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since getting covid nearly 2 years ago: i have developed chronic acid reflux, lactose intolerance, alcohol intolerance, muscle weakness (which seems chronic at this point), weight loss (10kg)...im well over it - i relate @Superkinkendo.

im at the end of my tether with the issues...but i supposed it could be worse...

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> alcohol intolerance

The presence of this and other telling symptoms suggests that you may have a thiamine insufficiency. Alcohol is a powerful inhibitor of thiamine. This is why when alcohol is consumed it causes exacerbation of symptoms.

Please note that B1 (thiamine) deficiency is a dynamic thing. A healthy individual needs a very specific amount, but a compromised individual may need up to 1000x of thiamine RDA dose to overcome the pathology after its onset.

This goes in line with an acquired mitochondrial dysfunction suggested by the article.

Wow, I developed alcohol intolerance a couple years ago, your comment made me realize it might be related to COVID.

Apparently COVID can give you Histamine Intolerance:

https://medium.com/@calebwilemon/covid19-survivors-alcohol-i...

What kind of symptoms do you get from alcohol now? I feel like I'm not able to drink as much as I used to before feeling sleepy but that could also be me getting older.

just feels like poison...even hoppy zero alcohol makes me feel shit. though it doesnt taste that good - i cant drink more than 1x 2.5% or 3.5% beer without feeling like absolute crap. not to mention the gluggy feeling of the liquid itself...

What about vodka? If zero alcohol beer makes you feel bad, is it really the alcohol that's doing it?

Also, what's a gluggy feeling?

chronic acid reflux and resulting post nasal drip since covid/vax for me too, its not fun

I had something similar (not covid related tho). I was having allergy issues, which caused post nasal drip, which caused acid reflux, which caused asthma! Once I fixed my allergies, all the other stuff went away.

@tru3_power I would love to know more about how you addressed your allergy issues. I am living with someone who is having a very similar experience to what you described (acid reflux => asthma). Any info you can share could end up being a huge help.

i have the same issue with reflux, asthma and post nasal drip, except i already take allergy meds daily and they dont help. im my case i think treating GERD with a regular ppi helps my situation after a week or two. Talk to a doctor for your specific case.

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