Many patients suffer from respiratory genes for several weeks or even months after contracting Covid-19.

In these cases, it is better to resume the sport step by step, without rushing the convalescence, advises doctor Jimmy Mohammed Thursday on Europe 1. 

Some symptoms of Covid-19 persist in patients long after their tests return to negative.

Many patients suffer in particular from a respiratory problem or have difficulty resuming physical activity.

Better in these cases to take it slow and get back to sport step by step, advises doctor Jimmy Mohammed on Thursday in

Sans Rendez-vous

 on Europe 1. 

"The Covid can leave all kinds of after-effects. Patients who have been hospitalized and put on oxygen will need respiratory rehabilitation which will allow them to train again for exertion. In this case, you must have a medical opinion beforehand. to resume intense physical activity.

A potentially lasting impact on physical activity

But even a patient who was not hospitalized when ill can be embarrassed for some time, for several reasons.

The first is a disadaptation to exertion, which results from a long time without practicing physical activity.

This usually goes back to normal after a while.

On the other hand, there are patients who suffer from "long Covid", persistent symptoms that it is still difficult to explain.

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Other people, even young people, suffer after Covid from pulmonary fibrosis, the equivalent of cirrhosis of the liver.

It is not a trivial disease, far from it.

This shows that even if you are young and think you are in good health, Covid can have a real impact on health and physical activity.

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Getting back to sport step by step

In these cases, the best is to take it little by little.

If you find in everyday life that it is difficult to climb stairs, when you used to do it without a problem, something is wrong.

You must then consult a general practitioner, who will refer you to a specialist if you have the slightest doubt.

With extensive examinations, he will be able to detect pathologies such as myocarditis, inflammation of the envelope of the heart and heart, which among other things cause shortness of breath during exertion.  

If the gene persists, do not hesitate to consult a pulmonologist either.

He will do respiratory function tests to see if his patient has developed, for example, some form of asthma. "