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Colton Underwood Health Update On Covid-19: Breathing Is Challenging

Let’s wish him for a quick recovery.

Published March 24, 2020

Colton Underwood had just recently been added into the list of celebrities with confirmed Covid-19 case. Just three days ago, Colton shared on Instagram that he’s in self-isolation after he received his test result. He was showing symptoms and reminded his followers that even healthy adults who regularly workout and eat healthy like him can suffer.

In his first video, he was already revealing that he’s experiencing shortness of breath and ‘can’t go to the bathroom without having to sit down because I’m exhausted’.

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I tested positive and I have been following all of the social distancing rules since last week. My symptoms started a few days ago, I was tested and just received my results today. For anyone out there that is hesitant to self quarantine… please do yourself and your loved ones a favor and stay home. We will all beat this and come out stronger on the other side. I’ll keep you posted, Love y’all.

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Three days later, Colton continued updating his followers with a picture of him having a meal in his bed. His update is not entirely positive as his symptoms had worsened with shortness of breath and night sweats disturbing his rest.

“Breathing is challenging,” wrote the 28-year-old. “The best way to describe it is feeling like I only have access to 20% of my lungs.”

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Hi, just wanted to give you a health update. The last few days were rougher than I expected. The most prominent symptoms are my cough, night sweats and shortness of breathe. Breathing is challenging, the best way to describe it is feeling like I only have access to 20% of my lungs. I can only imagine how people with pre-existing health conditions feel with this. I’ve been journaling throughout this and I’ll share some of those soon. I’m currently on hydroxychloroquine, Z-Pak and last night the doctor prescribed an inhaler, also. I’m hopeful that they are starting to work! This morning was the first time that I’ve felt any real type of improvement since the beginning of this. Im hopeful that I’ve turned the corner and will be back to 100% soon. We are very lucky that all of this was manageable at home after getting the proper medicine. I’m on the third story of the Randolph’s home, isolated from the rest of the family (The Health Department called and spoke to both Cassie’s mom and me to make sure we understood timing and what to do). When they make food they make an extra plate and drop it off and have been checking on me regularly to make sure I am comfortable and breathing! They have been amazing and have been taking great care of me. Stay positive people…We got this!

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Currently, he’s on several medications such as hydroxychloroquine, Z-Pak, and the doctor packed him an inhaler as well. The Bachelorette’s star also said that he’s currently staying on the third floor of Cassie Randolph’s resident.

“The Health Department called and spoke to both Cassie’s mom and me to make sure we understood timing and what to do, ” wrote Colton. “When they make food they make an extra plate and drop it off and have been checking on me regularly to make sure I am comfortable and breathing!”