Coronavirus explainer: Is it possible to have diarrhea with no fever? - Times of India
A research published in Wolters Kluwer Public Health Emergency Collection found that out of 206 patients with low severity COVID-19, 48 had digestive symptoms alone, 69 of them were with both digestive and respiratory symptoms, and 89 had respiratory symptoms only.
Between the 2 groups with digestive symptoms, 67 of them had diarrhea, of whom 19.4% experienced diarrhea as the first symptom. The diarrhea lasted from 1 to 14 days. Concurrent fever was found in 62.4% of patients having a digestive symptom. The researchers also found that patients with digestive symptoms had a longer duration between symptom onset and viral clearance.
Research regarding whether gastrointestinal symptoms emerge before or after respiratory symptoms is mixed. In one study conducted in the US, COVID-19 patients exclusively developed diarrhea after developing cough, fever, and shortness of breath.
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