r/Longcovidgutdysbiosis

How do you distinguish if when you cough muccus is due reflux or external viral/bacterial infection you caught? What is the type of dr you should visit to diagnose this?
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How do you distinguish if when you cough muccus is due reflux or external viral/bacterial infection you caught? What is the type of dr you should visit to diagnose this?

I have been coughing green stuff. I had some nasty viral type infection back in april, finally survived, but for 2 weeks or so im coughing again some green stuff, sometimes it's less green. Is this an infection that remains? Im paranoid that it's some sort of reflux because I noticed this happens after I eat or dinning, but I dont notice any classic symptons of reflux like acid, burps, something on back of throat etc, so I don't know what's going on. I want to check with a dr but im not sure what would be best for this.

Reason im extra paranoid of GERD is this: Back in march I had a diarrhea with pain after dinner when I was in bed. I was with a girl and luckily this happened after. Frankly I should have went to the bathroom to pee or something but I was holding it. I don't know if this caused the diarrhea. Well the scary part is next morning, I felt like diarrhea was comming again, but it was actually blood. The blood was fresh. I have been since then paranoid that I broke something on my gut or something. I went to the hospital (social healthcare in EU). They did x-ray, digital tract, bloodwork, stool sample. All ok. But still paranoid something happened there that now is causing this. Or you would say this is related to the viral infection from mid april?

These are from various days:

https://imgur.com/a/24RJnSP

I spit this cough for a while in a row

-Pneumologist

-ENT

-Other?

u/Practical_Buy4533 — 11 hours ago

Augmented NAC helping GI

Started it last week small dose and it cleared out my gut. My GI got thrashed from Covid 3 times a few years ago to the point where I now have lupus and other very difficult diseases. I’m doing everything right and my GI cannot recover much , I have good months but then if I catch a bug or eat something wrong I free fall into major GI issues loose stool and autoimmune flares. Since taking this I feel like a light switch turned on in my brain. It’s still early but everyone should look into it. It breaks down spike protein 99.8 % soooo ya. It’s very very strong for me so I’m just doing half a cap or quarter to get going. Unbelievable. People will comment that this is snake oil , it is not it is def detoxing me.

I use regular NAC for years so I know the difference. Anyway just thought I would share. I’ll report back in a month.

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u/Sovereigntyheals — 3 days ago

post covid gut dysbyosis and copper deficiency

I'm trying to figure out if anyone here can offer insight about my issue

· Low serum copper (58–65) with low ceruloplasmin (15–17) Low urine copper

· Elevated molybdenum (2.9, ref <2.2)

· High uric acid (8.5)

· Gut dysbiosis 4+ Citrobacter diversus overgrowth.

· Low butyrate producers (Faecalibacterium prausnitzii nearly undetectable)

What's been ruled out: Wilson's disease (negative ATP7B sequencing), other copper transport disorders (negative AP1S1, ATP6AP1, ATP7A, CP, etc.), and liver biopsy showed no abnormal copper deposition

Molybdenum seems to be the missing piece. From what I understand, molybdenum + sulfur = thiomolybdates, which bind copper and block absorption. High molybdenum also correlates with high uric acid.

Has anyone dealt with this combination? Did addressing the gut dysbiosis (specifically H2S producers) help normalize your copper/molybdenum/uric acid? Not looking for medical advice , just experiences or resources.This all started after covid and has ruined my life.

Thanks.

u/Pomelo_Amazing — 4 days ago
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Methane Sibo - help!

Hi All!

Did a SIBO breath test in April - came back positive for methane. I had ongoing symptoms for the fall which worsened throughout the winter including swelling every time I ate or drank, bloating around my navel, weight gain (10 lbs of just swelling!!), nausea, fatigue, slow motility, tenderness on the left side of my navel, brain fog, acne, anemia (ferritin of 8), low hormones, and craving salty foods. The swelling was so much I didn’t want to eat and went down to 1 meal a day for 2 months. Got put on the low FODMAP diet which helped.

Got to do a SIBO test - came back positive for methane. Was put on the standard treatment of the xixifan and the neo?. It helped - swelling went down and improved motility and brain fog. Less than a month later it comes back. was prescribed the same antibiotics which I just finished. However, this time my swelling continued on the antibiotics, my brain fog and nausea are back and the symptoms are worsening.

I got food poisoning for the first time this fall and all of these symptoms stared after it, so I’m contributing / thinking these symptoms are a result of the food poisoning.

GI wants to do a gastric emptying test which I have scheduled for later this month and I’m back on a low FOSMAP diet and not eating as much as I would normally because the swelling is very uncomfortable. But I don’t want to be on the low FODMAP diet forever.

If this is related to the food poisoning, is there anything I can do to help reset the gut? Is there anything that has worked for others in the past who have a similar experience as I?

This has been ongoing for almost a year and I’m at a loss of what to do - it’s been difficult to do things and work because of the brain fog and fatigue and the lack of nutrients.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

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u/RealPeace033 — 4 days ago