ME/CFS
Outcome unclear
CFS, weaker than ever and aching; ginger boosted energy, one acupuncturist helped
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jul 2018
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
1 helped me a lot and had actually researched protocols/treatments for cfs.
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Summary
A Reddit user with CFS posted between 2015 and 2018. A ketogenic diet of under 20g of carbohydrate a day was abandoned after two days of constant hunger, shaking and feeling weaker than ever; oatmeal ended the hunger and the aching. Grated fresh ginger was one of the few things that gave an energy boost, and of four acupuncturists tried, one helped a lot, one helped somewhat and two did not, and the helpful one moved away.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- keto diet · Worse
The third morning, my body was shacking, I felt weaker than I've ever been.
In context ↗ - grated fresh ginger · Helped
with the addition of grated fresh ginger (one of the only thing I've found that gives me an energy boost!)
In context ↗ - acupuncture · Helped
I've seen 4 different acupuncturists. 1 helped me a lot and had actually researched protocols/treatments for cfs.
In context ↗
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-15 | ketogenic diet under 20g carbohydrate a day abandoned after two days; shaking, very hungry, weaker than everThe third morning, my body was shacking, I felt weaker than I've ever been.In context ↗ | Keto and low-carb diets |
| 2015-12-11 | fresh grated ginger gave an energy boostone of the only thing I've found that gives me an energy boost!In context ↗ | Ginger |
| 2018-07-04 | one of four acupuncturists helped a lot, then moved away1 helped me a lot and had actually researched protocols/treatments for cfs. ... she moved to a different area so I can't see her.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Keto and low-carb diets“I lasted two days. I was so so so hungry, all the time. ... The third morning, my body was shacking, I felt weaker than I've ever been.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Muscle weakness
I felt weaker than I've ever been
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
and the aching too
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