There can be many symptoms which affect your general health.
These can include:
Poor nutrition or an unhealthy diet can cause a lack of energy or motivation to do things you would normally do.
This can make it more difficult to shop, cook, prepare food or eat the amount or types of food you need and may result in a lack of vitamins, minerals, energy or protein and affect your recovery from COVID-19.
Not eating enough or eating a limited diet can cause some of the general COVID-19 symptoms.
These symptoms can make it harder to exercise. Muscle and weight loss without trying can make it difficult to have the energy and strength to do your usual activities.
Not exercising can make your health worse, increasing your risk of chronic conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity.
The British Dietetic Association Critical Care Specialist Group has advice about eating after a critical illness here: Nutrition at Home after Critical Illness.
This discusses general health symptoms which people recovering from COVID-19 can also experience. It gives information about:
