It doesn’t matter how ill you were when you first had Covid-19, some people go on to suffer from symptoms lasting from 6 months to 18 months after recovering from the acute episode.

Symptoms may include:

Extreme tiredness - fatigue

Memory and concentration problems (“brain fog”)

Feeling sick, diarrhoea, stomach aches and/or loss of appetite

Change to taste and/or smell

Shortness of breath

Chest pains and/or tightness, heart palpitations

Difficulty sleeping

Dizziness

Joint pains

Pins and needles

Depression and anxiety

Tinnitus and/or earaches

High temperature, coughs, headaches, sore throat

Skin rashes

Some of these symptoms can be a sign of another illness, so it may be important to see your GP to confirm or investigate this; most of these Long Covid symptoms will go away with time but many people are experiencing mild symptoms for many months, particularly fatigue, shortness of breath and “brain fog”.

These symptoms are often treated by our practitioners so it may be worth contacting us to see if we can help - we can always offer a free 15 minute chat over the phone to discuss matters in more detail.

You might want to consider:

Osteopathy for fatigue, shortness of breath, chest pains and joint pains

Acupuncture is often used to help increase energy levels

Homeopathy for general health

Reflexology to stimulate energy levels

Yoga one to one - breathing techniques and increasing flexibility

Psychotherapy for anxiety and depression

Whatever symptoms you are experiencing, it is very important to find the right treatment or combination of treatments for you, as an individual, as your response to Covid may be influenced by your underlying imbalances, health patterns or previous illnesses.

Diet

Diet is also an essential part of any immune response; see below for the basic anti-inflammatory diet pyramid which also supports the immune system. Also, have a look at our previous blog about foods which boost the immune system.

Supplements

We are looking into stocking Phyto-V and yourgutplus which are the supplements used in the recent successful trial into Long Covid.

This was a non-commercial trial, designed and conducted by a team of clinical and academic nutritionalists, chest physicians, research pharmacists, consultants and scientists from Bedfordshire and Addenbrooke’s Cambridge University Hospitals.

Results analysed by the university of Bedfordshire showed the combination of probiotics with a phytochemical-rich concentrated food capsule have been to be very successful in reducing Long Covid symptoms:

https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/news/new-capsule-helps-further-reduce-covid-symptoms/

http://phyto-v.com

Overall the study showed:

A two-fold reduction in mean fatigue scores

A three-fold reduction in cough score

A two fold improvement in overall well-being scores

There is much that can be done to support the body as it slowly returns to normal and strips out the remnants of viral overload. Post viral fatigue has long been known about and Long Covid is an extension of this syndrome of symptoms associated with compromised immune function.