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It is what you would expect from someone who has a diet low in fiber.
And I had COVID in between the bouts of not eating.
Also, no offense meant here, but I really do not want medical advice over the internet from people I don't know.
Completely understandable. Some doctors are reluctant to consider long COVID, even though food aversion could be caused by it.
Good luck getting to the bottom of it. I’d be freaking out the more mysterious it gets. Especially for a GI issue since they can get a pretty damn good look at the whole thing from several angles.
Re: the fiber…not even liquid Metamucil? I’d be feeling terrible if I was going months without a good poo. That’d probably be more difficult for me than living off ensure (considering I had voluntarily done several week juice-fasts or just soylent+coffee)
Haha, I don't go months. More like two days at most. It's not exactly comfortable, but it's not horribly excruciating either. I am so sensitive to flavors in general that I don't know that I would be willing to try liquid Metamucil. I was told to take Mylanta twice a day for a while and I had to pretty much choke it down. And I got one which was supposed to have a mild vanilla flavor. And it can't be too thick. I even find Ensure Plus hard to take because it's thicker than regular Ensure. My wife got it by mistake once.
There are only a few things I've found I'm able to handle without a problem- Gatorade (purple is the only one I really don't mind drinking though), Ensure, those fruit infused seltzers which aren't sweet, I can occasionally handle a root beer, and once in a while I can get one of those types of smoothies that are just basically blended fruit juice and ice (no yogurt or other thickeners) as long as I let the ice melt in my mouth. That's about it.
All the things you mentioned are acidic.
It sounds like you’ve got the first known case of antacid reflux. I recommend one ghost pepper, rectally, three times a day until symptoms improve. And since I’m not a doctor this doesn’t count as medical advice.
And the emphasis earlier was on “good” poo. I’ve had plenty of mediocre poos…even when eating relatively healthy, they don’t compare to a “I’ve been taking fiber supplements consistently for a few days” poo. Those are bliss.