Long COVID, now somewhat better after low-histamine diet and treating it like a concussion
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Jan 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I don’t get this with long covid so much but I used to get it all the time when I was only struggling with mystery IBS.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
a few months of no allergens + only low histamine foods and it gets to 80% ... I just got Covid again a few weeks ago so I’m taking it slow
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I just got Covid again a few weeks ago
Read from 4 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
They described long COVID alongside earlier 'mystery IBS'. Removing a dangerous person from their life, microdosing marijuana, a week of nicotine, ginger and a low-histamine diet brought their symptoms to about 80%, they said. A COVID reinfection in early 2024 left them taking things slowly; by January 2025 treating the illness like a concussion was the only approach they said had worked.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- alcohol · Helped
I used to get it all the time when I was only struggling with mystery IBS. A cocktail or two with friends and I’d feel AMAZING the next day.
In context ↗ - microdosing marijuana · Helped
so the combination of removing the dangerous person from my life ... microdosing marijuana
In context ↗ - nicotine · Helped
a week of nicotine (bleh)
In context ↗ - ginger · Helped
a lot of ginger
In context ↗ - no allergens + only low histamine foods · Helped
a few months of no allergens + only low histamine foods
In context ↗ - cold water · Helped
Also helps with neurospicy shit ... and any inflammation at all, INCLUDING stress.
In context ↗ - treating it like a concussion · Helped
the only thing I’ve personally seen work (and work effectively)
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet · Supplements
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 | Where they were |
|---|---|---|
| — | long COVID, after earlier years of 'mystery IBS'I don’t get this with long covid so much but I used to get it all the time when I was only struggling with mystery IBS.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2024-03-27 | heart-rate/POTS symptoms improved to about 80% with stressor removal, marijuana, nicotine, ginger and low-histamine dietthe combination of removing the dangerous person from my life ... and it gets to 80%In context ↗ | Mild |
| 2024-03 | COVID reinfection, taking it slowI just got Covid again a few weeks ago so I’m taking it slow.In context ↗ | Not stated |
| 2025-01-13 | says treating it like a concussion is the only thing that has workedpersonally the ones that have worked for me, is treating it like it’s a concussionIn context ↗ | Not stated |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- POTS & dysautonomia
Yes, mine was chronic stress and vagus nerve related
In context ↗
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