ME/CFS with months-long crashes after any activity, somewhat better on a carnivore diet
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Oct 2026
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I get energy crashes if I do anything physical, that affect me physically and mentally for months.
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I am not bedbound. I get energy crashes if I do anything physical, that affect me physically and mentally for months.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
It has taken a few years for me to feel normal on this diet. ... I get energy crashes if I do anything physical, that affect me physically and mentally for months.
- Began after: nothing they could name
Excess cardio in my forties. Rebounding and sprints.
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
Owl 61679 dates their ME/CFS to excess cardio — rebounding and sprints — in their forties. They credit a carnivore diet and say it took a few years to feel normal on it; they describe years of frequent diarrhoea as better than other health problems eating plants caused over their life. They are not bedbound and feel normal only when completely sedentary, but any physical activity brings crashes lasting months; zinc, magnesium, 5-HTP and glycine help them sleep.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- carnivore diet · Helped
It has taken a few years for me to feel normal on this diet.
In context ↗ - Zinc · Helped
Things that make me sleep. Zinc. Magnesium. 5htp. Glycine.
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. 1 step says too little to place on the scale and is only in the table. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| in my forties | onset after going from sedentary to hours of high-intensity cardioExcess cardio in my forties. Rebounding and sprints. I went from sedentary to doing hours of high intensity exercise.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2025-02-23 | crashed after up to six weeks of activityI've had up to 6 weeks of activity before being reminded that I can't do anything any more.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2025-05-27 | felt normal on a carnivore diet; long-standing diarrhoea goneIt has taken a few years for me to feel normal on this diet.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2026-10-14 | not bedbound; normal when completely sedentary, but any physical activity brings months-long crashesI am not bedbound. I get energy crashes if I do anything physical, that affect me physically and mentally for months.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Carnivore diet“It has taken a few years for me to feel normal on this diet. The years of frequent diarrhea were better than the other health problems that eating plants had caused over my entire life.” In context ↗ Gut side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
I get energy crashes if I do anything physical, that affect me physically and mentally for months.
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
Things that make me sleep.
In context ↗ - Gut problems
The years of frequent diarrhea
In context ↗
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