ME/CFS
Mild → no benefitIll for 3.5 years
Fatigue and pain with ME/CFS, still low energy and brain fog on animal-based diet
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill for
- 3.5 years
- Last post
- Jan 2026
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
r/chronicfatigue
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
my energy level is quite low, I don't have the strength to exercise
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
I realize I had pretty normal energy levels before this test, and now every day is a struggle
In context ↗
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Summary
A Reddit user with bloating for about 18 months and joint, muscle and nerve pain from August 2022, whose energy was normal until a ketogenic diet in May 2025. Fatigue began with keto and extreme tiredness after meals followed, especially during the less carnivore phase; keto included a month of strict carnivore. On an animal-based diet since October 2025 they sleep 10-11 hours, have low energy and brain fog, and joint and muscle pain is mostly gone; blood tests were normal apart from high cholesterol.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- Ketogenic · Worse
fatigue started appearing at the beginning of keto (fatigue around 10 am), then extreme fatigue after meals appeared
In context ↗ - carnivore diet · Helped
bloating still present (it had disappeared during the strict carnivore diet)
In context ↗ - animal-based diet · Not said
Since mid-October 2025, animal-based diet
In context ↗ - fasting · Helped
When I fast, I'm less tired, but I still don't have boundless energy.
In context ↗
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, with time counted from when the illness began. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | bloating already for 18 months; joint, muscle and nerve pain beganBloating for a year and a half Joint/muscle/nerve pain since August 2022In context ↗ | Mild |
| May 2025 | fatigue appeared at the start of a ketogenic dietfatigue started appearing at the beginning of keto (fatigue around 10 am), then extreme fatigue after meals appearedIn context ↗ | Mild |
| January 2026 | low energy, tired after meals, 10-11 hours sleep, yoga limited by heavy digestionmy energy level is quite low, I don't have the strength to exercise, I sleep 10-11 hours a night, and I'm very tiredIn context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Keto and low-carb diets, Carnivore diet“fatigue started appearing at the beginning of keto (fatigue around 10 am), then extreme fatigue after meals appeared, especially during the less carnivore-oriented phase” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Gut problems
Bloating for a year and a half
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
Joint/muscle/nerve pain since August 2022
In context ↗ - Brain fog
Fatigue immediately after meals (10 minutes after finishing), brain fog
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
I sleep 10-11 hours a night
In context ↗