Diarrhea
In fact, not many coronavirus patients have reported diarrhea, but it should be mentioned because it’s one of the few non-respiratory symptoms attached to the ongoing outbreak.
Coronaviruses in general can cause diarrhea in cows and pigs (infected chickens more often have respiratory disease), says the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.
The first confirmed case of coronavirus in the United States—in a 35-year-old man who had returned to Washington state from Wuhan, China—had loose bowel movements not long after being hospitalized.
Stool samples did test positive for COVID-19, according to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine. Patients with SARS and MERS also reported gastrointestinal symptoms, according to another study.
