Re: Feeling ill after breaking 23 Day Water Fast

Hello Everyone.... thanks for the support and advice - for some reason I wasn't notified of the replies so didn't realise I'd had any! Will check my email address is still current...

Anyway, I decided to do more juicing and minimise all fruit consumption, still eating a bit of fruit though, mainly out of a mentally perceived need to rebuild... I know this isn't necessary but I thought as long as I take it fairly easy for a few days I should feel a bit better... and I am... though still feel a bit down emotionally, which is hard to take after feeling especially upbeat during my fast. I guess I will have to just give me and my body more time to adapt to the changes that have taken place inside me... and try not to be so impatient for the improvement in overall vitality that led me to this process... I know rebuilding will take a while, and I was aware of that before I started this journey, but I seem to remember that when I did a 25 day Water Fast before that my transition back to foods was more straight forward.. although I guess I was a bit younger then (8 years ago - 27)...

I guess my mental turmoil isn't made any easier when I start to question the fast itself, for instance, I feel like I did get pretty dehydrated on the fast, my skin became pretty wrinkled. I am just hoping that I did get benefit from everything I did and did not cause any damage in the process. I felt comfortable with my understanding of the process - I did A LOT of research, reading virtually every old naturopathic text available on the matter, but I know that doesn't ensure success... However, with my digestion taking time to re-adjust, my emotional state of mind taking a bit of a hit, and my body not gaining much weight back and continuing to feel week, I have some doubts as to how much benefit I have gained from the process...

What are your thoughts on that... do you think the fasting process will have been beneficial, or do you think there is always the potential to be left in a more compromised state of health than before the fast?

Your support and advice is much appreciated...

Many thanks,

Adam