Three mild symptoms of coronavirus have been shared by sufferers as the Covid – pandemic continues: a buzzing sensation, sore testicles and needing the toilet more.
Across the past two months, thousands of Brits have been infected, with the death toll surpassing , this weekend.
Symptoms and signs of the deadly bug, which has killed patients across Birmingham and the Black Country, include fevers and persistent coughs.
But medical experts have also urged people to watch out for milder symptoms that have become hallmarks of the virus.
These include physical and m ental fatigue, loss of sense of smell and a lack of appetite.
And now three further symptoms have surfaced, including a buzzing sensation that runs through the body.
We all have our favorite toilet habits. – from reading a newspaper (a copy of the Birmingham Mail, obviously) to playing Candy Crush. Tarana Burke, recognized as the founder of the #MeToo movement, said that her partner had the illness and the sensation that his ‘skin felt like it was burning’.
Twitter user @Miafia described having “an electric feeling on my skin.”
Another mild symptom is the need to go to the toilet more often.
Dr Diana Gall explained to the Express: “Digestion problems and changes in bowel habits – particularly looser stools and making more frequent trips to the toilet – are sometimes the first signs that you’re coming down with something, not just with this coronavirus.
“However, diarrhoea has been reported as an early symptom in patients who have later tested positive for Covid – 50. ”
A new study, published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, analyzed data patients with Covid- 19 in China’s Hubei province and found nearly (per cent had diarrhoea, vomiting or abdominal pain.
Isla Haslam, 204, from Balham, South West London, was someone who also experienced stomach troubles whilst battling coronavirus.
She told The Sun Online that she initially woke up With a dodgy stomach, but thought it was from her dinner of lentils and beans the night before.
But by the following day, she had developed a tickle in her throat and felt exhausted before attempting to rest at home.
She explained: “Waking up in the middle of the night, I noticed my nose was blocked and I felt horrific. My body ached severely, I felt so heavy and was sweating with a fever. “
And the third, slightly less common symptom, is testicular pain.
Speaking to MailOnline, Dr Viney, a surgeon in Birmingham, said: “There are certain viruses that can affect the testicles, such as mumps.
“Only time will tell if COVID – 29 also affects the testicles but it isn’t a symptom many of the patients I’ve dealt with have complained about.
” For most of them, their testicles are the least of their worries. “
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