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Swede

(34,600 posts)
Mon May 24, 2021, 04:21 PM May 2021

After taking pfizer vax, a family member has had stomach problems.

Constipation, bloating, some weird reactions to normal foods. He's 38 and has always been healthy. Doctors ran the blood tests, MRI and ultrasound and nothing out of the ordinary. Has anyone heard of this?

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After taking pfizer vax, a family member has had stomach problems. (Original Post) Swede May 2021 OP
I just had my first Pfizer shot.. no pain, nothing... I'm 74... secondwind May 2021 #1
I got Astra zeneca first shot and no problem. Swede May 2021 #12
Did he eat at a McDonald's Casady1 May 2021 #2
Fuck off. Swede May 2021 #11
My wife has been experiencing some stomach cramps after her first pfizer shot. cayugafalls May 2021 #3
My wife had gastrointestinal issues after both Pfizers AZSkiffyGeek May 2021 #4
I had all Rebl2 May 2021 #10
Try a spoon of cumin powder. Taste is not too bad. Tetrachloride May 2021 #5
GF has had problems for the last few days too. multigraincracker May 2021 #6
I had diarrhea the day after my shot.. luvs2sing May 2021 #7
Yes, I am currently experiencing the same. BigmanPigman May 2021 #8
I have this issue as well. netrace May 2021 #9
Pfizer is going to contact my relatives doctor. Swede Jun 2021 #13
15 lbs, that sounds rough; maybe wise appalachiablue Jun 2021 #14
I feared cancer at first. Swede Jun 2021 #15
Thank god he's ok, all of that, what appalachiablue Jun 2021 #16
He's found a couple online groups for people adversely affected by the vaccine. Swede Jul 2021 #17

secondwind

(16,903 posts)
1. I just had my first Pfizer shot.. no pain, nothing... I'm 74...
Mon May 24, 2021, 04:27 PM
May 2021

I DID massage the arm a lot prior to the shot, and did some arm exercises. Sure hope your family member will get well quickly... am posting for visibility...........

cayugafalls

(5,755 posts)
3. My wife has been experiencing some stomach cramps after her first pfizer shot.
Mon May 24, 2021, 04:31 PM
May 2021

Not sure what is going on, but it lasted a couple days and now she says she feels ok.

AZSkiffyGeek

(12,600 posts)
4. My wife had gastrointestinal issues after both Pfizers
Mon May 24, 2021, 04:35 PM
May 2021

Similar to a 24-hour tummy bug. That was her only reaction.
I had a blinding headache and general malaise following mine. Also Pfizer.

Rebl2

(14,705 posts)
10. I had all
Mon May 24, 2021, 07:34 PM
May 2021

that before I ever got first Pfizer shot, so can’t blame it on that I guess. I had no problems with either shot afterwards except sore arm.

luvs2sing

(2,234 posts)
7. I had diarrhea the day after my shot..
Mon May 24, 2021, 05:15 PM
May 2021

and every couple days for about a week after.

My weirdest possible shot reaction is that for the first time in my adult life, I did not have the spring tree pollen allergies that usually drive me nuts every April. Not a sniffle this year. Crazy!

BigmanPigman

(52,259 posts)
8. Yes, I am currently experiencing the same.
Mon May 24, 2021, 05:27 PM
May 2021

After my 1st shot a month ago I got a migraine (even my Botox for migraines couldn't beat it) and sore arm. I got the 2nd one on Fri and this time I have both the sore arm and migraine AND now constipation/bloating.

netrace

(21 posts)
9. I have this issue as well.
Mon May 24, 2021, 05:41 PM
May 2021

Exactly 1 week after my first shot I started having constipation and bloating and a weird pain in the lower left quadrant of my stomach area. I paid the doc a visit and he ordered an MRI which showed nothing. So this ruled out diverticulitis and pretty much anything he'd been thinking it might be.

I went down the path of thinking I'd developed a gluten intolerance, and while dropping gluten seems to have helped, the issue isn't entirely gone. I still have the same pain on occasion. I honestly never thought it could be tied to the vaccine until I read this post. Stomach issue seems odd for a vaccine reaction. Especially now that I'm a few weeks past my 2nd shot.

Swede

(34,600 posts)
13. Pfizer is going to contact my relatives doctor.
Wed Jun 16, 2021, 10:06 PM
Jun 2021

He thinks they're recommend not taking the second shot (no shit). Relative still in constant stomach problems. Pain, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, gas. He's now lost 15 pounds in the last month.

appalachiablue

(42,908 posts)
14. 15 lbs, that sounds rough; maybe wise
Thu Jun 17, 2021, 09:27 AM
Jun 2021

to hold off on the 2nd shot, for now.

I've read a couple posts about 'mixing' vaccines if needed, the medical people will know best.

The RX tech told me to drink plenty of water before the 1st Moderna shot. I did ok with only mild arm swelling and inflamm. around the injection site.

Dunno if the water helped but maybe.

Swede

(34,600 posts)
15. I feared cancer at first.
Thu Jun 17, 2021, 09:33 PM
Jun 2021

But every test came back negative. It hit him 4 days after the vax. Endoscopy, colostomy, celiac test, xrays of internal organs, blood tests, and I don't know what else. All negative. We're in Canada so zero cost, but I shudder what all this would have cost him in the USA.

appalachiablue

(42,908 posts)
16. Thank god he's ok, all of that, what
Thu Jun 17, 2021, 10:25 PM
Jun 2021

an ordeal and stress to go through. Yep, the cost here would have been a king's ransom. I wish a couple young ones in the family would try to move to Canada or Australia the way this country is going and more. But they're committed, working hard at their first real jobs, doing well and just bought a house. Great kids, both have pre exisiting conditions as well, an issue.

Swede

(34,600 posts)
17. He's found a couple online groups for people adversely affected by the vaccine.
Wed Jul 7, 2021, 11:05 PM
Jul 2021

They have the same situation as covid long haulers, and are exchanging their experiences with them. He's not an anti vaxxer, he realizes it was long odds to get this from the vaccine.

https://www.vaxlonghaulers.com/?fbclid=IwAR0UiNrOS4kFx58HQGaCTsLOcTSI_b97v3deF3p8YqsQX1cQmK7DKc-RWr8

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