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What would happen if the fast includes water, like in the 4-day vision quest fast (no food and no water) practiced by Native Americans?
by andrei_says_ 10y ago
What would happen if the fast includes water, like in the 4-day vision quest fast (no food and no water) practiced by Native Americans?
- Retric 10y agoMany things, but for a short list. Massive headaches, mucus membranes dry up, hallucinations, and at 4 days there is some risk of death depending on conditions though this is generally minimal unless you involve sweat lodge conditions or where somewhat dehydrated to start with.
- andrei_says_ 10y agoThese typically start and end with short sweat lodges. I know quite a few people who've went through the experience but no testimonials about hallucinations or death (amongst everyone I know who did this and everyone they did this with). I was wondering about possibility for kidney damage?
- Retric 10y agoDone correctly there are few issues unless you have other medical conditions. But, you can also really mess things up, so I guess it depends.