Hi,
Ive tried it, its not a good idea.
The rebound cravings are murder. and the rebound weight gain is also triggering.
The best thing Ive found is changing patterns around eating. for example eat one small thing every other hour untill around seven pm. Such as an orange, a piece of bread, a cup of youuart ect. make sure they are "safe" non-triggering foods for you.
It will help curb the edginess, and the rebound. Your body gets addicted to endorphins released by binging. Its chemical as well as emotional. Realize this is not "just a dicipline problem"
I hope this helps
Dawn

I'm responding to this message a little late so I hope you get it or get notified.

I, too, suffer from an ed and went on The Master Cleanser .

It was a good thing but took a lot of mental fortitude. I was severely depressed and wanted basically to start over, both mentally and physically. It helped and changed my attitude towards food after the cleanse. I lost weight during the fast, but mostly bad stuff.

After the fast, I looked at food as an energy sorce to preserve the health and strenght of my body, especially in regards to longevity. When you are happy you want to live forever and take part in your life as opposed to sit at home and avoid food, count calories, throw up, or devise new ways of getting thin.

Believe it or not, it is all mental. Just be strong and be ready for a new you when you are done with the fast. Purge all the ed stuff with the fast.
Technically speaking it IS a new you, for your body will purge itself of all the old cells, build new cells and become NEW.

Try it, but communicate with friends and family about the different aspects of the fast. Get the book, The Master Cleanser by Stanley Burroughs and read it thoroughly.

Good LUCK! BE STRONG!

NYANTUCH

If you plan to do a structured fast like The Master Cleanse for de-toxification reasons then I would suggest that you do it.
If not, and its for weightloss I would prbably say no. While fasting can help with weighloss, as someone else has said, it is highly likely that you will gain back the weight and the cravings afterwards are unbelievable. It can become quite a cycle and make you weight really yo-yo. X .

Dear carrie26,
In my opinion, it is not a good idea doing The Master Cleanse and having an ED. I am an anorexic/bulimic/compulsive overeater. I am currently doing Master Cleanse and am on Day 9. It was pretty scary that it was very easy for me not to eat for about 6 days. The past 3 have been rough. For whatever reason, I stopped the cleanse and completely binged. Everything they said about not wanting Sugar or pizza or anything wasn't the case for me. I wanted it and I wanted it all. Then I figured today would be a wash and I would finish out the last day of the cleanse and assimilate to healthy eating. Maybe it could be done, but for me, not the case, thus me checking out this forum. The experience made me realize that my disease is completely raging and no longer dormant. I kept on telling myself I was doing the cleanse for health reasons adn to get rid of the toxic crud in my system. Today I realized that it was b/c I wanted to lose weight. I lost weight, but still don't feel good about myself. I guess in the end, you can only decide if the cleanse is right for you. Ask yourself why do you want to do it. I hope this helps. It was a very painful discovery for me on day 9.

I wish you well.