Intestinal complications and COVID-19. The symptoms of stomach flu may appear before the other symptoms

COVID-19 is not only about respiratory system ailments, fever, headache and muscle pain. 53 percent patients struggle with gastrointestinal problems. Studies show that many patients also experience problems with the digestive system.

1. The Delta variant of the coronavirus causes symptoms similar to stomach flu
2. Diarrhea may even precede respiratory symptoms by 2-3 weeks
3. Doctors often associate troublesome intestinal ailments with the psyche
4. If we notice specific symptoms after being infected with the coronavirus, we should see a doctor
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Doctors have no doubt that COVID-19 leaves a lot of traces in the body of a healer. Many patients struggle with complications after the disease. Doctors warn that in the case of infection with the Delta variant, complications may be more dangerous and affect more patients.

The Delta variant causes symptoms similar to stomach flu

Lung symptoms, coughing and shortness of breath are the most common symptoms of coronavirus infection. But studies show that diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and cramps that occur during COVID-19 rank right after pulmonary symptoms. Experts emphasize that Delta flu-like symptoms will be more common in the case of the Delta variant.

– The SARS-CoV-2 virus enters the human body mainly by droplets through the respiratory system, but as already proven, The gastrointestinal tract may also be the gateway of infection – comments in the Polish Academy of Sciences prof. dr hab. n. med. Barbara Skrzydło-Radomańska from the Department and Clinic of Gastroenterology at the Medical University of Lublin. – This is why the symptom of diarrhea should be a warning signal as it may even precede respiratory symptoms by 2-3 weeks, and it can be accompanied by abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, as well as loss of appetite, and even anorexia, which is also partly due to disturbances in the sense of smell and taste – adds the professor.

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Intestinal complications after COVID-19 also stem from stress

Troublesome intestinal ailments, described as irritable bowel syndrome, manifested by a feeling of pressure, abdominal cramps, diarrhea and flatulence are often associated with the psyche by doctors. Irritable bowel syndrome is caused by disorders of the large intestine, which can be caused by anxiety, stress or depression. And these are not lacking during a pandemic. Added to this is the fact that the virus can leave traces of infection in our intestines.

Scientists have observed that More and more patients after COVID-19 are struggling with post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome (ang. P-IBS, post-infectious inflammatory bowel syndrome).

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According to the gastroenterologist Chronic stress and the effects of viral infection in the gastrointestinal tract provide an excellent background for symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.

Symptoms that should be reported to the doctor after suffering from COVID-19 are:

1. nausea and diarrhea
2. loss of appetite
3. abdominal cramps
4. gastrointestinal bleeding
5. chronic fatigue syndrome
6. depression-anxiety syndrome
7. chronic headaches
8. backaches
9. and difficulty urinating

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