starting an extended fast...a few questions

Firstly, Today is the beginning of my fast. Yesterday however I did not eat well at all. I had pasta for dinner. Than literally right before I went to bed I had a huge bowl of ice cream and more of the pasta. I woke up this morning feeling extremely full. That feeling has passed, and I've had a small bowel movement since than, but I'm wondering if that food is gonna be rotting away in my stomach throughout the fast, ruining the benefits.

Also, the chance to go to a beach is gonna come up a few different times during my fasting period of 20 days. Would swimming in the ocean break the fast?


Last but not least, I made a thread last week asking a question about my teeth, but no one responded, so i'll ask it again and hopefully someone will know the answer. I have tmj, which has shortened some of my teeth and made them crooked. I was wondering if anyone has had there teeth regrow and straighten during a fast? Or if anyone knows if it's possible. I did find a few articles that said that this does happen sometimes.


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