Chronically ill with long COVID, much better after cholestyramine and a gut-focused diet
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Feb 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I went from being chronically sick since covid to feeling better then I have ever felt in my life after.
In context ↗ - Now: Much better
Anecdotally I am doing much better since I have started using the binder Cholestyramine.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I went from being chronically sick since covid
- Says they never had: Breathlessness
myself and my broth had zero respiratory issues
Summary
Beech 19036 was chronically ill with long COVID after a Covid infection that caused no respiratory symptoms. After the Dr. Shoemaker CIRS protocol, including mould avoidance, binders and VIP nasal spray, they said about 80% of their issues remitted and they felt better than ever. By February 2025 they were still much improved, crediting the binder cholestyramine and a gut-focused diet for the gains.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Dr. Shoemaker protocal · Helped a lot
I went from being chronically sick since covid to feeling better then I have ever felt in my life after.
In context ↗ - VIP nasel spray (vasoactive intestinal peptide) · Not said
VIP nasel spray (vasoactive intestinal peptide) it is an amino acid your body makes naturally.
In context ↗ - Cholestyramine · Helped a lot
I am doing much better since I have started using the binder Cholestyramine.
In context ↗ - diet that does not promote fungal growth · Helped
by having a diet that does not promote fungal growth ... has been my only saving grace
In context ↗ - reintroducing good bacteria · Helped
then reintroducing good bacteria has been my only saving grace
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet · Mould avoidance · Other drugs and medicines · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| — | chronically ill after Covidchronically sick since covidIn context ↗ | |
| 2024-10-23 | about 80% of issues remitted on the Shoemaker CIRS protocolWent through the Dr. Shoemaker protocal and I would say it reminded 80% of my issues.In context ↗ | Mold avoidance / CIRS protocol |
| 2025-02-02 | doing much better on the binder cholestyramine and a gut-focused dietAnecdotally I am doing much better since I have started using the binder Cholestyramine.In context ↗ |
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