Has anyone experienced a change in their menstrual cycle after doing a long fast? My cycle has shortened by a week and a half/two weeks since I did a 5 day water fast and I was just wondering if anyone else had something similar happen or knows why this would happen?
Hi, yes I had the same thing happen after my first two week water fast.
When I googled it I found a few discussions around it theorising that hormones are stored in our fat cells, and are released when we lose weight rapidly, causing some hormonal fluctuations.
This was a few years ago so I’d advise googling it as well and seeing what you find.
The menstrual cycle can react to the wildest things. Depending on what I’ve eaten on my regular diet, the days between can fluctuate by a few days (usually shorter gap when my diet is worse). Fasting tends to push it back to my “normal” range and make the bleeding and cramps lighter.
All drastic diet changes can have an effect on your cycle and PMS symptoms. Fasting is a very drastic diet change even if it is a short one.