I had 'something' in March...no fever or cough but an achy body, a killer headache, a knifing pain in my right lung, sore throat, and such bad exhaustion that I would cry when I had to work (video teaching)...it lasted a week and then I was fine then it came back for an encore a month later...for 4 days and again this week...Bad nausea, vomiting, exhaustion, sore throat, aching and a killer headache...my doctor believes that it is the virus but I am wary of going anywhere near a doctor's office or a medical laboratory because the lineups are around the block and half the people aren't wearing masks.
The medical community is divided but believes that the 'encores' or 'reruns' are the person's immune system trying to fight the disease off.
My K pouch was ok, no major symptoms. No better or worse than at any other time...I just ate light meals, (toast, mashed potatoes, soup) and drank a lot of fluids.
I wear a washable mask whenever I go out but avoid contact with people (more scared of infecting them than the other way around).
We are more 'fragile' than other populations and should take the necessary precautions. From what we have seen here, the highest risk populations are those with lung/heart disease, diabetes, suffer from morbid obesity or have had transplants...they do not have statistics for people with short bowel, Crohns or UC.
That said, we are now seeing a lot of younger people who have contracted the disease without having any known diseases...
Sharon