Recent paper from China showing that a significant percentage of patients present with GI-only symptoms, just FYI:
https://journals.lww.com/ajg/Documents/COVID_Digestive_Symptoms_AJG_Preproof.pdf On Sat, Mar 28, 2020, 1:54 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Thanks, Karl. > > He self isolates pretty well, so that’s not an issue. He didn’t present > with any respiratory issues. If he has what the wife brought home, it’s not > so much diarrhea as things are just really loose. That’s why I was saying I > was surprised that all of the known stuff I threw at it seemed to have > little to no effect. It’s just gradually gotten more normal over a week’s > time. > > We’ll keep a close eye, for sure. Again, thank you! > > Dan > > > On Mar 28, 2020, at 4:36 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > It could easily be covid 19 unfortunately. Diarrhea is one of the known > > presenting symptoms in a significant minority of patients. Of course it > > could be tens of other viruses or bacteria also. > > > > The doc probably doesnt have any access to a test for non hospitalized > > patients. That is changing rapidly, but we are still not at that level of > > test availability. So thay have no way to rule out covid 19. > > > > You can get one forecast for hospital bed shortages here. Florida peaks > > later I think: > > > > > https://covid19.healthdata.org/?fbclid=IwAR22wuagEnK_CIc2Httm1vTDRU8LAE7QQK6wNlq4McYnbqOt3CFk5vp5Mao > > > > Either way chicken soup, sleep and keep a weather eye out in 5-7 days if > he > > isnt looking right. Significant shortness of breath is about the only > > reason to go to an ER. > > > > That's the tough part of this thing - variable presentation. Many people > > seem to not get super sick at all, and the ones who do have a variety of > > symptoms. Might not be a bad idea to isolate him from you if he has any > > respiratory stuff at all. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Mar 28, 2020, 11:18 AM Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com > > > > wrote: > > > >> On Sat, 28 Mar 2020 11:54:48 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes > >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Mom was kind enough to bring something like this into the house > >>> recently, which I’ve been dealing with as well. No fever, but > >>> definitely tearing up the lower GI. Nothing, I mean nothing, has > >>> affected the symptoms. Yogurt, cheese, anything that would normally > >>> slow or stop things up has absolutely no effect. > >> > >> When Shirley was a Registered Dietitian, she used the A-B-C diet of > >> applesauce, bananas, and cottage cheese on the hospital floor. > >> > >> > >> Craig > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
