Long COVID with GI, mast cell and fatigue, now recovered after diet and antihistamines
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- 19 months
- Last post
- May 2025
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
We have mast cell activation syndrome from Covid
In context ↗ - Now: Recovered
I fully recovered after 18 months or so.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
mast cell activation syndrome from Covid
Read from 4 of their posts and comments; links to the 4 this page draws on
Summary
Prairie 15865 had long COVID for about 19 months, with GI problems, mast cell activation, fatigue and air hunger. They recovered gradually after stripping their diet to very clean low-acid, low-histamine food, taking antihistamines, doing vagus nerve exercises and supplements. They reported full recovery in May 2025.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- low acid and low histamine diet · Helped
I first noticed improvement when I stripped my diet to the bare minimum. Very clean food. Low acid and low histamine, very anti-inflammatory.
In context ↗ - antihistamines · Helped
We have mast cell activation syndrome from Covid and needed help breaking down excess histamine so we took a ton of antihistamines.
In context ↗ - vagus nerve exercises · Helped
I also had fatigue, air hunger and vagus nerve damage from the virus. I did tons of vagus nerve exercises.
In context ↗ - supplements · Helped
I took a few supplements as well.
In context ↗ - prayer and faith · Helped
I am thankful that I had my faith to get me through. I prayed a lot
In context ↗
Approaches: H1 antihistamines · Alternative therapies · Diet · Vagus nerve stimulation
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 | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| onset | long COVID onsetIt was 19 difficult months but I gradually recovered.In context ↗ | Not stated | |
| — | first noticed improvement after stripping dietI first noticed improvement when I stripped my diet to the bare minimum.In context ↗ | Not stated | Low-histamine diet |
| 2025-05-18 | fully recoveredI FULLY recovered!In context ↗ | Recovered |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Gut problems
My GI symptoms improved, energy returned, just gradually improved.
In context ↗ - Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
We have mast cell activation syndrome from Covid
In context ↗ - Breathlessness
I also had fatigue, air hunger and vagus nerve damage from the virus.
In context ↗
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