Diarrhoea and nausea may be symptoms of Covid-19 too

Recent study shows a third of the patients studied had gastrointestinal symptoms not picked up as classic symptoms of the virus. FMTNews Virus

Gastrointestinal symptoms may be common in Covid-19 patients, according to new research.

The majority of the patients were treated in a hospital emergency room or a clinic before being released, however, 33 of the patients were hospitalised, with eight ending up in an intensive care unit, and one of the patients died. “A third of the patients we studied had gastrointestinal symptoms. It’s possible we may be missing a significant portion of patients sick with the coronavirus due to our current testing strategies focusing on respiratory symptoms alone.”

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