their research
You can pm me on Facebook if you want sue semb west Salem

Goodluck with that. I didn't drive for 2 years because I was afraid of potentially harming others after one day I was so confused with brain fog my body couldn't remember how to use gas and brake properly. Multi-tasking is difficult. But no doctor, including the 20+ i saw at Mayo ever talked to me about driving restrictions. Even after a few brain MRIs and tons of neurological testing. When I started Immunoglobulin therapy my cognitive function started to improve. I would drive short distances while husband was in the car with me and built up my ability over time. It's a great question but people are not going to give up driving. Unless you fail a vision test. I agree it's unsafe.

Thanks. As I've stated before, I have the advantage of not needing to drive for every day needs. I'm concerned about people posting here who have significant cognitive problems and are continuing to drive.