What is restless anal syndrome?

<p><strong>What is restless anal syndrome? Thanks for asking!&nbsp;</strong></p><br><p>Although the global vaccination rate reached 40% in mid-October, Covid-19 clearly hasn’t gone away for good just yet. The most common symptoms of coronavirus are mostly well-known, but it keeps surprising us with new repercussions, like restless anal syndrome for example.</p><br><p>On September 23rd, the <em>BMC Infectious Diseases</em> journal reported on the case of a 77-year-old Japanese man suffering from restless anal syndrome several weeks after being discharged from hospital. He’d had no such problems prior to Covid infection, leading researchers to suggest that it could be responsible.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>