ME/CFS
Moderate → no benefit
Too fatigued to eat well with ME/CFS, weight loss and gut problems; no improvement
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Moderate (mostly housebound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- Oct 2026
In their words
- At worst: Moderate
a lot of us are often too fatigued to eat regular healthy meals
In context ↗ - Now: No benefit
It’s made it so that I can’t sleep.
In context ↗
Read from 6 of their posts and comments; links to the 5 this page draws on
Summary
A person with ME/CFS who was often too fatigued to eat regular healthy meals reported weight loss from malnutrition, and found that drinking milk helped limit further weight loss. Probiotics eased constipation but not other gut problems. By October 2026 traffic noise spiked their heart rate and kept them from sleeping; earplugs fell out and did not block enough noise, while over-ear earmuffs blocked most noise but were too uncomfortable to sleep in.
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What they tried
Also tried
Probiotics· HelpedTea· HelpedrTMS· HelpedMilk· HelpedEarplugs· No changeOver-the-head earmuffs· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- Probiotics · Helped
Probiotics have helped me reduce constipation and loosening my stools. It has not been able to help me with any other gut problems though.
In context ↗ - Tea · Helped
A little bit of tea in the morning helps me a lot.
In context ↗ - rTMS · Helped
I did it pre illness and it helped.
In context ↗ - Milk · Helped
What has helped me so far is drinking milk.
In context ↗ - Over-the-head earmuffs · Not said
They block out most of the noise but they are super uncomfortable to sleep in.
In context ↗ - Earplugs · No change
I tired earplugs but those fall out when I’m sleeping and don’t block out enough noise.
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 |
|---|---|
| — | ME/CFS began at some point after rTMS treatment taken while wellI did it pre illness and it helped.In context ↗ |
| 2026-10-03 | traffic noise spiking heart rate and preventing sleep; earplugs and earmuffs inadequateEvey time a car drives by, I feel my heart rate spick and my body tense up. It’s made it so that I can’t sleep.In context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Gut problems
Probiotics have helped me reduce constipation and loosening my stools. It has not been able to help me with any other gut problems though.
In context ↗ - Light & noise sensitivity
Can’t tolerate the noise of traffic ... I feel my heart rate spick and my body tense up
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
It’s made it so that I can’t sleep.
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I did it pre illness and it helped.
In context ↗