The little know sign of Omicron you might mistake for food poisoning
MOST people who catch the Omicron variant are presenting with common cold symptoms. But experts have warned that there is a little-known sign of the bug that could actually feel as though you have food poisoning. Health officials have said that the infection could lead to symptoms that are different to respiratory issues. The NHS […]
MOST people who catch the Omicron variant are presenting with common cold symptoms.
But experts have warned that there is a little-known sign of the bug that could actually feel as though you have food poisoning.
Health officials have said that the infection could lead to symptoms that are different to respiratory issues.
The NHS states that the three main symptoms of coronavirus are a new persistent cough, a high temperature, or a loss of taste and smell.
Data previously revealed that the three most common Omicron signs plaguing Brits are cough, fatigue and headache.
These vary from the three main symptoms of coronavirus set out by the NHS which have not changed since Covid reached our shores in March 2020.
US medic, Dr Bill Admire said most people who caught the Delta variant would suffer some form of respiratory issue – with upper respiratory issues being the key factor.
“But with Omicron, patients with gastrointestinal problems are flaring up and having more symptoms”, he said.
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Speaking to WPMI-TV he said that there are several related symptoms that could show up.
Dr Admire said that nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting, loss of appetite and diarrhoea could all be signs of Covid.
The ONS states that the least commonly reported symptoms have consistently been abdominal pain, diarrhoea, and nausea or vomiting.
Experts have however said that while nausea or vomiting might not be key signs of the virus, they could sit along side other symptoms.
Studies have shown that people who have Covid-19 can sometimes experience gastrointestinal symptoms.
Published in the Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, experts found that that nausea and vomiting were two of the most common symptoms that sat beside other key Covid symptoms such as a sore throat or loss of taste and smell.
The study suggests that issues like diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting could be triggered by the Covid infection.
The reason people are sick, they suggest, is due to the body’s inflammatory response to the virus infection.
Data from the ONS also found that the most reported symptoms decreased in December 2021 compared with November 2021, and the percentage of people reporting a sore throat increased in the same month.
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As more variants appear more possible symptoms have popped up – like muscle aches, gut problems and feeling dizzy.
Some are less common, but others are being regularly logged by people hit with the latest variant.
One expert has warned there are two signs that are likely to mean you have Omicron.https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.497.0_en.html#goog_1636506159
Professor Tim Spector, the lead scientist behind the Zoe Symptom Study App, said: “There has been significant increase in reports of sore throat and hoarse voice.
“So that the frequency of those is much more common than it was.
“It’s much more common now with Omicron than it was with other variants. so sore throats are a really key sign of Omciron.
“People describe it as scratchy type of sore throat and very painful – something they’ve not really found before with other colds.”