Bedbound with ME/CFS, now much better on an anti-inflammatory diet
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Nov 2023
In their words
- At worst: Severe
I had a several month crash post quitting a stressful job when I couldn’t even lift pots or easily open my very old kitchen drawers
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I found eating an anti inflammatory diet extremely helpful at becoming un bed bound. ... hauling laundry up and down stairs has become very hard
In context ↗ - Began after: stress or burnout
I had a several month crash post quitting a stressful job
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Summary
Shore 70026 described a several-month crash after quitting a stressful job, when they were bedbound and could not lift pots or easily open old kitchen drawers. An anti-inflammatory diet without gluten, corn, alcohol or caffeine was, they said, extremely helpful in getting them out of bed. They still relied on ready meals and needed to simplify chores to save energy.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- anti inflammatory diet · Helped a lot
I found eating an anti inflammatory diet extremely helpful at becoming un bed bound.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | several-month crash after quitting a stressful job; bedbound, could not lift pots or open drawersI had a several month crash post quitting a stressful job when I couldn’t even lift pots or easily open my very old kitchen drawersIn context ↗ | Severe | |
| 2023-11-21 | out of bed after an anti-inflammatory diet; still needs ready meals and simpler choresI found eating an anti inflammatory diet extremely helpful at becoming un bed bound.In context ↗ | Moderate | Anti-inflammatory diet |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Muscle weakness
I couldn’t even lift pots
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