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Ketsuda Phoutinane & William Morgan

Long Covid gut symptoms as virus lingers seven months after mild illness, new study finds

People with Covid can shed the virus in their faeces for seven months after infection and those who do often have gut problems, a new study found.

Despite being Covid-negative, patients often experienced nausea, abdominal pain, and vomiting - even after their other signs had long faded, said Stanford Medicine scientists.

Researchers say the study adds to mounting evidence that Covid actively infects the gut, and this infection continues for people who suffer from Long Covid, the Mirror reports.

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