Re: Bumps and sore in my mouth
tg,
only take your BP first thing on arising in your true resting state, otherwise it is a false reading.
There is nothing worse than family or friends urging you to stop fasting, or providing an environment that is hostile to it; their intentions are what they believe to be in your own interests and safety, but this is of course based in ignorance and usually down to the brainwashing and non-acceptance by Medicine generally. Ironic that Mainstream Doctors swear on the "Hippocratic Oath" but act in total ignorance that Hippocrates practised/endorsed fasting widely amongst his patients.
Bloating is down to too much water and therefore a bearing on your BP: your body (and therefore your heart muscle) is working harder in expelling the excess. Drink only to genuine thirst.
Heavy coating of the tongue is quite normal in the early weeks, but when the tip and sides of your tongue begin to clear and become pink, then this is a sign that much of the detox has been done. The coating will continue to abate and eventually leave a perfectly clean pink tongue.
A foul breath can be quite common for those who have not fasted before and high levels of toxemia so your toxemic levels from the outset will not have been as high. Some people say that ketosis or fat burning will always produce a very bad foul-smelling breath, but this just simply isn't true when the levels of toxemia are not high or non-existent. I never have bad breath, even after 5 days or more of fasting.
The sour taste or bad taste in the mouth is typical and annoying for many, so brushing your mouth/teeth several times per day and rinsing with water will help ease the problem.
Your Mother must not be allowed to interfere or influence your mental state as this will be very counterproductive to your goals.
Chrisb1.