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Uniqueness of weak solutions of a heat equation

Let $M$ be a smooth compact closed manifold. Let $u \in H^1(0,T;H^{-1}(M)) \cap L^2(0,T;H^1(M))$ be a solution of $$u_t - \Delta u - u = 0$$ $$u(0)=u(T)$$ satisfying $\int_M u(t) = 0$ for all $t$. Is there any way to show that $u$ must be zero (i.e. solutions are unique)?

The problem is the $-u$ term. We have Poincare's inequality in this but it does not help much. I would appreciate not using a method to do with eigenvalue problems since this PDE is a simplified version of what I am working on.

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