![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/warning-to-anyone-whos-had-covid-over-nasty-side-effect/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/coronavirus-covid-19-3d-render-761132183.jpg&description=A WARNING has been issued to anyone who has had Covid over a nasty side effect. Millions of people who've had the bug have been left with long-term effects, such as fatigue and breathlessness. Around a quarter of the patients had a low gut microbiome diversity, which means that their guts may be less resilient than othersCredit: Getty This is referred to as long-Covid, but experts have now warned that those struck with the illness could also start to struggle with gut issues. Medics at NYU Langone Health in the US said the virus can reduce the number of bacterial species in your gut. This, they say, can lead to dangerous microbes thriving, making it harder for you to fight off infections. Writing in Nature Communications, the experts detailed their analysis of 96 men and women who were hospitalised with Covid in 2020 in New York City. Around a quarter of the patients had a low gut microbiome diversity, which means that their guts may be less resilient than others. Another quarter were dominated by a single type of bacteria. The experts said that at the same time, they detected several microbes known to include species that were resistant to antibiotics. Medics said that this may have increased due to widespread antibiotics use during the pandemic. Study co-senior author and microbiologist Ken Cadwell as NYU said: "Our findings suggest that coronavirus infection directly interferes with the healthy balance of microbes in the gut, further endangering patients in the process. "Now that we have uncovered the source of this bacterial imbalance, physicians can better identify those coronavirus patients most at risk of a secondary bloodstream infection.' The experts added that the study is the first to show that infection from Covid alone and not the use of antibiotics to treat the bug damages the gut. Cadwell explained that there is also evidence that the same bacteria in the gut are also entering the blood streams of patients - causing dangerous infections. Stool and blo){kind=link}
A WARNING has been issued to anyone who has had Covid over a nasty side effect.
Millions of people who’ve had the bug have been left with long-term effects, such as fatigue and breathlessness.
This is referred to as long-Covid, but experts have now warned that those struck with the illness could also start to struggle with gut issues.
Medics at NYU Langone Health in the US said the virus can reduce the number of bacterial species in your gut.
This, they say, can lead to dangerous microbes thriving, making it harder for you to fight off infections.