Posted on 03/19/2020 10:12:55 AM PDT by Stravinsky
Usually, media reports and releases point to pneumonia and flu-like symptoms as the first signs of being infected with the coronavirus. However, a new study reports that, for some people, the initial symptom of the virus might be digestive symptoms such as diarrhea.
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Published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, the new study suggests that while respiratory symptoms are the ones most observed as the primary signs of the coronavirus, other people might experience digestive issuesI, such as diarrhea. The study reportedly looked at data from 204 patients with COVID-19 in China’s Hubei province, where they were able to discover that 48.5 percent of these patients arrived at the hospital with digestive symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting or abdominal pain. As such, the researchers stated that, for some people, digestive symptoms may present itself first before the respiratory symptoms of COVID-19. Furthermore, the people included in the study also had a more severe course of illnes
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Just when toilet paper was able to be found in some stores...
So people might not equate and start taking Imodium.
Interesting the CDC a few days ago said diarrhea was Rare with this virus.
Bat Soup
So, people being stressed out and binge eating junk food wouldn’t be a possible cause of diarrhea?
Seems like there’s lots of diarrhea going around.
Yes it was rare, but the definition of rare and percentages is evolving as we speak.
The CDC report had 4% of the patients reported diarrhea as a symptom. I’ve had the symptom with too many umbrella drinks. Think I’ll have another.
They’re full of crap.
HUH? Every report we’ve seen has said- nope not a gastrointestinal virus- is there two flues going around? We all had a pretty mild cold or flu which i don’t think was Covid as it’s not really up in our area yet that we know of, and the symptoms we had were Diarrhea, stomach aches, nausea and throwing up- sinus, slight coughing spells- (But none of the hard unproductive rasping coughs of usual bronchial flues)- headaches- aches in body, and tired
We’ve had much much worse flues than whatever we just had- but we just assumed it wasn’t Covid because of the diarrhea and sinus, and sick to stomach throwing up-
It’s probably because they have plenty of toilet paper!
Would that be a wet schiff.
Was at the bank this morning and some guy on TV kept repeating, “We have no idea how this is spread.”
Almost stopped for TP on the way back to the office. ;-)
Never mind that.
We must panic and insist on testing whether we need a test or not so that the media can report on more people being refused testing.
I don't think the CDC has any clue what they're doing.
Or,
Diarrhea could be the first sign you have Diarrhea.
Oh for crying out loud. They change their minds every day. Almost seems like they WANT to keep things as chaotic as possible.
Ah, ha! Maybe they had some inside info. In other words, the inside 'poop'!
[[is there two flues going around?]]
Lol- I’m a guud grammarian
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