Hi all,
Around 3 weeks ago my mum, who is 70, started feeling unwell. All started like a cold but after a few days, her symptoms were more flu-like (aches, fever, chesty cough, fatigue, headache etc but weirdly her hearing was affected and at times she seemed a bit delirious). All she took was paracetamol for a few days to manage the aches but then she developed bad (yellow/liquidy) diarrhea (something she has never had). She has slowly started getting better since the end of last week and the only symptom remaining is the diarrhea - no longer yellow liquid and less frequent, today she only went once. No breathing problems have been experienced throughout.
Just wondered if anyone else has experienced something similar? I think it could be COVID-19 but without being tested, it’s impossible to know for sure. It has been a big worry for obvious reasons and because she has never suffered with diarrhea. Her appetite has returned and she is eating, albeit plain stuff for now and has been having a Complan for the last couple of days to build herself back up.
In normal circumstances she would have been seen by her doctor but of course we are in far from normal times at the moment. Any shared experiences would be good to hear.
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Easttt · 09/04/2020 21:57
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