i caught corona when my boyfriend's shithead boss went to a 100+ person chud thanksgiving and then had a mandatory in person meeting with every single person in my boyfriend's office. i had relatively minor symptoms. however my heart and lungs hurt enough to make me consider going to the hospital once during it, but it subsided after i burped a lot???? my heart and lungs seem to have went through some degree of atrophy and are now back in somewhat normal shape. i'll probably begin my normal exercise regimen at the end of the month after seeing a doc and making sure everythings good to go.

i did not have any sort of coughing, though i did sneeze a lot.

  • drink lots of gatorade, you get dehydrated fast while dealing with corona. i got migraines multiple times from dehydration even though i was chugging gatorades all day.

  • eat lots of protein. now i know some vegans might not like this, but meat seemed to make me feel better. eggs seemed to work pretty well, but chicken was better. i tried beans and other kinds of veggie protein, nada. this made my heart aches and lung aches way more bearable. i continue to eat a ton of eggs and it just made me feel better and better every day.

  • eat multivitamins. combine this with protein and youll feel almost normal.

  • keep your environment as clean as you can. that seemed to help me a bit, could have just been a placebo.

  • dont do physical labor or exercise, you will regret it. i was exercising before i knew i had it and i felt like i got thrown in a dumpster the next day, it was awful. took me days to start to feel normal there.

  • IdiotDoomPoster [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    Glad you're feeling better, but please continue resting for the time being. COVID has a habit of subsiding before coming back stronger.

    To add some more information to why your suggestions are good:

    • We all know gatorade has what plants crave: sugar. Sugar is technically an electrolyte and can save someone from dehydration. If sugar is a concern for you, there are better electrolytes like magnesium and potassium. You can find sugarless electrolyte supplements that are a bit cheaper than gatorade.

    • Your immune cells require a lot of protein to function. Vegan discourse aside, its easy to miss an Essential amino acid with plant proteins. Eggs are a complete protein, meaning they have all the amino acids your immune cells crave.

    • Multivitamins vary largely in quality. Make sure you get Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol), as research suggest D3 levels correlate strongly with recovery. Don't fall for that Ergocalciferol trash.

    • Feng Shui has long taught that obstacles in your home are obstacles to your recovery. Catch is, you don't want to be cleaning while sick. Clean your home now, in case you get sick later. Don't allow a mess to pile up while sick, you'll feel like you're wasting away in a coffin of your own filth.

      • IdiotDoomPoster [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        Totally, but when Americans think of eating plants they think of iceberg lettuce or carrots, not soy or peas. There's also the caveat that a sufficient amino acid profile only comes from sufficient calories, of which plants have dramatically fewer by volume. Then there's the issue of fiber intake, which must be increased gradually; Suddenly it becomes a whole big conversation.

        Personally I believe a pescatarian diet is optimal, something 90% plants 10% fish.

        But during an economic and safety crisis we really can't afford to aim for optimal.

    • JayTwo [any]
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      4 years ago

      One thing about D3, aka cholecalciferol, is that most of it is made from lanolin, an animal source. D2 isn't which is why some people try to talk it up, despite it being inferior. And of course capsules are usually gelatin based as well.

      D3 is still superior though, and while it's up to the individual, not dying is probably better than keeping vegan, but I think there's vegan D3 made from lichen or something, it's just super specialty, so you have to specifically seek it out.

    • kristina [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      i actually dont eat sugar when i can lmao, it really fucks me up. i get the sugar free kind.

      • IdiotDoomPoster [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        Sugar sucks ass. It causes this thing called "cross linking" which can fuck up protein structures in the body. But hilariously, sugar-substitutes can fuck up your digestive flora. Which is less bad, but man we really are born to lose!

        • kristina [she/her]
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          4 years ago

          yeah almost all my sugar comes from fruits i try to avoid food with sugar in it like the plague.