Six months of ME/CFS-like symptoms, somewhat better after low-histamine foods
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 6 months
- Last post
- Apr 2026
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I had half a year of cfs symptoms, a lot like the ones you experience
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I benefited from eating more “low histamine foods“ for a while and have regained some energy
In context ↗ - Began after: stress or burnout
after leaving my abusive partner of five years I had half a year of cfs symptoms
In context ↗
Summary
The Reddit user, who has had Hashimoto's for years, said they were never diagnosed with CFS but had about six months of CFS-like symptoms after leaving a five-year abusive relationship, and that emergency surgery in November brought no worsening. They later regained some energy after eating more low-histamine foods for a while.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- emergency surgery · No change
In November I had an emergency surgery but felt no worsening of symptoms.
In context ↗ - low histamine foods · Helped
I benefited from eating more “low histamine foods“ for a while and have regained some energy
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet
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 |
|---|---|---|
| onset | CFS-like symptoms began after leaving an abusive partnerafter leaving my abusive partner of five years I had half a year of cfs symptomsIn context ↗ | |
| 2026-04-01 | regained some energy after changing dietI benefited from eating more “low histamine foods“ for a while and have regained some energyIn context ↗ | Low-histamine diet |
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