Carnivore Diet Patient Views

Started the carnivore diet a bit over a month ago... Was super rough in the beginning, but now im doing better and my brain fog and energy have massively improved. For years, I have had the problem that I got super lethargic after eating, turns out it was probably histamine intolerance, MCAS and pollen food allergy syndrome... Not ok yet but definitely an improvement :) This suprised me because I tried keto multiple times in the past and always ended up much worse... And I didnt feel anything in particular after 'testing' the histamine intolerance by eating lots of eggplant and not really feeling anything, so I guess Elimination diets really can help...

This diet isnt for everyone and if you want to try definitely read up on it online (I had problems at the beginning with electrolyte imbalance, hypoglycemias, digestive issues etc) and prepare well... im not saying it's a cure for ME, but it might help some ppl depending on what your root cause is... This also isnt the only thing that im doing to get better... Spinal issues being the main cause of some other symptoms etc

ALSO not everyone can tolerate eating this much meat, some ppl cant process this much sulfur etc so be careful and best to ease in slowly

If you're doing better on a low carb diet, have you considered carnivore?

I just finished day 25 of carnivore and while I consider my CFS to be moderate, I think my energy has modestly improved so far.

I started carnivore about six weeks or so ago, just as a temporary measure because I need to heal my guts after messing them up again by eating beans for a couple years. Haven't noticed any gains over and above my paleo diet, aside from less gas. But I've heard good things.

Yes I have. Been on it for 1 week and half. I have been dealing with long covid for 1 year and half but I’ve been feeling like 90% recovered for like 5 months now and the carnivore diet so far is making me feel like the last 10% is leaving, I almost feel normal. No brain fog, no body aches only sometimes, feel like my muscles don’t burn from lactate fast no more and there strong, I feel like 99% and I’m not trying exercise till I hopefully recover fully for awhile

I'm on carnivore rn too. It seems risky and not very well supported scientifically to me. I consider it a temporary measure to treat a new bout of SIBO. The bad bacteria are literally thriving on vegetable matter now. Hoping carnivore will heal my guts and then I can reintroduce stuff. I'm only doing it for 6-12 months, and I'll be getting my nutrient levels checked periodically along the way.

I've been basically paleo for 10 years. When I switched to that, I saw massive improvements in my symptoms for the first several weeks. Then the gains stopped. I eat this way now as a form of maintenance. Anyway, transitioned to carnivore about 6 weeks ago. My gastrointestinal symptoms have improved but that's all I've noticed.

The ideal diet is definitely highly unique to the individual but I do believe many PWMEs will do better on some form of keto/paleo.

I eat a keto/carnivore diet, and it's a big improvement on my energy and cognition.

The day I started carnivore was the day I started my life again. Check my post history for details.

I was 7 months in (sept 22), tried a few supplements that provides no relief, and went carnivore. Did research, prepared, and winged it. Within 3-5 days, I felt normal. All my symptoms were gone. They were all cognitive btw.

I kept on eating carnivore (beef, salmon, eggs, cheese, butter) for months, when I got curious and started adding things in, a single ingredient per day (sometimes 2 days). Eventually it led me to find that 3 seemingly unrelated things triggered my symptoms. Within the hour, symptoms would start and they last at least 24 hours. They slowly fade away afterwards.

The cure was not in what I ate (carnivore) but the fact that I stopped eating many things at once including the foods that were problematic. It is a very good way to quickly determine if something(s) you eat are causing your symptoms.

I now eat everything I used to, except for 3 problematic foods. Although I really felt strong during carnivore.

I would recommend any LC patient to try it. A week or two should suffice, it is non invasive, you can do it any time(if you fail, forgive yourself and start again).

If you have any questions, let me know!

Lastly, carnivore is NOT aiming at high protein. It involves high protein but the aim is to only eat fatty cuts of meat. Fat should be your fuel. Proteins are building blocks. If you eat lean meat only you are forcing your body to burn protein for fuel. This is not efficient or healthy.

Make sure to prepare and do research before starting!

Diet can definitely play a factor. I felt better going on a low carb diet and have even a little more energy since I went carnivore 3 weeks ago.

I’m doing carnivore diet for mitochondria and autoimmune, carnivore making me feel almost normal and I’ve been on it for just 1 week and half. I’ve been like 90% recovered for about 5 months now.

Lots of people in the MCAS circle, which I'm also a part of, report to feeling much better on a carnivore diet. But then again, some people also report feeling better on a vegan diet.

I did feel briefly better in terms of ME/CFS when I was near starving due to some surgery issues and had to cut my caloric intake by half of my daily needs for a while, where I was only eating yogurt and milk. I want to try it again but don't know how to replicate it -- I don't know if it's the lack of grains that did it, lack of veggies, lack of calories, the fact that it was almost entirely proteins and fats, or any combo of the above. But it did get me a bit more interested in leaning more carnivore and cutting down on my beloved grains.