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Anyone doing a water fast?

Honeyacid
Honeyacid Posts: 115 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Recently I've been feeling really down. My life feels like a whirlpool of misery. Because of this I don't really feel like eating, so I was thinking about doing a 3 day water fast or a dry fast. If there is anyone that has done these fast, how did you feel during it? And what were your results?

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  • nocgirl72
    nocgirl72 Posts: 139 Member
    I can’t possibly fathom how going without food for 3 days is healthy. Lots of water is always good. If you want to lose weight eat healthier and eat less and it will happen.
  • RevWirth
    RevWirth Posts: 14 Member
    People have done water fasts but I’d suggest a dr’s appt first.
  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,366 Member
    I don't know what a dry fast is??

    If by 'water fast' you mean consuming nothing but water for 3 days, very bad idea.

    Will do nothing at all for helping your problems with depression etc and nothing to help anything else either.
  • lalalacroix
    lalalacroix Posts: 834 Member
    I really, really hope a dry fast doesn't mean not drinking water during the food fast.


    OP, I'm really sorry that you are going through such a hard time. Please do not stop eating. Please speak to someone and get some help.
  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
    lalalacroix wrote: »
    I really, really hope a dry fast doesn't mean not drinking water during the food fast.


    OP, I'm really sorry that you are going through such a hard time. Please do not stop eating. Please speak to someone and get some help.

    I'm afraid so.


    @Honeyacid please be kind to yourself. Fasting isn't the answer to your problems and risks making those problems even worse.
  • gregc50
    gregc50 Posts: 47 Member
    paperpudding wrote: »
    I don't know what a dry fast is??
    Google says no food or water for 16-24 hours.

    I don't think fasting while depressed is a good idea, leaves you with even less energy to do things to distract your mind from the problems.

  • paperpudding
    paperpudding Posts: 9,366 Member
    Ok, well a water fast for 3 days is a very bad idea.

    A dry fast for that length of time is an even worse one.
  • Olivia
    Olivia Posts: 10,137 MFP Staff
    Thanks to everyone for posting their feedback kindly to the OP. We are going to close this discussion now.

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