Long COVID
Mild → much betterIll 2 years before improving or writingNeeds ongoing treatment
Long COVID with bloating and palpitations, much better after low-histamine diet and Allegra
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Feb 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
long covid / histamine intolerance / leaky gut / vagal nerve dysfunction / hydrogen but not methane SIBO (SIBO-D) / candida overgrowth
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
Went back to work & was on basically carnivore diet.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
I can confidently say I am almost healed. Almost!
In context ↗
Read from 18 of their posts and comments; links to the 14 this page draws on
Summary
A 25-year-old lab worker fell ill in April 2023 with bloating, palpitations and a histamine flare that left her unresponsive and led to a 911 call. A low-histamine diet, daily Allegra, the Align probiotic, exercise after meals and monthly gentle fasts brought slow, non-linear progress. By late 2024 she called herself almost healed but still had symptoms and expected to relapse.
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What they tried
What they credit
Low histamine diet· Helped a lotAllegra· Helped a lotgentle monthly fast ('shabbat routine')· Helped a lotExercise after meals (light biking, yoga, walking)· Helped a lot · mainhot baths with epsom salt· HelpedDoctor's Best PepZin GI, Zinc-L-Carnosine Complex· HelpedB12/B6 complex· HelpedB12/B6 complex· Helpedgoat milk kefir· Helpedtime· Helped
Also tried
Biocidin G.I. Detox+ Gentle Binder (activated charcoal)· Helpednuun water + Vitamin C· HelpedIBgard peppermint oil capsules· HelpedIBgard peppermint oil capsules· HelpedBodyBio Gut Sodium Butyrate· Helpedsex from behind in child's pose with deep breathing· HelpedBiocidin Liquid (Biofilm Disruptor)· No changeAkk by Pendulum· No changeL-glutamine· WorseCOVID vaccination as treatment· Not said
Their words about each treatment
- Low histamine diet · Helped a lot
Low histamine diet via reddit. Saved my life. Went back to work & was on basically carnivore diet.
In context ↗ - Allegra · Helped a lot
yes I take allegra every day since october and it has helped me 100%
In context ↗ - Biocidin Liquid (Biofilm Disruptor) · No change
I HATED THIS, i think it did nothing personally.
In context ↗ - Biocidin G.I. Detox+ Gentle Binder (activated charcoal) · Helped
the activated charcoal pills (Biocidin Botanicals G.I. Detox) 2-3 hours after dinner "every night",,,, those DEF helped!
In context ↗ - Akk by Pendulum · No change
began probiotics! Akk by Pendulum every day. no progress.
In context ↗ - gentle monthly fast ('shabbat routine') · Helped a lot
I truly believe this "soft fasting" regime it has healed my leaky gut.
In context ↗ - nuun water + Vitamin C · Helped
I drink nuun water + Vitamin C every single morning before anything else. has helped with fainting immensely!
In context ↗ - Exercise after meals (light biking, yoga, walking) · Helped a lot
Exercise after meals ... especially light biking, yoga, or walking.
In context ↗ - hot baths with epsom salt · Helped
Hot baths ... specially if I am actively having a histamine rxn ---> it often stops it!
In context ↗ - L-glutamine · Worse
I try to take it between meals or an hour before breakfast, but the therapeutic dose is like 20g and I can only handle 1g before I get histamine flairs.
In context ↗ - IBgard peppermint oil capsules · Helped
Another thing that helped is peppermint oil.
In context ↗ - BodyBio Gut Sodium Butyrate · Helped
I continue to take it 2-3 times per week with lunch.
In context ↗ - Doctor's Best PepZin GI, Zinc-L-Carnosine Complex · Helped
Other things I tried that I do believe work: BodyBio Gut Sodium Butyrate, Doctor's Best PepZin GI, Zinc-L-Carnosine Complex
In context ↗ - sex from behind in child's pose with deep breathing · Helped
Even 2-3 minutes of this after dinner led to me burping out all of the gas.
In context ↗ - B12/B6 complex · Helped
B12/B6 complex (do not overdo this one!)
In context ↗ - goat milk kefir · Helped
pushing myself to eat more foods (i.e. sweet potato, brussel sprouts, now goat milk kefir) is getting me over the next hump!
In context ↗ - time · Helped
The #1 things that helped were regular exercise, correct probiotics, and time.
In context ↗ - COVID vaccination as treatment · Not said
I always was WIPED after my covid vaccines/boosters for at least a week.
In context ↗
Approaches: H1 antihistamines · Alternative therapies · Diet · Exercise and activity · Supplements
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Sudden bloating, heart palpitations and histamine flare; unresponsive, 911 called; worst months followedThis all started April 2023 on a night I got so bloated / ungodly heart palpitations / histamine flare I was unresponsive and we called 911.In context ↗ | |
| 2023 | Low-histamine then carnivore diet; back to lab jobLow histamine diet via reddit. Saved my life. Went back to work & was on basically carnivore diet.In context ↗ | |
| January 2024 | Align probiotic; gut started moving againI started passing gas again like a week into taking Align. I literally cried of joy.In context ↗ | |
| December 2024 | Almost healed after fasts with binder, Allegra, probiotics and diet workToday, so many moons later, I can confidently say I am almost healed.In context ↗ | Intermittent fasting |
| February 2025 | Two years in, a ton of progress after a plateauits been 2 yrs I've made a ton of progress.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Glutamine“the therapeutic dose is like 20g and I can only handle 1g before I get histamine flairs” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- “gives me \~weird farts\~ and \~AWFUL dream\~” In context ↗ Gut side effects
- Biocidin“I think this may have led to some die off. You need to be really careful with this stuff, it's super potent.” In context ↗ Herx / die-off reaction
- “I took them max 3 times a week, not every night. I think they dehydrated me.” In context ↗ Side effects
- COVID vaccination as treatment“I always was WIPED after my covid vaccines/boosters for at least a week.” In context ↗ Side effects
Symptoms mentioned
Anxiety & low moodBrain fogBreathlessnessGut problemsHeadaches & migraineHeart symptoms & palpitationsMast cell (MCAS) & allergiesMuscle weaknessNeuropathy & tinglingPOTS & dysautonomiaPain & fibromyalgiaSleep problems
Their words about their symptoms
- Gut problems
extreme bloating (I looked pregnant)
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
I also react to like everything.
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
ungodly heart palpitations
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I remember vividly breaking down almost every day due to severe panic attacks / histamine attacks
In context ↗ - Brain fog
body aches, spasms, brain fog
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
shortness of breath
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
body aches, spasms
In context ↗ - Neuropathy & tingling
pins and needles in my feet
In context ↗ - Headaches & migraine
anaphylaxis, migraines
In context ↗ - Muscle weakness
then I get that weird pain and muscle weakness
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
has helped with fainting immensely!
In context ↗ - Sleep problems
lower quality sleep I get
In context ↗
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