The coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, is found in the gut of ~50% of the people with the disease, experts estimate based on initial testing. Importantly, the virus is detected in stool samples even when saliva samples are NEGATIVE, at least based on early report. The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) shows evidence of causing gastrointestinal symptoms and has the potential to be transmitted by the fecal-oral route. Paragraph In a study of hospitalized patients in Wuhan, China, 10.1% of coronavirus patients had diarrhea and nausea in the 1-2 days before onset of fever and dyspnea. The first U.S. patient to be diagnosed had a 2-day history of nausea and vomiting, and had a loose bowel movement on the second day in the hospital. Clinicians later confirmed the presence of viral RNA in both the patient’s stool and airway. Paragraph Dr. Carter a board-certified physician with over 10 years of expanded education into functional or root-cause medicine, discusses the COVID-19 gut connection and what you can do to improve your gut health and potentially stop the virus from spreading through your body by way of the gut.

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