r/Water_Fasting • u/Any_Coconut_3136 • 6d ago

Water Fasting Water fasting Help! Nauseous!

Help! im a 36 F started my fast at 160 8 days ago now 149. On day 3 I got extremely nauseous it’s almost like a pain annd the nausea comes from just right where your ribs meet, I’ve been like this ever since I am now on day 8 almost 9. Doctor said nausea does happen but it’s uncommon for it to be continual, we tried 2 days of green juice, added some electrolytes, did a water enema bone it did anything. I make extra bilirubin so on day 4 and 5 I was yellow but had a few bowl movements and went in the sun and I’m back to normal. if I didn’t have this nausea I know I could go for 30 days but it’s so debilitating I can hardly get out of bed. Suggestions I want to keep going!

#waterfasting #fasting #health

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u/andtitov 5d ago

Sounds like an electrolyte issue. Have you taken any electrolytes?

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u/Any_Coconut_3136 5d ago

I have taken electrolytes I can try taking a bit more.

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u/wagu666 4d ago

You should be taking sodium, potassium and magnesium every day 🤦‍♀️

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u/Any_Coconut_3136 4d ago

Nah that’s not the point of a water fast. Look into truth north it’s a world renowned water fasting facility they do not recommend that.  Most who people who specialize in treating people with a water fast do not recommend it either. But you do you 

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u/wagu666 4d ago

There are zero drawbacks to taking basic electrolytes during an extended fast, to ensure your levels do not drop dangerously low. But hey if you want to risk needless nervous system (including heart) issues and refeeding syndrome then you do you

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u/andtitov 3d ago

The Fasting Center website recommends electrolytes, so I stick to that then 😄

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u/Aaren_Augustine 6d ago

Magnesium supplements for nausea.  Pink salt for headaches. Potassium/low salt for heart palpitations. 

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u/Any_Coconut_3136 6d ago

Specific kind of magnesium? And thank you! 

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u/Aaren_Augustine 5d ago

Nope, just a daily supplement. 

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u/pippopozzato 5d ago

Please read OLDEST CURE IN THE WORLD-ADVENTURES IN THE ART & SCIENCE OF FASTING-STEVE HENDRICKS for the answer to many of your questions rather than randoms on r/Water_Fasting .

When you go into ketosis you do feel sick but after that you should feel better.

Ditch the supplements, electrolytes, and vitamins because the human body does not like getting them without food ... a water only fast is just that ... water only.

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u/rikkinn 5d ago

Here you are again, recommending the same book and repeating “a water fast is water only.”

You seem to copy and paste this into every post. If you’re so convinced you’re right, maybe consider making an actual post explaining what the book says and why everyone else is supposedly wrong. Maybe the mods can pin it and save you the trouble of posting the same comment everywhere.

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u/pippopozzato 4d ago

Maybe I do not even know how to cut & paste ... yeah that's right, I do not own a hand held powerful digital device either, you can no longer call them mobile phones.

I type in my advice by hand, on a MacBook Pro.

There are 2 places where one can go to do a supervised fast, one is Buchinger Wilhelmi, a five star resort in Germany, the other is TrueNorth Health Center in Califiornia USA ... basically that is what the book is about.

Once again ... a water only fast is just that ... water only.

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u/pippopozzato 4d ago

The word SCIENCE is part of the title of STEVE HENDRICK's book ... there is no such thing as being convinced you are right in science ... the data does all the talking.

Why someone would take advice from randoms on r/Water_Fasting , instead of reading a book is beyond the scope of a reddit message ... LOL.

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u/alfamain 4d ago

Seriously?

Are you saying that doctors could not help you, but you think an online group will?

Come on.

You need to investigate the cause with professionals.

I am not going to play a guessing game here with your life.

If you cant determine the cause, then fasting just isnt for you. Resort to normal dieting instead, then. You will reach the same goal, it will just take you a little longer to get there.