Yes it is possible to take in a lot of water and be dehydrated. I used to drink around a gallon of water a day and was having fainting and dizzy spells and leg cramps etc. My doctor diagnosed it as dehydration and told me to talk in more water. "What?" I asked. "I am already drinking a gallon a day." "Drink more." He said. I tried it but it did not alleviate the dehydration. I was alos peeing a ton and the pee was generally clear in the day and dark yellow after a night;s sleep. So I did some research and read about something called dead water and how the regulr water in not necessarily hydrating. After that I just started eating more watermelon, cucumbers, grapes, Celery ( which I hate the taste of), and any fruit and vegetable with high water content. After three months the burning and cramping in the legs lessened. Then I did a juice fest where I was taking in a lot of green and fruit juice for 30 days. The cramps and burning lessened even more. And during the juice fest I barely drank water because I was always too full to cram in any. Look up Quantum Eating. The author also has some info in her book about how water is not necessary for hydration.
As for coconut water, if I drink it when I am nauseous it exacerbates it. But it does give me energy. The enervation that some feel is not actually because of dehydration but rather because of an imbalance. Resting with eyes closed and no movement for 30 minutes or more can remedy that because it gives the body a chance to try to rebalance itself without distractions.

Hey, just thought I would throw in my two cents, since this was popping up on google searches for me, that probably means others will read it.

Long story short: Electrolytes worked for me.

I did a 30 day Water Fast about 2 years ago which went great. super hard first two weeks but then I got a blast of energy. Worked full time plus a part time job the whole time. No issues.

Currently on day 36 of a 40 day water fast. I never got the same hit of energy that I did last time. It went up a bit around 18, but on about day 25 I started having very mild nausea that was super annoying. I also started getting even more drained of energy, with considerably more lethargy that I had prior to that. Thankfully I work for myself now and could afford to rest more. On day 30, I threw up bile the first time. I didn't panic, but it got worse, until I couldn't really sit upright without expecting to throw up within a half hour. I threw up 3-5 times a day for the next five days, and most days I threw up the water I had drunk that day.

I could tell I was getting dehydrated (admittedly I had been struggling to make myself drink enough the entire time) and was worried that if something didn't change, I would become critically dehydrated. What was odd, was that there were no typical dehydration symptoms except for a dry mouth and slightly dry skin. I was constantly exhausted and had no motivation to do anything. After the fifth day of keeping very little water down, I decided to try electrolytes as per this post. If that didn't work, I was going to break the fast with juice for the last 5 days.

I chose EmergenC for its wide range of vitamins and electrolytes and that it could be mixed with water and diluted. It does have 35 calories. I decided that was perfectly acceptable, given that I was either going to be seriously hurting myself or breaking the fast anyways (yes, I've read all about healing crises and such, see the bottom for my response to that). I took one packet around 7:30pm on day 35. I had waves of strong (but different) nausea for awhile, but held it down. My stomach and intestines then went through a rather ridiculous bout of gurgling for nearly two hours while I watched a movie. I then drank about 16oz of water and kept it down. I did have some mild nausea several times, but nothing like before. By the end of the movie, I already felt better.

I didn't sleep well and woke up feeling terrible. I had a major headache, dry eyes, dry mouth, and almost no nausea. But, despite that, it felt like my body was finally signaling me that I needed water, where it hadn't been doing so before (I had to force it down). I had another EmergenC first thing, which made me a little nauseous, but not bad, and drank about 20oz over the next two hours. I sat upright all morning with no vomiting. Then I got up, cleaned up, shaved, showered, and have been on my computer for awhile. I had another EmergenC around 1 with no nausea.

I don't know if the 35 calories have broken the fast, but I know my body was happy to get what I gave it. I've got more energy and motivation than I've had in a week. Still weak, still tired, but vastly improved. This feels much more natural than the zero symptoms and deep fatigue I was feeling before. I'm also functional again.

Quick note: I'm 29, Male, and started this fast at 300lbs (I'm not weighing myself during the fast). Was eating a pretty healthy, cook at home, whole foods type diet for several months before the fast, and doing my best to make good choices before that, so I wasn't overly toxic, and the first two weeks were much more mild than my first fast.

As far as healing crises, I agree that the body does that, I've been through some strange aches, pains, and general issues during my two major fasts. Old wounds hurting, allergies going nuts, back pain, etc. All generally last about three days and I just let them work it out. This was different. My body wasn't responding to anything I did to it. It wasn't improving, it wasn't keeping water down, and it was getting worse. I'm no doctor, but the sudden surge of dehydration symptoms after I had the electrolytes and vitamins tells me that something wasn't right in my body. Now that I'm able to drink enough water again, the headache goes away when I get enough and comes back if I don't. Thats normal. I've got a few other strange abdominal sensations going on too, but it feels like things are moving around, where they definitely weren't before. I never had a major "Clean out" bowel movement this fast (I can't remember about the last fast). We will see what happens with the rest of the fast. I can't promise to update this, but if I think about it, I'll try.

Just wanted to inform people of my experience with the electrolytes, and say a hearty thank you to fastingforlife. I wasn't quite ready to break the fast (I'm doing it for religious purposes primarily). I did turn on alerts for replies to this, and I'm happy to answer questions.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! This is the most helpful post alive seen in a long while. You helped save my fast on the sixth day, and I'll know what to do in future!

Hi, I'm onto my 38th day of water fasting. It's been very difficult due to this being my first fast and because we had a heat wave and no aircon mid fast. I've had to cook for others during this time which I think made my stomach cramp.

I began the fast because I read in the Dead Sea Scrolls that Jesus said that there can be no healing without prayer and fasting. Jesus also said to do an enema every day of the fast. So currently I'm dreading another enema! However, the enema's have apparently unblocked the gunk which the ascarias parasite had built up where the small and large intestine joins. After about 12 days of the enema suddenly I was getting globs of dead parasites amongst mucus. Meantime Im taking Triplex herbal parasitic tincture which is the Hilda Clark formula.

So anyway, the parasites started coming out all dead. In the instructions Jesus gave, he said the enema fluid had to run clear like the foaming river before you know you are done. Well at 38 days it doesn't look like I'm even close. The liquid is still dark brown with little scrapes of faeces which have been blocking the lower intestines and where the Ascaris parasites have been laying their eggs.

I'm 55, I was 74kg when I started the fast, I'm now 55kg. I've got 4 days to go. However I cannot stop the enamas until the bowel contents runs clear without the faeces in it. Many people have the Ascaris parasite but don't know. Ascaris causes lung and breathing issues. Most diseases are caused by parasites. During Water Fasting or in fact any fasting you should always do enemas.

During my fast I have been driving around doing jobs and cooking etc but at times I've been dizzy and weak. These are the signs that my body is healing itself and spending all its energy on healing. I've had no cramps which means I've had enough magnesium to get by. I took some rehydration fluid disolvable tablets at the height of the heatwave but they made me throw up.

This is because when you clean the crap chemicals out of your system all you want is clean pure food and juices. Once I threw up I realised that the rehydration fluid was evil shit so I threw it away. Meantime all the water I drank wasn't hydrating me so I realized all the water I was drinking was empty devoid of any goodness. It was Pureau water. So I got online and found the purest cleanest water that came out of New Zealand and had it shipped over since then I've been better. The best thing that got me through was a quarter teaspoon of himalayan salt in my water from time to time. But monitoring yourself and making sure that you have no stress, accidents or heart racing isssues is the most important in my view.

I had none of these apart from the heatwave which was nearly a deal breaker. I was determined to stick to it though so now I'm up to 39 days tomorrow and finish up on the 42nd day as Jesus instructs. Jesus fasted 42 days with water in the desert so it's not 40 days like people have been led to believe. Pararsites can only come out by prayer and fasting and Jesus crushed the head of a 5ft parasite after the patient/victim had been fasting for many days with enemas. Then Jesus lured it out with sheeps milk and killed it. The blockage in the small intestine is what causes the tummy bloating fat look.

Parasites fill up the stomach and cause the bloated fat feeling. You won't know you have them until after 2 weeks of enamas during a 42 day fast. You have to empty yourself in order to starve them out. Laying down in the sun naked will energise you and make you feel a lot better. The Parasites will make you feel deathly ill and that's what Jesus says is Satan causing his last bit of damage to you before he leaves.

After its all over only eat fresh foods. Jesus says your sins are forgiven in 7 days of fasting for 7 years of sinning. Hence to fast and pray for the entire fast which I found very difficult. After I vomited up the bile on the last two days Ive felt a lot better, bile is because you have nothing in your stomach to chuck up. If you're sick it's because you are sick and your body is healing you. The sicker you feel is the sicker you are so you need to rest more and give your body time to heal. That's some of the things that happened to me.