Undiagnosed ME/CFS with crashes and weight trouble, now somewhat better on a gentler diet
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Feb 2026
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
In my early stages of CFS (before I knew what it was)
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
My symptoms got so much better when i created a diet around foods that are much less digestive-intense
In context ↗
Summary
A Reddit user with CFS says their symptoms got much better after building a diet around foods that are less digestive-intense, with one to 1.5 lbs of potatoes at breakfast and generous olive oil. Takeaway food consistently worsens their symptoms, which they put down to seed oils and processed foods. In their early, undiagnosed stage a 24-hour fast went badly and caused a hard crash for a couple of weeks; they are skinny and struggle to gain weight.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- 24 hour fast · Much worse
tried a 24 hour fast. It was HORRIBLE ... just fasting caused me to crash hard for a couple weeks
In context ↗ - diet around foods that are much less digestive-intense · Helped
My symptoms got so much better when i created a diet around foods that are much less digestive-intense and potatoes are a staple for me.
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet
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 | After |
|---|---|---|
| — | early CFS, before they knew what it wasIn my early stages of CFS (before I knew what it was)In context ↗ | |
| — | 24-hour fast caused a hard crash lasting a couple of weeksI tried a 24 hour fast. It was HORRIBLE. ... just fasting caused me to crash hard for a couple weeks.In context ↗ | |
| 2026-02-19 | symptoms much better on a diet of easily digested foods with potatoesMy symptoms got so much better when i created a diet around foods that are much less digestive-intense and potatoes are a staple for me.In context ↗ | Elimination diets (other) |
Adverse events
- Intermittent fasting“I tried a 24 hour fast. It was HORRIBLE ... just fasting caused me to crash hard for a couple weeks” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
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