ME/CFS after all usual measures, somewhat better on a low-carb Paleo diet
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Apr 2019
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
Improved my M.E. too
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Improved my M.E. too
In context ↗
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Summary
Fox 16924, posting in r/cfs, described having M.E. and 4 stone, having tried all the usual measures. In early February 2019 they started a Paleo diet of low carbs, no grains, dairy or sugar, and only whole foods. By late April 2019 they had lost 2.5 stone, were never hungry, and said their M.E. had improved too.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- Paleo · Helped
Then I went Paleo. ... Improved my M.E. too & Im never hungry.
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Approaches: Diet
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