Hello everyone,
I am a 20 y/o male and I am fasting for 40 days for religious and health reasons. Is lemon water (water with the juice of a squeezed lemon) acceptable for a water fast ?
Man, do what you want. I don’t know why I’m in this sub.
Do trace amounts of calories break a fast? It depends.
Does it matter? It depends.
Will you still benefit from fasting despite having a lemon in your water? It depends.
Hi…I’m on water fast as well..for religious and health reasons…on health aspects I don’t really think adding lemon breaks the fast.. I know this might sound weird but it actually depends how your body takes it.. I was getting constant headaches..So I’m taking electrolytes and lemon water..i just squeeze very few drops of lemon juice in the water..this really helped me with headaches..Also I stay in india it is impossible for me to just have water and nothing else due to excess heat and dehydration.so if your body feels OK.. you can just have water ..if not just adding few drops of lemon is not going to make a difference.
I wanna say when I looked this up that if you put like a slice in and don’t squeeze it you can get away with it as long as you’re not doing it for autophagy. I’d assume if you’re doing water only you should avoid it altogether. Def squeezed juice is a no go tho.