Prevalence and risk factors for gastrointestinal symptoms after recovery from COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 frequently presents with acute gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, but it is unclear how common these symptoms are after recovery. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence and characteristics of GI symptoms after COVID-19.

Methods

The medical records of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 between March 1 and June 30, 2020, were reviewed for the presence of GI symptoms at primary care follow-up 1 to 6 months later. The prevalence of new GI symptoms was estimated, and risk factors were assessed. Additionally, an anonymous survey was used to determine the prevalence of new GI symptoms among online support groups for COVID-19 survivors.

Key results

Among 147 patients without pre-existing GI conditions, the most common GI symptoms at the tim

SUBMITTER: Blackett JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8646904 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature