I have been fasting on and off for a few years, evolving to my current state of OMAD mixed with 48 hour fasts on weekdays and losing a bit of control on the weekends, unfortunately. But it’s been working well for me.
Recently, as I am getting older I found myself taking more medicine and I was wondering if any meds or vitamins break fasts either with their active ingredients or the sugar coating. You could say I am a purist, nothing but black coffee and water, so I have been wondering about this.
Pills I have been taking recently: Benadryl Claritin Probiotics Multivitamin (pills when fasting, gummies when not) Over the counter painkillers at times
Any of these or others that are known to trigger insulin?
Gummies and syrups might spike insulin, since they contain actual measurable amounts of sugar and have measurable caloric content. Pills won’t, since they don’t.
Fish oil is a gray area, since it has a small caloric content but is pure fat. Similar for vitamin D softgels, which use oil as a carrier. However, fish oil and Vitamin D will be much better absorbed if you take them with food in your eating window anyway.