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@rachelr

I have had constipation issues for almost 5 months now. I rely on Miralax, Benefibre, & enemas. It seems like our dignity is taken away. We cannot eat, cannot sleep, and there are too many symptoms to manage at one time. I am so tired of hearing, “I’m sorry, but I don’t know anything about long haul COVID”. In fact done people have never even heard the term “long haul”. The nurse that works at my insurance company asked me, “what is long haul? Is it like UHaul?” Are you kidding me?
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It's so unfortunate that our world has become so cold hearted now a days. Some will never seem to understand the frustration we endure on a regular basis. I am right there with you. I will say this, My gutt Dr. did a series of exploration tests last week. 5 in all. They have me taking Lenzess and it does help with all the symptoms, but mind you I was nauseous, vomiting and constipated for over a month. I had rectal bleeding and when he looked inside he seen these spots that look like a water blister. He has sent them off to Pathology, so we are waiting for those results to come back. In the mean time. I am eating things I can tolerate. It's called Gastroparesis diet. He has partially diagnosed me as having Grade 2 Gastroparesis.
I will never fully recover, but at the same time we don't have a clue what the cause was. But I have went a whole week with only vomiting 2 times. Instead of 4+ times a day. Still have a long road a head and pray we all can get the help diagnosis we need to treat us so we can all have a better quality of life. God bless.