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Originally Posted by neurolempicka  I tried this a year ago. I fasted for five days until I couldn't take it anymore. I had a binge for a couple of days and ate really spicy food. My stomach has taken a turn for the worse since then, giving me constant diarrhea for a year. It was sensitive enough as it was, but the rocky path out of fasting made it worse.
I'm scared to try this again, since I'm not sure it will improve my stomach. In addition I am depressed, and I don't want to exacerbate my depression. I've heard it can go both ways as for improving your mood.
I would also like to know if there is any hard, scientific evidence of the detox process; that it eliminates toxins and dead tissue etc. I've heard so much theoretical evidence.
For the record, I am a vegetarian and have been so for 2 years. |
Your problem is in the first paragraph. When you break the fast you need to come off really slow, and really healthily. A general rule of thumb is to give the same amount of time breaking the fast as you were on the fast. If you fast 5 days and then binge eat unhealthy or extreme (spicey) foods you are going to cause more harm than good, and it seems like this is the exact case. I think in all honesty what you need to do is fast again and make sure that you that you break it properly this time. You don't have to do anything crazy, just give it 4 or 5 days. I'm willing to bet that giving your system a reboot will help fix your stomach issues.