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Report #2831752

Received Mar 17, 2025

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Overview

Sex
Female
Age
66 yrs
State
CT
Recovered
Unknown
Vaccinated
Dec 13, 2024
Onset
Dec 15, 2024
Days to onset
2
Hospital days
—

Vaccines (1)

TypeNameManufacturerDoseLotRoute / Site
COVID19COVID19 (COVID19 (MODERNA))MODERNA53043333SYR / LA

Symptoms (11)

Abdominal painAbnormal faecesBiopsy colon abnormalBlood test normalClostridium test negativeColitis microscopicColonoscopy abnormalComputerised tomogram abdomen normalCulture stool negativeDiarrhoeaFaecal calprotectin increased

Symptom narrative

Three days after the vaccine, I developed unusual stools. This progressed and worsened over the next weeks turning from loose stool to diarrhea. Upon a seven times per day diarrhea on 12/26/24 I was sent to an urgent care center (no regular Dr appointments during Christmas week). I had blood tests, stool tests, was given a precautionary antibiotic due to abdominal pain and diverticulitis was suspected. A CAT scan disproved this. I was pretty much home bound for 12 weeks due to urgent 'bathroom calls', usually 1 hour after eating. I finally had a colonoscopy on 2/28/25 and biopsies were taken. Pathology returned result of microscopic lymphocytic colitis. The past week, the 13th week has been a mixed bag of semi-normal bowel movements.

Current illness

none

Medical history

none

Other medications

multi vitamin mineral tab, curcumin, Omega-3 s, astaxanthin, coenzyme q10, less than 1mg melatonin, all the same for years, no prescription medications

Allergies

sensitivity to codeine

Lab data

12/27/24 stool culture, negative, 12/27/24 various blood tests nothing noted, 2/13/25 stool calprotectin abnormal high, CDiff negative, 2/28/25 colonoscopy pathology microscopic lymphocytic colitis

Prior vaccinations

body aches and chills after each COVID vaccine: 3/8/21,11/2/21,10/14/22,10/4/23