Years of ME/CFS brain fog, now noticeably less after ketogenic diet
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- years
- Last post
- Feb 2018
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
/r/cfs ... After years of varying levels of severity of brain fog
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
a senior colleague coming onto the team I manage
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
The most noticeable difference is the reduction of brain fog. ... it’s also evened out my appetite and energy
In context ↗
Read from 2 of their posts and comments; links to the one this page draws on
Summary
After years of brain fog of varying severity while managing a team at work, they had been doing a ketogenic diet consistently for about three weeks by early February 2018 and reported noticeably less brain fog, steadier appetite and energy, and less belly bloat. A colonoscopy in late November found no inflammation but cancer that was caught early; they said they were 41.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- Keto diet · Helped
Yes. I’ve been doing it consistently for about 3 weeks. The most noticeable difference is the reduction of brain fog.
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Years of brain fog of varying severity while managing a team at workAfter years of varying levels of severity of brain fog, this really bolstered my confidence.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| 2018-02-09 | About three weeks of keto: less brain fog, steadier appetite and energy, less belly bloatI’ve been doing it consistently for about 3 weeks. The most noticeable difference is the reduction of brain fog.In context ↗ | Mild | Keto and low-carb diets |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
The most noticeable difference is the reduction of brain fog.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
it’s also evened out my appetite and energy and got rid of some belly bloat
In context ↗
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