SICKNESS/VIRUSES Helping Longhaulers Dr. Tina Peers tells us how to stay safe during these times

Dr. Peers had already been working with PeopleWith, an app designed to personalise treatments and optimise treatment outcomes, using it to optimise treatment plans for the patients she sees at her clinic, The Menopause Consultancy. The app also has the benefit of providing healthcare professionals a unique insight into which treatments are most effective for each symptom profile, completely anonymously.

It seemed a natural fit to utilise the app to conduct a clinical audit, that sets out to test the hypothesis that many Long Covid sufferers could in fact be experiencing the symptoms of undiagnosed cases of Histamine Intolerance and MCAS, brought on and exacerbated by exposure to the COVID-19 virus. The hope is to gain a broader understanding of this new illness, identify potential treatments and ultimately to help many of those suffering from its debilitating effects.

The PeopleWith app allows patients to track their symptoms, record their medication and monitor their progress. All the personal data is confidentially held. Information on the app is anonymised and enables medical professionals to conduct patient profiling to learn about patients’ responses to treatments.

The more sufferers of Long Covid that download the free app and record their symptoms, the more data will be available to be consolidated and used to examine the possibilities of underlying conditions which have caused the prolonged illness. This could aid greatly in helping longterm sufferers of the illness, and enable health professionals to treat the symptoms more effectively.

To download the PeopleWith app and track your own symptoms and treatment, as well as aiding with patient profiling for the clinical audit, it’s available free on the App Store or Google Play.