Repair of digestive tract 
bling
16 y
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I asked this question as part of another post but thought it would be better asked seperately.
How long do you think it would take to repair the digestive tract?
I'm thinking of giving it another try tomorrow. How much repair work would get done in 5-7 days say. I'm only about 8lb overweight now, so i believe the healing would take place quicker in someone not very overweight.
As i've said previously, i'm a bit worried about refeeding, as even after few days i had some digestive discomfort.- Re: Repair of digestive tract golthing
16 y
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MoreThis is a reply to # 1,155,012I say fast for as long as you can. I don't think that the amount of time you are talking about will finish the work, but if you follow it by an equal length juice fast, that my go a long way.
As we know, juice fasting isn't as good as water fasting, but it should be very beneficial to the digestive tract as most of the juice, if properly strained, is absorbed by the stomach. The rest of the digestive tract can remain inoperative for healing during juice fasting.- Re: Repair of digestive tract Dedov
16 y
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MoreThis is a reply to # 1,155,138As far as I know, it takes 21 days of fasting to heal ulcer. Three years ago I did 23 days of Water Fast and during the fast I felt wonderful, but then, breaking the fast, I made a mistake and ate food I wasn't supposed to eat so soon, and then I had problems. The fast is OK, the longer - the better, just make sure you break the fast well. Usually, breaking of the fast lasts as long as the fast itself.
- Re: Repair of digestive tract Dedov
16 y
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This is a reply to # 1,155,138As far as I know, it takes 21 days of fasting to heal ulcer. Three years ago I did 23 days of Water Fast and during the fast I felt wonderful, but then, breaking the fast, I made a mistake and ate food I wasn't supposed to eat so soon, and then I had problems. The fast is OK, the longer - the better, just make sure you break the fast well. Usually, breaking of the fast lasts as long as the fast itself.
- Re: Repair of digestive tract Dedov
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- Re: Repair of digestive tract l*u*l*u*
16 y
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This is a reply to # 1,155,012hi bling!
i found this for you in shelton's writings:
'Long standing digestive complaints usually require a long fast...
In inflammation of the digestive tract, such as gastritis, enteritis, peritonitis, dysentery, diarrhea, typhoid fever, typhus, cholera, typhlitis, appendicitis, etc., it is essential that fasting be continued for several days after fever and other symptoms have subsided. Even in mild acute disease, it is well always to continue the fast for at least twenty-four hours after the symptoms have subsided.'
however! you probably can achieve this during shorter fasts - within 5-7 days, your body will almost certainly expel some of noxious hideous mucoid plaque that builds up in the walls of your bowels - and this will keep happening during your short fasts.
from my understanding, your weight doesn't necessarily have much to do with how quickly healing occurs. it depends on your levels of toxicity - which i suspect may be higher than you might imagine, given your hypothyroidism. (but like i said, that's just my understanding - i'm sure chrisb1 & fonty will have more info about this!)
if you are experiencing digestive discomfort during refeeding, maybe you can consider doing a 7 day salt water cleanse prior to fasting. i did this and it helped quite a bit. here's a link to the info:
http://www.lifeevents.org/salt-water-cleanse.htm
also, have a look into the principles of food combining - even if you are not going to adopt a raw food lifestyle and eat meat, the protocol is still relevant and will assuredly help. chrisb1 has done some awesome posts on food combining in this forum (bless his heart!) and here is a good site which has lots of info on fasting and natural hygiene:
http://www.rawfoodexplained.com/index.html
good luck with your fast bling!
- lulu
- Re: Repair of digestive tract bling
16 y
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This is a reply to # 1,155,423
Yes thanks LuLu and to others that replied.
I have been a regular here, so have read all Fonty and Chris's posts. I also have several fasting books and websites in favorites on my pc. However, food combining is something i need to learn more about, but if anything means to much messing about, especially when cooking for others, i'm not going to stick with it. Just being honest.
I suppose i just wondered if anyone had first hand knowledge of healing their digestive tract and how long it took. I'm not sure what is wrong but just seems a little impaired compared to say my husbands.
I broke last time using Bragg's method, which is raw cabbage, beetroot (V.messy) and grated carrot, and then later stewed tomatoes and melba toast(wholegrain baked in oven) as was only 3 day fast. Then basically ate normally, but no junk. I think i had some melon first.
Next time i'll stick with fruit juice and soft fruit, like pear, even if fairly short fast.
I had a right side discomfort for days after. I also get that same discomfort if i eat anything with bicarb or baking powder in, like fruit cake, which i used to make but my digestion can't handle it, i sometimes wonder if i have stones, being hypo.
I have spent time on Liverflush forum reading, but don't want to do one, and would rather let waterfasting deal with them if i have any. That would mean i would have to correct my faulty metabolism (i.e hypothyroidism)through waterfasting to do that and make sure the problem did not re-occur.
Anyway, i started a new fast today, but already mucked it up. I was making a whey and banana shake for son, and there was some left in blender, and i forgot myself, and finished it off. So need to start again. Oh well!- Re: Repair of digestive tract l*u*l*u*
16 y
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This is a reply to # 1,155,456hey bling!
my digestion hasn't been that great over the past 18 months or so either - i will definitely post during my refeeding about any improvements. because i broke my previous fasts early - and during healing crises, i actually experienced more digestive problems than i had before the fast - so i can't really tell how much healing occurred!
i'm currently on day 17 - the fasting doctor i consulted estimated 21 days but i think it might end up being a little bit longer. i am sooo not breaking it early this time! i will wait for the return of hunger.
good luck with your next fast!
- lulu
- Re: Repair of digestive tract bling
16 y
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This is a reply to # 1,155,468
Hope everything goes well for you. I look forward to reading your post fast posts (what?) lol.
I'm a little worried doing a long fast, because i don't want to get really skinny and have people worry and comment on it. You know what people are like, they think you are developing an eating disorder, i love food so fat chance of that, lol, but i don't want to explain to anyone what i'm doing, they wouldn't understand. I'm due to visit family, maybe get that out the way first.
I'm losing weight already on my IF, so if i leave it to long, i'll have nothing to lose on a long fast. The weight loss is a bonus, but it is health benefits i'm after. Sometimes i wish i had more weight to lose, it might be more of an incentive to do longer fast.
I'm doing the IF, as have holiday coming up in a couple of months, and as not sure when i'll succeed in longer fast, i'm doing that just to lose the 10lb, in case i don't succeed, which i've lost some of that already.
I'm hoping to go to Tuesday of next week, if i do, i'll give up the IF, regain some weight on healthier foods and if refeeding is more successful, go for longer one next time. That is the plan anyway.
- Re: Repair of digestive tract bling
16 y
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- Re: Repair of digestive tract chrisb1
16 y
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This is a reply to # 1,155,456Hello bling,
there are essentially two things that your digestive system will thank you for over time....even in the very short-term.
#1. Water fasting.
#2. Proper food combining.
The latter will seriously help to alleviate your digestive problems, if you are unable to Water Fast for a long enough period of time: it will also prevent putrefaction & fermentation of foods that will cause internal toxemia, and therefore more digestive problems.
The correct combination of foods will also improve your digestion by at least 100%, and also help to heal the digestive tract, which improper food combining will not achieve.
The effort to do so (if you can call it that) is MORE than worth it.
I just cannot emphasize strongly enough, just how important this is.
Regards
Chrisb1.
- Re: Repair of digestive tract l*u*l*u*
16 y
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- Re: Repair of digestive tract chrisb1
16 y
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This is a reply to # 1,155,423Hello l*u*l*u*,
that is also good advice you have given to bling.
You are absolutely spot-on with your assessment concerning weight, which doesn't necessarily have much to do with how quickly healing occurs, and almost entirely depends on your levels of toxicity.
The body concentrates on cleansing first for the most part, and then with an internally clean environment the body begins to accelerate the healing process.
My....how everyone learns so quickly around here!!!!
Warm Regards
Chris.
- Re: Repair of digestive tract bling
16 y
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- Re: Repair of digestive tract Fonty
16 y
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This is a reply to # 1,155,012Lots of great advice already here bling, most of which I agree with if not all. I will add that Shelton says that after seven days the intestines are sterile so this would be a good starting point to repair any digestive problems.
Also seriously consider what has been said about food combining. Try and find copies of the old Fit for Life books if you can or look up recipes on the net. You may be surprised to find that you can replace some of your favourite recipes with just a few changes, and find some yummy new ones your family will be just as happy with. Also if you can throw out the time honoured toast-and-breakfast cereal breakfast and replace it with fruit you will be giving your body a huge extra chance to put things right each day before handing out it's next load of major digestive tasks.
Try not to be over concerned about the weight loss. Be strong about what you are doing for yourself. If you feel it is the right thing then you will be able to show that to the people around you who are worried about you getting too skinny while fasting and then they will be well and truly reassured when they see how your health improves from it. Don't try to hide it or be ashamed of it if you can help it, that will just make those who are close enough to you to read that to worry even more. You know you are doing the right thing for yourself, be confident of that and let that show when confronted about it.
Good luck,
Andrew.- Re: Repair of digestive tract bling
16 y
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This is a reply to # 1,155,976
Thanks Fonty,
On my IF, i'm not even eating breakfast. I have already decided when i do eat breakfast it will be fruit only. It is so easily digested, you want to eat that first so it doesn't get trapped and starts fermenting.
I think i'm just a bit frightened by food combining. I'm not sure if it will come easily to me. I will indeed start to read up on it and see if it is something i can incorporate into mine and my families life easily. I think i've learnt through Chris's posts. No protein and carbs together?? only Carb with salad or plant based foods, or protein with salad etc, so no beans, cheese or egg on toast i suppose. Correct me if i'm totally wrong lol
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