Hello anglynn,
dry fasting is essentially abstaining from anything except air and breathing.
Fonty may describe it as going for as long as is comfortable & safe without water, which can be anything up to 5 to 10 days or even longer I believe, but you will have to ask him that.
Dry fasting is essentially the same as Water Fasting according to thirst, as to deprive the body of much needed fluid is detrimental to health, after all it isn't wise to allow yourself to dehydrate. As long as the pre-fast diet contains predominantly high-water content food then there is very little demand for water on a fast anyway.

Regards

Chrisb1.

I usually start my Water Fasts with a dry fast to get things going a little faster. Usually only 2-3 days. I usually get tremendous thirst by then because of physical labor. Also, your mouth is so gross tasting, it's hard to suffer it.

I'm not sure I agree that 1 day of dry fasting equals 3 days of water fasting. That would be nice.

Your body is like 70% water. If you are overweight, every 8 lbs of fat is roughly 1 gallon of water, give or take, which means you have a healthy reserve of water.

Moses fasted for 40 days on Mt. Sinai with no food or water. When he returned to the camp and found the Israelites worshiping the golden calf, he punished them and then returned to the mountain to do it again. It doesn't appear that he had any refeeding in between.

Following that, the prophet Elijah and also Christ were recorded as doing 40 day fasts, and it is assumed that these also were dry just as Moses' fast.

I probably wouldn't attempt a 40 day dry fast, though, unless you're on really good terms with your Creator.

Dry fasting is 3 times more efficient than water fasting. The body uses it's fat stores for water as well as fuel and regulates our water needs as well as our nutrient needs. I found the main way I noticed this while fasting was that when dry fasting I would use my bowels regularly each day until they emptied, but while Water Fasting I usually stopped by the second day and didn't go again until the fast was broken. I believe that the body conserves what water we give it while Water Fasting but is unable to make up for not being given the right amount, just like if we eat a little bit we can starve but if we eat nothing at all- we are fasting.

And you do lose more weight also as a rule while dry fasting. It's only common sense, you must break down more fat cells for water. The benefits are just a faster more efficient detox. It can also be more difficult so that needs to be taken into account as well.

I have fasted for up to 7 days without any signs of dehydration. On the contrary all my dry fasts have been great experiences and improved my health considerably.

Andrew.