[gosmart4u]

I have personally reversed CFS & an auto-immune disease with crazy high anti-bodies by sticking with a very strict diet and changing my life-style. Only after being directed into many black-holes by multiple doctors telling me nothing was wrong or trying to prescribe me anti-anxiety drugs.

So yeah I guess I am a jackass!

[msandford]

Well, probably you did. Or you might have just been sick for a year or two and coincidentally gotten better at the same time as the diet and lifestyle changes. The odds are small, but given that you're a sample size of one it might well prove it to you, but not to others.

[gosmart4u]

I was sick for a long-time and was getting progressively worse. I understand that what works for me may not work for others. I am simply suggesting we look for the root cause and possibly look for alternatives other than drugs. For some people there may be no alternatives and I understand that.

[tadlan]

What was the diet?

[gosmart4u]

I was on the autoimmune protocol for about a year and slowly introduced things after that. The first month on the diet sucked. I felt worse. After that though, things really started to turn around. I was also on vit supplements due to a lot of my levels being extremely low (Vit D & Iron) and am still supplementing because my body has a hard time holding onto these things.

I also take a 20 min fast walk each morning when I wake up and do my best to eliminate stress (I know easier said than done).

I had very high antibodies and now have none. I wasn't able to make it past 1pm without crashing and now have no problems making it through the day.

3 years later I am still on a strict diet but not nearly as strict as it once was. There are certain foods that still make me crash (sugar, beer, etc) but overall I got my life back :)

I am not saying this will work for everyone but it has worked for me and others like me.

[jpravetz]

Yes, I am curious too. The reason for my curiosity is I have been successful via diet as well, so it's to see if we're doing the same thing.

[__z]

You can share your experiences in a helpful way without being condescending. You were condescending.

[dang]

People do sometimes post comments that seem condescending, but that doesn't make it ok to be mean. Instead, please follow the HN guidelines. The rule here is to post civilly and substantively, or not at all.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

[gosmart4u]

Sorry you feel that way. That was not my intention.