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Information on how to find additional support and advice
In this section we have listed other websites, organisations or services which may help you.
The information includes:
Acute COVID-19 is defined as having symptoms for up to four weeks, ongoing COVID-19 when symptoms last between 4-12 weeks and post COVID-19 syndrome or long COVID when symptoms last more than 12 weeks. Long COVID is also called post-COVID syndrome, chronic COVID or post-acute COVID.
Public Health England says at least 10% of non-hospitalised patients have reported symptoms lasting more than four weeks. There are fluctuations in symptoms reported by 70% of patients and changes in the intensity of them were reported 89% of the time. The UK COVID symptom app has four million regular contributors and 10-20% report complications for longer than a month (100K-200K people).
More information about data extracted from the COVID symptom app can be watched on our 'Diet and COVID' talk found on our Nutrition and COVID-19 Recovery webpage.
Long COVID clinics
There are long COVID clinics across the country, the locations of these clinics can be found on the NHS England website.
This is not a complete list; new clinics are opening in other locations at regular intervals. Check on your local hospital website if your area is not on the list. You can ask your GP to refer you.
COVID-19 rehabilitation empowers the patient with understanding symptoms and coping strategies to aid their rehabilitation.
Other websites that are not focused on nutrition but contain reputable information and have links to support groups are:
Social media can help you to talk to other people with similar experiences to yourself. This can be a great help, especially if you do not know anyone else who is going through the same thing as you.
It is worth remembering that while some suggestions about managing your symptoms might be useful, others may not be right for you. This means that you should always check with your doctor or health care practitioner before following any advice about taking supplements, excluding foods or taking substances that have been recommended by others.
Here are some examples of social media groups for people who have had COVID-19:
This knowledge hub is constantly being reviewed and updated. We welcome your comments or feedback about it.
Please contact abigail.troncohernandez@plymouth.ac.uk and we will get back to you promptly.