CFS with brain fog and low energy, somewhat better after cutting out wheat
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Aug 2025
In their words
- At worst: Mild
I've never been severe, but bad enough that everything I did was half-assed because I'd run out of energy to do anything well.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
Once I cut that out, everything was better, mentally, emotionally and somewhat physically.
In context ↗
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Summary
A person with CFS described never being severe, but bad enough that everything they did was half-assed for lack of energy, and they avoided people because of brain fog and the effort of getting ready to go out. They had fought depression all their life and later developed fibromyalgia. Cutting out wheat, which they found they were intolerant to, made everything better mentally, emotionally and somewhat physically.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- cutting out wheat · Helped a lot
The thing that has helped the most is I found out I had an intolerance for wheat. Once I cut that out, everything was better
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | CFS onset, never severe but energy ran out quicklyI've never been severe, but bad enough that everything I did was half-assed because I'd run out of energy to do anything well.In context ↗ | Mild | |
| — | cut out wheat after finding an intoleranceThe thing that has helped the most is I found out I had an intolerance for wheat. Once I cut that out, everything was better, mentally, emotionally and somewhat physically.In context ↗ | Mild | Elimination diets (other) |
| 2025-08-08 | better at forgiving themselves, proud of what they can doAs time went on I became better at forgiving myself for not being perfect and being proud of myself for doing what I can do and not giving up.In context ↗ | Mild |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Brain fog
I avoided people because of the brain fog
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
I've fought depression all of my life
In context ↗ - Pain & fibromyalgia
later on I developed fibromyalgia on top of everything else
In context ↗
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