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QQ - Can I take a pain killer like pandol during IF (Fasting time) ?
28 hours in more pain in shoulder? The pain disappeared right after i broke the fast
Meant to say gland, it's only on one side, it's there and gone after a massage but feels like it will come back ... thoughts
I started 20:4 fasting last week and I have been having lower back pain during the time I fast, not everyday but few of the days. I have fasted 16:8 before and it never happened. Generally it goes away when...
I started my fast on 2/15 and had to stop it around the 28th hour because all of a sudden I started getting this excruciating cramping pain in the stomach and started getting very nauseous. Has anyone felt like this?...
Currently on day three 16:8 IF. Mostly wanting to do this to see if it helps my anxiety and chronic pain. Anyone seen benefits in those two areas?
I've been doing 16-8 It for three days now and I've been experiencing burning sensation and pain in my stomach. Even after I eat. Is this temporary or am I doing something wrong?
I’m on my 4th day, so far so good. But I’m starting to have a really bad stomach ache. It’s sharp and really painful, at my very low stomach near my waist. I’m planning to finish the fast tonight so...
1.) Will pain killers break a fast? 2.) Is it safe to continue my fast while on pain killers? I'm having a tooth extraction & if it's anything like my last, I won't want to deal with the pain naturally, but if...
As a child I did a 24 hr fast and found it q easy. I hard swallowed water to keep hunger pains at bay and it worked. But not anymore. As an adult I can’t fast to save my life...
My husband and I are experienced fasters and regularly do 4 day fasts. We keep up with electrolytes and hydration. The problem is after 24 or so hours my husband gets a pain in his diaphragm where it meets the...
I have been doing IF 16:8 in earnest for 3 months and have lost \~25 lbs. I recently had an injury and so had to take it easy on my workouts, which really worried me for CICO, so I switched...
Has anyone experienced this? I went for a gentle bike ride day 3ish of 7, and my knee began to hurt (was the old victim of a teenage bike crash) and has.hurt on and off since. I broke my fast...
Just finished an 80 hour fast and last night got an awful headache and body pains all over like I had the flu. Barely slept because everything was uncomfortable. Woke up feeling a bit better, but quickly starting feeling awful...
It’s my day 2 of my water fast and I’m experiencing a severe headache and pain or pressure behind my eyes. I’ve tried adding pink salt to my water but to no avail. Any advice?
25M 265lbs 6’4. I’ve been having chronic pain in my knees for months. If I were to lose 50lbs how much can my knee pain decrease? It’s difficult to walk now and can only do physical activities like swimming.
For about the last 6 or so months, I’ve been skipping breakfast and lunch to lose weight. I usually do this between 1-4 times a week depending on my schedule. However recently I’ve noticed some chest pain while intermittent fasting....
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So I am 90 hours into my first dry fast and for the past 24 hours I have had this deep, diffusive leg pain that has only increased. It feels exactly like the growing pains I got as a child...
hey all! Not sure if its related but I thought i would get some opinions! Started intermittent fasting on sunday 16/8 and for the last three nights i have developed upper stomach pain. It usually comes in slowly late afternoon...
Hi I was just looking for some general advice regarding this issue I recently experienced. I've been water fasting regular for over a year. I usually fast upto 3 days once a month. I do also add electrolytes to my...
Started refeed with fruit juice and a protein ball. Its been two hours and it wont go away. Its really intense and i cant lie down. Anyone experienced this? Do i need to eat something in particular?
I have been doing 5-2 for about two months. I've seen some good weightloss but I am noticing a lot of pain in my upper/mid right torso. I thought this was where my stomach was only to learn it is...
I've had chronic back pain for years. I've tried chiropractors, physical therapists, massage, stretching — none of it made an impact. But not eating for 24 hours twice a week makes it go from a 4-9 on the \`1 to 10...
Over the last several months I’ve noticed a lot of discomfort (just shy of pain) in my knees and sometimes my hips, primarily going up and down stairs, and especially when lying in bed. I’ve been trying to rule...
I started having stomach aches in about 22nd hour of my 24h fast also some small aches on the left side of my chest. This is my 1st ever attempt at dry fast. It was kind of worrying. The pain...
I had a right shoulder pain that never left in months? Tips?
Has anyone experienced pain relief doing this? Meds, PT, cortisone, and other conservative measures have failed. I already do IF, and have done some longer fasts in the past.
Hello, I have a question. I am fasting (40 hours into 8 hour eating window) and normally I have zero issues. I'm experiencing stomach growls and also stomach pains. Now the pains and this amount of growling is new to me....
37f 5'4, not a scale user. Last time I checked I was close to 215. I initially intended to bone broth cleanse for 3 days for joint health. Ended up drinking water, green tea and electrolytes with bone broth only...
Hey everyone, I was diagnosed with a form of arthiritis in 2019 - long story short I eventually got myself into remission through fully natural methods. Fasting helped me massively. This lasted 2 years, and unfortunately it came back a...
Maybe it wasn't wise to break fast eating normal food. Fasted for about 64hrs with just water and black coffee (well did have cream/stevia this morning). Had a grilled chicken salad from chick fila for lunch and taco bell for...
I have been having chronic bladder pain not related to a UTI for about 4 months now (diagnosed IC)and also have chronic sinusitis which was gone for a year while I did keto but came back with carbs...I have been...
I have gotten into habit of using fasting as a cure all for small ailments, but in this case I am not sure if it would help. Does anyone have anecdotal or professional experience with this? I seem to have thrown...
Hello, for the 18 years of my life so far, I have been a mix of Buffed and Chubby with a lot of muscle mass and some fat on the abdomen and other areas, I wanted to burn this fat...
When doing a 24+ hour fast, I get a dull aching pain in my back on the left side only. It’s midway on my back, a couple of inches below the scapula and increases when I take a deep breath....
Not my first time fasting but about ten days ago I started 18:6 and I eat very well during my 6 hours but throughout the day I am gassy and with extremely painful pangs. They are like tummy contractions (reminds...
I completed a 72-hour fast. During the first 48 hours, I felt great with a lot of energy and a good mood. However, by the end of the 48 hours, when I went to sleep, I felt restless, my heart...
Hi Everyone, I finished a dry fast one week ago from today that was 9 days long. I did it to heal a tendon injury in the shoulder (both shoulders to be exact). During the fast I felt a lot of pain...
I suffer from long term back pain (operation to cut out herniated disc). I take pain meds for it. when I fast, I find that my pain levels are reduced. I was wondering if any others who have a chronic...
I'm doing multiple chained rolling 3 day fasts. I have been experiencing intense nausea, as well as back pain along both sides of the spine. What could I do differently to mitigate such symptoms? They make it difficult to keep...
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I’m wondering if dry fasting can cure an herniated disc, since some method to actually cure it is by injecting ethanol in it to force dehidratation. I find contradict information because many other people say that you have to drink...
I used to do alternate day fasting, but a few months ago I switched to eating every day, but only eating in the morning, fasting in the evening. I usually eat very healthy food (avocado, broccoli, fruits, egg, yeast, flax, etc) But...
Been doing ADF/rolling 40s for a few months now. Today I went a bit crazy on my refeed. Started with two cups of chicken broth. Moved on to a tuna wrap with spinach/avocado/hotsauce. 4 cheese pierogies. One cheese crepe. Handful...
I did a water fast for 3 days and and played a two high intensity soccer games the following week. I know my body probably wasn’t at a 100% but I felt fine during the games. Post games I’m feeling...
So I’ve been intermittent fasting for about a month now and have lost like 17 lbs. My stomach was feeling fine, aside occasional hunger pangs in morning and night. But for the past 48 hours or so out of nowhere...
Does anyone have stories of dry fasting healing blemishes / acne scars or healing chronic back pain mainly nerve but partly muscle? If so how long was the fast? Did it come back? Any other details? I’m experienced dry fasting,...
I completed a 39 hour fast this morning, my first ever extended fast. I broke it with chicken and broccoli, then ate another serving of chicken for lunch, and made a potentially awful mistake…I ate a candy bar (a very...
Disclaimer : Not seeking medical advice. Just for educational purposes only. For the record done a 4 day dry fast few years ago. Currently 55 pounds overweight and never had surgery done on my body. Have done a 10 day water...
I’ve been doing IF for about 6 months now and every single aspect of my health is doing far better — except my gut health. i usually follow one of two schedules: 1. don’t eat until 430-6 pm and then...
I started IF doing 20:4 about a month ago. My period ended up coming 2 weeks early (about a week into starting IF). I thought it was just a fluke that it happened to come early, but then it showed...
Hi all, ​ Hoping some of you can shed some insight on my current issues that arose after a dry fast. At about the third day coming off of a 4 day dry fast I had an irregular heartbeat. About a week...
I just broke my 16hr fast with a few slices of apple and peanut butter. Eating slow. Have been drinking a lot of water. Not taking any meds and my stomach hurts SO BAD. Happens each time. I’m new so...
I think that my kidneys are a bit shot from dry fasting pretty relentlessly. I know that citrate is pretty good for dissolving kidney stones but want to see if there are any good sources other than magnesium citrate: like...
I've been feeling really shitty for weeks now and I have a lot of toxic and obsessive thoughts running through my head 24/7. Ive also been waking up from nightmares and panic attacks everyday. Ive tried getting myself busy with...
Has anyone tried this? I’m just coming off a 5 day water fast and my swelling / joint pain was so much less on day 3-5 but once I start eating again the pain comes right back within a few...
Started what was supposed to be a 5-7 day water fast for the sake of autophagy to hopefully improve some autoimmune symptoms I was experiencing but it didn't go to plan. On day 2, I had some exogenous ketones to get...
I just finished my first hard dry fast (48h) and I was thinking that maybe dry fast could also heal back pain? Completely? Ten years ago I was diagnosed with couple of broken discs and I have had 25years back pain...
Lately I've been having upset stomach pains, causing me to feel sick. Bad bowl movements is another side effect. Anyone have tips on how to avoid this? I do the 20/4 plan. Anything I can take to ease the pain?...
I felt week but relaxed today, day 3, went for a slow-slow walk 18 oclock, three km, felt totally overextended, depleted, crashed into bed. Excruciating pain in my core, feels like noro-virus body pain, or when i had Mononukleosis and...
My apologies if its disgusting to speak about this, as such I will do my best to be as clean with my words as possible. A long story short, I woke up this morning and instantly went to the restroom,...
I endure dull to sharp throbbing widespread pain every day. I’m very sick of it. Does anyone have experience fasting to alleviate body pain? How long did you fast before feeling a difference? I was originally going to fast solely for...
I swear I could jump for joy right now. I began fasting 3 months ago and for about 3 years prior I was suffering from intense non stop pain in my knees and in my neck, it was to the...
I'm just wondering how some of you manage to deal with intense hunger pains, especially when you're first starting out. What helps you the most? I drink tons of water, try to portion my meals smaller, but it feels like...
Maybe this is just in my head but every time I try to stick to a simple 16:8 schedule I am STARVING and thinking about food the whole time. Some people say hunger makes them feel powerful and I want...
So the usual consensus around dry fasting and monthly cycles is that women shouldn't do it. Well Aunt Flo decided to show up in the middle of Day 1 of the dry fast and I just decided to go full...
Hi ya'll! I'm looking for some advice or tips... I've been doing IF 16:8 for the past several months and love it, but during my feeding window I feel like I want to eat everything in sight! I know this...
Anybody? Chest pains really.
GABAPENTIN. Ok now that I’ve ( hopefully ) successfully gotten your attention, I’m wondering if anyone has successfully lost weight IF while tKing gabapentin? I was fasting ( incorrectly🤦🏻♀️)for 4 weeks and have been clean fasting for 2 while trying...
I believe dry fasting may have triggered my gout. I had been free of any gout attacks for three years. I completed a 55 hour dry fast a few weeks ago and had a horrific gout attack that...
I have reoccurring tendinitis in my shoulders/rotator cuffs. I’m wondering how effective it might be to do a fast in hopes to reduce some inflammation n let my body reset. How long would y’all recommend? At this point the longest...
Hello I have gotten fatter lately, and started to feel pain on my left arm, and soon after, on the heart area. After fasting for 20h or so, and still having some pain the night after refeeding, I said...
I just completed my 10th fast (16:8). Before starting IF, I would take at least 1 ibuprofen pill a day due to chronic pain all over my body, which is horribly unsustainable long term, but I’ve been doing it for...
In one hour, it will be 6 days into my dry fast. I’m working my way up. My last one was 4 days and 4 hours. (100 hours) I’m doing this for autoimmune reasons, not weight loss. I don’t have...
I’m hypothesizing that if I don’t eat and drink i.e. dry fasting, that I will avoid as much pain in my anus as possible from slowing down the frequency of my bowel movements. But I don’t want to become constipated...
I'm approaching my 60th hour of a prolonged fast (trying to hit 72), but for some reason I've started getting intense stomach cramps and pain in my lower abdomen. They're not hunger pains either- it feels almost like my stomach...
Has anyone found any research into too much nitric oxide-booster supplements leading to NO overload w/ side effects?
I broke my 1.5 day dry fast with coca cola and fried chicken - but then later on I had this 1 second sharp kidney pain - is this because I didn't drink water instead of coke or did I...
I just broke my first fast after 48 hours, really wanted to push to at least 60 hours but I just couldn't. Hope I can do better next week, bummer, feels like I undid all the effort from those painful...
Last week I finished a 12 day fast. In addition to dropping some weight I was really hoping to address some nagging pain I've been dealing with for the last few months. I've been dealing with some really bothersome back pain...
I finally have a chance to dry fast without worrying about work and plan on staying in bed the whole time outside of some light yoga and to bathe. I hear dry fasting is great for healing but how much...
I've been getting into fasting for 48 to 72 hours at a time and its been working out well for me. My GF is interested in doing it with me but is afraid it will mess with her IBS. Does...
I have read that a proper dry fast does wonders for the skin but not doing it properly can damage it. How do you guys do it? Do you abstain from all water and even showers during these 2-3 days....
​ On another 48 hr fast. My husband is also fasting for the first time... and I want to offer him some motivation. I have really had some positive benefits of fasting every couple weeks for 48 hrs. I have lost...
I tested positive Monday but had symptoms since last Friday. Actually did a 23 hour hard dry fast and knocked out most of my symptoms the day after. It's currently Thursday night where I'm at and I have no smell or...
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Has this ever happened to anybody else? ​ I felt like I needed to constantly chomp on cough drops and take other meds with sugar in them just to function. ​ The kicker is I only started IF maybe 6 or...
Just like the title, first 4 days were hell day 5 has been nice and today wasn't hard at all. One thing that bothers me is I have been at 187 for 3 days straight now, going above and below...
So glad I know exactly what to do to reverse this. Before I knew about fasting I'd try my hardest to exercise the weight off but it always ended in frustration. I literally have two options - continue to live...
Hey everyone, I’m fairly new to fasting and am wondering what other peoples experience with menstrual cycles and fasting are. I just completed my first 40hr fast this morning and the last 4 hours were horrible due to getting my...
I am planning to do 48 hour fast followed by 24 hour of feasting My understanding being most people eat low carb or keto in the fasting period. I was going through different forums and read that KETO increases...
Hey! I've been fasting for a few months now but today a pain/cramp has started across My stomach, just above my belly button. It hurts most when I'm standing or stretching. Is this normal when you're in the middle of...