First time in remission with ketogenic diet
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- unspecified
- Published
- Jul 2018
Summary
After more than a year on a ketogenic diet, reports a "very significant improvement" in ME/CFS symptoms: reduced PEM, eliminated air hunger, better coordination and balance, and about 10% more energy and mental clarity. Notes the benefit "tailed off a little" after around a year but says it remained a net improvement over baseline rather than fading completely.
Symptoms mentioned
Symptoms: Breathlessness, Post-exertional malaise.
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