nausea from a lack of food?

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  • Jsnbabb1
    Jsnbabb1 Posts: 146 Member
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    You should definatly eat SOMETHING!!! Even though it seams like 3 days cant hurt it can. And you dont have to do a no eating fast...there are different types where you stick to certain foods. and while i dont really agree with any some healthy fasting with restrictions is better then you eating nothing at all. People get really sick from this sort of thing. Please eat something
  • wastedwintergirl
    wastedwintergirl Posts: 3
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    Just wow guys.. chill out a lil, I dont have an ED, Im just doing a fast with a friend, gosh :) And Im not just some innocent little girl, I know what Im doing, you can all breath now, Im glad you are concerned about pplz with EDs though, but im really not one of them :)
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
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    Just wow guys.. chill out a lil, I dont have an ED, Im just doing a fast with a friend, gosh :) And Im not just some innocent little girl, I know what Im doing, you can all breath now, Im glad you are concerned about pplz with EDs though, but im really not one of them :)

    I Gotta say wastedwintergirl, you say you know what you're doing, but I would disagree, 4 days with a total of 160 calories consumed is dangerous, there's no way to spin that, you're stressing many of your internal organs, you're putting the brakes on fat loss, you're accelerating muscle catabolism, and you're throwing your body out of homeostasis, none of this is good things, you risk much by doing this kind of extreme diet and it's not something that is endorsed by any dietitian or trained dietetic specialist that I know of. I can't say whether it is or it isn't an eating disorder, but it's definitely not a healthy way to go about fat loss.
  • FattyWantADoughnut
    FattyWantADoughnut Posts: 16
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    Yes that happens to me sometimes. Drink more water and chew mint gum, it helps. Also warm tea soothes the stomach, maybe try that.
  • lbgano
    lbgano Posts: 234
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    Just wow guys.. chill out a lil, I dont have an ED, Im just doing a fast with a friend, gosh :) And Im not just some innocent little girl, I know what Im doing, you can all breath now, Im glad you are concerned about pplz with EDs though, but im really not one of them :)

    I' think you got exactly the reaction you'd hoped for.
  • 4KidFather
    4KidFather Posts: 134
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    Doesn't sound like you are ready to fast... yet!
    I frequently fast -especially during Lent for 16-36hrs or so with no Ill effect. Of course I don't do Olympic lifting then either.
    A healthy body can easily run on stored glycogen and bodyfat. However, if you are unconditioned or previous ate a high carb/low fat diet you will have flu like symptoms (carb flu anyone?)
    Eat and move healthy then revisit this fasting deal then.
    Many/most cultures in the world have some fasting traditions - it's part of being human.
  • Thriceshy
    Thriceshy Posts: 707 Member
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    Just wow guys.. chill out a lil, I dont have an ED, Im just doing a fast with a friend, gosh :) And Im not just some innocent little girl, I know what Im doing, you can all breath now, Im glad you are concerned about pplz with EDs though, but im really not one of them :)

    Do you know who Terri Schiavo was? The scariest thing about starving to the point of electrolyte imbalance is that often you don't know you've done it until the arrhythmia starts . . . or until your heart stops.

    It's not cool to starve, it's not cool to enjoy people worrying about you, and it's not cool to lay curled up with a feeding tube and diaper for a decade or more because you "fasted" until your heart stopped. Nobody worth impressing is impressed by dizzy girls looking to draw attention to their self-abuse.

    I'm sorry to be so blunt. This isn't cute, funny, impressive, or in any way admirable. It's sick, and if you're doing this because you really think it's a good, smart, or necessary thing to do, get a shrink.

    Kris
  • Thriceshy
    Thriceshy Posts: 707 Member
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    Just wow guys.. chill out a lil, I dont have an ED, Im just doing a fast with a friend, gosh :) And Im not just some innocent little girl, I know what Im doing, you can all breath now, Im glad you are concerned about pplz with EDs though, but im really not one of them :)

    I' think you got exactly the reaction you'd hoped for.

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  • dan323
    dan323 Posts: 271 Member
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    This is very very Bad.
  • wastedwintergirl
    wastedwintergirl Posts: 3
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    I dont restrict for attention, thats just plain stupid.. fasting is a totally normal thing to do, so i dunno why everyone is fussing so much, all i wanted to know was whether nausea is normal when fasting coz id just never experienced it before, i wasnt expecting such dramatic reactions.. O.o
  • KellysDiet78
    KellysDiet78 Posts: 80
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    Its not the question you raised about the 'nausea' that has worried people !!
    Its probably your profile page where you clearly stated what you want your body to look like !! so no wonder people were concerned.. now you have blocked your profile anyway !
  • CookieGem
    CookieGem Posts: 197 Member
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    Just wow guys.. chill out a lil, I dont have an ED, Im just doing a fast with a friend, gosh :) And Im not just some innocent little girl, I know what Im doing, you can all breath now, Im glad you are concerned about pplz with EDs though, but im really not one of them :)

    I' think you got exactly the reaction you'd hoped for.

    Just what i was thinking! Personally i think this post and "wastedwintergirl" should be removed from MFP, this is not what this site is intended for!
  • jennyocox
    jennyocox Posts: 143
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    Its not the question you raised about the 'nausea' that has worried people !!
    Its probably your profile page where you clearly stated what you want your body to look like !! so no wonder people were concerned.. now you have blocked your profile anyway !

    Agreed.
  • dad106
    dad106 Posts: 4,868 Member
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    I dont restrict for attention, thats just plain stupid.. fasting is a totally normal thing to do, so i dunno why everyone is fussing so much, all i wanted to know was whether nausea is normal when fasting coz id just never experienced it before, i wasnt expecting such dramatic reactions.. O.o

    Fasting is not a totally normal thing to do.. Eating is a totally normal thing to do... and I highly suggest you start again.
  • 123456654321
    123456654321 Posts: 1,311 Member
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    What is your reason for fasting? Is it a spiritual thing, weight loss thing or cleansing thing?
  • Mairgheal
    Mairgheal Posts: 385 Member
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    I' think you got exactly the reaction you'd hoped for.

    You are so right. This thread really should be deleted IMO, there's no place here for this nonsense
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
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    I' think you got exactly the reaction you'd hoped for.

    You are so right. This thread really should be deleted IMO, there's no place here for this nonsense

    thought about this, as a moderator, but I think it's important for people to see both sides of issues like this, so I decided I wouldn't be the one to request something like that. I think there's some value in this thread and that makes it worth keeping in my mind.

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