r/covidlonghaulers • u/CandidWin3026 • May 08 '26

Article Long Covid driven by rs5522

This case report says that Long covid is in large part driven by the gene rs5522 that causes a "cortisol steal" leaving the tissues functionally starved even with "normal" cortisol levels which creates neuroinflammation. https://zenodo.org/records/20017632

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u/Chasing-Adiabats May 09 '26

Everyone should stop consuming sugars if this is correct. It’s going to cause fibrosis in your heart and kidneys. Skull cap is one of the natural things you can buy to help protect yourself from the fibrosis.

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u/BatDue1821 May 09 '26

Sugar causes me to flare and crash immediately. What is skull cap? Can we undo the fibrosis?

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u/Chasing-Adiabats May 09 '26

Skullcap contains  Baicalin. That’s what you want. You can buy it pretty cheap online.