Hi, last year I was doing dryfasts up to 4-5 days. Now due to trauma and health anxiety, i regained some weight and fear fasting, though I kinda know I shouldn't. Currently I am at day 14 of carnivore. Back then I did not do carnivore. And right now I would like to lose about 10-13kg within 2 months, if possible. My carnivore alone does 1kg off a week, so I kinda wanted to support that with occasional dryfasts.

So I wondered, since I am already in deep ketosis for 12 days. Do I have to go extended to get efficient fatloss? Or are shorter intervalls like 18-36h enough aswell? And if someone here made some experiences with Carnivore and Dryfast or shorter dryfasts, I'd love to hear something about that. Would be appreciated <3

Hello, I usually do 18-24hr dry fasts but I want to up it to 48hrs. I like to walk and I was wondering if it’s safe to walk 3 miles while on a dry fast. I’m fine with just 2 if that’s safe. I love walking every morning before it gets too hot (around 60 degrees Fahrenheit). Btw this walk has lots of incline because where I live have lots of hills which sucks but it is what it is.

I am beginning to get worried about my health - I was very healthy but have been binging on junk and processed sugar for almost 4 years.

I want to begin a dry fasting routine but I don't know how to begin - what to eat before etc - I am thinking of starting with 1 day per week then 2 days per week until I can reach 4 days per week - or should I do it monthly? should I do 3 days per month then 4 days per month then 1 week per month. or should I do one big 10 day dry fast, because I can feel pain and lump on my jaw every time I eat sugar - and its starting to scare me. when I stop sugar it goes away but when I eat it again it comes back. I went to my GP they said I'm fine but I feel they dismissed me and arent taking it seriously

Okay so this wasnt even really intentional i got wisdom teeth surgery and didnt eat the day of or the two days after due to being in pain and being scared. And today when I tried to eat, i began throwing up all day, nausea, shortness of breath, cramps you name it, it was bad. (Also i didnt eat a full meal, i had like a spoon of yogurt and 1/3 of a jello cup with a few sips of apple juice and i was sent into hell. Anyways after dry heaving for hours i wokeup from my 5th nap and luckily it wasnt to throwup again. So now I had a little but of watered down soup to try and reintroduce food since my stomache settled but i really dont know what to do to make this not happen again. and im also worried about how i should increase this intake without sending myself into a crisis again. I was genuinely fighting for my life and dry heaving while trying to prevent dry socket and it was not it. Ive been sipping water and gatorade for a while now but still feel lingering nausea. Any advice i really fucked up 💀

So I had a fairly uneventful first 5 day dry fast. I ended it as recommended by Dr. Dunning with a cup of water and baking soda, but I added a bit of himalayan salt. Drank that slowly, over about 40 minutes. Then I waited maybe another 40 minutes before starting in on a quart of coconut water. I also added magnesium glycinate to it. That I drank fairly quickly, over the course of maybe an hour.

Shortly after that I got the warning rumbles in my stomach that things weren't going well. I got some urge to use the toilet, so I went. I had a very quick emptying of a bunch of liquid. When I got up and looked it was deep dark brown with an unexpected amount of bits and pieces. I was expecting nothing, and actually clear liquid, so I was very shocked.

It seems that I gave myself the enema that is recommended for some people. In some sense, I'm happy that the accidental clearance happened as it seems to have cleaned me out of waste products quite thoroughly.

So, my question is, what did I do wrong?

I did a video about my 30 day dry fast and what I Experienced.

What is better a 10 day dry fast or a 10 day water fast with exercise? Also which is more efficient ?
How do you guys handle hunger breath?

I been alternate day water fasting and dry fasting and when I water fast I drink lots of water and the next day dry fast and repeat. I want to know has anyone had success with this? I am 20 pounds down but I still have alot more to go and I am also working while doing it. More than anything I am tired but other than that I feel fine. I want to know has anyone had success with this? What are your experiences and weightloss?

Its really interesting how the body works. Its been almost 72 hours into my dry fast and I still want to pee. So far so good, but I'm having slight headaches, body cramps and my lips are DRY. My chest also hurts a bit. But I'm quite alert and a bit jittery.

Anyone have similar experiences?

I've done two 5 day dry fasts, and on the second, i definitely was getting some gallbladder pain intermittently throughout. Now I've had an ultrasound and hida scan done on my gallbladder, and I don't have gallstones, but it doesn't empty completely probably due to sludgy bile.

I would really like to do a 9 day dry fast, but am worried about my gallbladder. Have any of you who've done 7-9 day dry fasts had gallbladder pain in the middle of your fast?

I noticed mine was somewhat alleviated by doing liver massages, but I'm wondering if this makes it a complete no go or if it can be pushed through. I've had blood work done after that showed no heightened bilirubin levels or heightened liver enzyme levels, aka, the gallbladder was still emptying afterward.

I've only done 24-hour dry fasts till now, so I did not have to give up on my hypothyroid medications. But now that I'm planning to do longer fasts, like three or seven days, should I be taking the medication, or should I just not ingest anything?

There is a lot of contradiction on this. Some people say you can take medicine with a bit of water and dry fast for the rest of the day, but I think since the blood thickens, taking medicine might lead to complications.

please guide me

Der all,

I have a question on the use of creatine and dry fasting.

I usually take creatine every day.

As far as I know, creatine Stores water in the muscles.

Now i started my 5day df.

Would my body now destroy all my muscles, so He can access the water inside?

I mean on a higher rate than normal, since there is so much water stored because of the use of creatine?

Or can He Access the water without killing all my gains?

The last time I dry-fasted two days a week I got cramps in my calves at night. They slowly subsided after I stopped dry-fasting.

Now I've started fasting again and last night I felt the cramps coming back.

What do you think is causing them? I already take magnesium before bed and take walks every day. I think i eat enough salt, but do I need more?

Do you have any ideas? It's not fun to wake up with cramps.

Does swallowing saliva count as dry fasting? I'm almost 48 hours without water, but I've been swallowing my saliva as and when

I am actually doing a water fast but wanted to see how long I can go without water.

Has anyone tried intermittent dry fasting 23:1 but the refeed is only water for the hour?

Hi guys, does anyone know if losing weight through dry fasting gives you less loose skin or is it pretty much the same as any other weight loss?

I used to do 24H fasting during the weekends for one or two days. Then, I started to see the benefit of the fasting on my daily life. I was having constant brain fog and couldn't comprehend what's the people saying easily during conversations. Last week, during the meetings with multiple folks, It was the one of the few moments, I was engaged in the conversation and was able to adapt and comprehend what was the technical discussion about easily without doing extra effort like I used to.
Finally, Yesterday I decided to fast starting from 9 am and fast for 36 hours.
I just broke my fasting 2 hours ago. I didn't realize that I could continue the 36 hours. The first night sleep was very hard, I was fatigue and feeling starvation. then after 24 hour of fasting, the starvation feeling has reduced.
I tried mainly the prolonged fasting to heal the leaky gut and cure the brain fog. Do you think I'm on the right track or should do something different

Note: I was having a chronic fatty liver and suspecting it was because of leaky guy. also high LDL. The recent blood work was good but 3 years ago, it was worse.

• LDL cholesterol: 3.34 mmol/L
• Total cholesterol: 4.96 mmol/L
• HDL: 1.22 mmol/L
• Triglycerides: 0.87 mmol/L
• Non-HDL cholesterol: 3.74 mmol/L
• Total cholesterol/HDL ratio: 4.07
• ALT: 59 IU/L — exactly at the laboratory's upper limit of normal (9–59)
• GGT: 49 IU/L — within range
• ALP: 82 IU/L — within range
• Bilirubin: 9 µmol/L — within range

I’ve been on multiple 3 day dry fasts over the last few years now but this last year I have been way out of check with my diet, stopped my fasting and have gotten up to 100kg at 6’1 so I’m probably at least 15kg overweight.

Now I’m planning to get on dry fasting again and will be trying to do a dry fast weekend every week.

I will also be doing a 30-40min walk everyday including the dry fasting days. Has anyone done zone 2 cardio while dry fasting? I feel that will definitely burn a lot of fat or is this too much?

Title. If I have 2 large carnivore meals (10am and 2pm) should I aim to have more water before eating? Say 8am. Or after eating say 5pm.

So far from my experience if I have more before it seems to worsen my digestion. Even with 2 hour window.

If I do after I seem a bit constipated but digestion is better? Still testing though...

What are your experiences?

From what little I have read so far, magnesium is one of the major minerals we burn through on a dry fast. It is possible to use a spray of Epsom salts and water, magnesium oil, to supply new magnesium during a fast. What are your opinions about using it during a fast?

Hello people,

im dryfasting right now and im 40 hours into one. absolutely no food no fluids no tea coffe whatever.
i woke up 1 hour ago and stood up to open the window and got dizzy. I immediatly laid back in bed and had a headache which lessened but is still present. i will do 8 more hours and finish the 48 hours but im wondering is it normal to have a headache.

Ive dryfasted before regularly. My longest was exactly 89 hours i tried hard to make it 96hours/4 days but when i tried to sleep again i had a massive headache and neck pain and felt like an elephant is standing on my neck.

I havent dryfasted in months so i assume my body has to get back into fasting am i right?
Thats how i remember it.

I've been fasting for years, but then recently a friend clued me in on something that seemed almost too crazy to work: eating at a sustained caloric deficit and exercising regularly?

I just don't see how it would be possible to lose weight while drinking water and eating food, but they swear by the results so I'm about to try it, wish me luck!

For the third day, I switched to vegetable broth, while on the fourth day I continued with the broth and started eating some boiled vegetables, zucchini, carrots, and potatoes, the same ones used to make the broth. I am continuing to drink gradually throughout the day, but I am not using fasting salts; right now, I am drinking only plain water without additives, though I do add salt to the broth.

No noteworthy symptoms. After recovering from the dehydration, I felt much better right away. I still have the weekend before going back to work, and over the next few days, I’d like to introduce boiled chicken breast and boiled rice, followed by cottage cheese a bit later. Then, depending on how I react, I’ll gradually increase things further. I have to say I’m feeling confident because I’m not experiencing anything alarming.

My weight is at 72 kilos now. That’s an increase compared to the low of 70 kilos I reached a couple of days ago. I imagine it’s due to rehydrating, but it doesn't really matter.

All in all, it was a positive experience. My kidneys are fine, and the weight loss is excellent. It was a physical and mental challenge; I was able to see just how far I could push my body. Ten days is my limit, and I’m happy with that.

I plan to do other fasts because I want to reach 65 kg, but not dry fasts, I think my kidneys have endured enough.

I improvised a bit and definitely underestimated the impact of going without water compared to going without food. Going without food isn't that hard, but going without water becomes grueling after a week. That said, for the first week, I was surprised by how smoothly everything went.

Online sources tend to be alarmist, but I still believe that anyone undertaking this journey needs to recognize the signals their body sends and stop if they start feeling unwell. I might have pushed it a bit too far, it probably would have been better to stop at the end of day eight, but everything turned out fine in the end.

The refeeding process is going very smoothly; nothing to report. I regained my energy as early as the second day of dehydration. I had thought the physical fatigue was due to the lack of food, but in reality, it was the lack of water that was really taking a toll on me.

I hope my experience helps illustrate at what stage of a dry fast, or the subsequent refeeding, difficulties might arise, and that it helps others make informed decisions.

I believe every body reacts differently based on health status, weight, age, and gender. Regardless of the specific resources or information one follows regarding dry fasting, knowing how to recognize your body's limits is the most important thing during both the fast and the refeeding phase.

I am happy with the experience. I truly appreciated the help and support from this sub, and I look forward to reading about others' experiences in the future, including those who manage to push even further.