Now not only a series of symptoms similar to the common cold such as coughing, as well as a runny and stuffy nose, symptoms of the Omicron variant appear in the form of digestive problems. As reported by the UK’s ZOE COVID Study Application, these digestive problems include abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, and loss of appetite.
According to an infectious disease expert from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Health Security, Amesh A. Adalja, MD, COVID-19 in certain individuals can indeed trigger gastrointestinal symptoms. In many cases, in the form of diarrhea.
“In certain individuals, COVID-19 can cause gastrointestinal symptoms. This is not common but it does happen,” he said, quoted from Prevention, Friday (18/2/2022).
Infectious disease specialist and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine professor William Schaffner, MD, adds that Omicron and other Corona variants can be detected in feces, even multiplying in the mucous membranes lining the intestinal tract.
This is what triggers stomach pain and digestive problems in a number of COVID-19 patients, especially the Omicron variant. Although indeed, these digestive problems are often not serious and tend to come and go in COVID-19 patients.
“That can lead to inflammation and cramping,” he says. “And it can cause an upset stomach,” says Dr. Schaffner.
However, people who experience stomach pain and other digestive problems are asked not to immediately assume it is a symptom of COVID-19. Because Zoe’s study also showed that a number of people who reported gastrointestinal symptoms tested negative for COVID-19.
If you have been identified as positive for COVID-19, symptoms of stomach pain can be relieved by eating a healthy diet and consuming easily digestible foods such as bananas or rice. In addition, increase the consumption of water to ensure adequate hydration of the body during diarrhea.
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