Mostly in bed with long COVID, now much better with daily pool work and keto
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 6 years
- Last post
- Jun 2026
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Been suffering from LC since 2020.
In context ↗ - At worst: Severe
I was in bed all the time hardly even wanted to get out
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I can actually go do things and enjoy time with my family again
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Been suffering from LC since 2020.
In context ↗
Summary
Reddit user with long COVID since 2020 who was mostly in bed and could barely walk outside. Encouraged by their brother, they did daily pool work and started a keto diet; after three months they had lost 45 lbs and could work three or four hours on some days. About a year later, now keto rather than strict carnivore, they were down 60 lbs and going out and enjoying family again.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- carnivore diet · Helped a lot
my brother called me and talked me into given carnivore a try ... once it switched over my head cleared up alot of energy came back
In context ↗ - keto diet · Helped
losing weight on the keto diet he got me into ... I would say im keto now instead of strictly carnivore
- doing a little every day · Helped
tried to do a lil everyday just whatever I had in me. 3 months later I'm 45 lbs lighter
In context ↗ - water with lemon juice · Not said
Every morning i would make a tall glass and tell myself it was the best thing ever ... After a couple days i became addicted to drinking it
In context ↗ - water with lemon concentrate and a pinch of salt · Not said
learn to love water with a splash of lemon concentrate and a pinch of salt for hydration
In context ↗ - magnesium glycinate / malate · Not said
magnesium glycinate ÷ malate in the evening
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Approaches: Diet
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, with time counted from when the illness began. Hover or tap a point. The chart starts 5.4 years after onset: the story doesn’t say how ill they were before that. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Long COVID onsetBeen suffering from LC since 2020.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2025 | In bed most of the time, barely able to walk outsideI could barely walk outside when he started coming overIn context ↗ | Severe |
| 2025-08-24 | Three months of daily pool work and keto diet: 45 lbs down, some days 3-4 hours of activity3 months later I'm 45 lbs lighter, the pool is crystal clear and somedays I can work a 3 or 4 hrs with quite a few breaks which I couldn't do 3 months ago.In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2026-06-08 | About a year on keto/carnivore, 60 lbs down, able to go out with familyI can actually go do things and enjoy time with my family again.In context ↗ | Mild |
Adverse events
- Carnivore diet“it was tough getting my body to switch from using carbs for fuel to using fat for fuel "energy"” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
my head cleared up alot of energy came back
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