Hi! In my previous post I talked about how I recently did my longest fasts yet. I resumed my normal eating patterns (except that I’m gonna be in ketosis for some days) and starting feeling better. The thing is, even two days after I’m still not fully recovered. Manly I feel a little bad after eating, my digestion is not very good. And I also noticed I’m drinking a lot of water, and by a lot, I mean a LOT of water. To the point I basically had my water bottle nearby to drink at all times (I felt better by doing it) and I had to go to the bathroom every 20 minutes. It wasn’t normal. I know that prolonged fasting comes with water loss because of the lose of glycogen, but this was too much. As I mentioned before, I accidentally took too much salt by accident three days ago. Could that be the reason? Or maybe my body wasn’t prepared to eat again and I should have waited even more to eat after breaking my fast?
Refeeding syndrome is a real thing. If you have fasted too much you could be very depleted in essential minerals. Then sudden refeeding, certainly refeeding with carbs is too much of a burden on your digestive tract, and causes further electrolyte depletion. Are you feeling fatigue also? I recommend you check out the refeeding video of Dorian Wilson on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3L_118IIgE
Hydration requires potassium. Sodium is inversely proportional to potassium. You dropped your potassium with too much sodium. Consume more potassium and drink less water. You need less water when you’re burning fat for fuel. All that peeing is indicative of low vasopressin.
More potassium, less sodium, much less water.