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I’m willing to burn my karma on this to push back on some misinformation. Fasting for 10 days is safe. You won’t get refeeding syndrome. Pretty much any person
by alecst 4y ago
I’m willing to burn my karma on this to push back on some misinformation. Fasting for 10 days is safe. You won’t get refeeding syndrome. Pretty much any person can do it barring obvious exceptions. I’ve done it a bunch of times and I’ve read all the papers. If you think I’m in error please correct me with a citation and I’ll read it.
- jokowueu 4y agoThe is common knowledge with people who have crohn's disease or other Autoimmune diseases. I know a few who do it but generally for one week . Keep your phosphates ( and other electrolytes) normal and don't break the fast with lots of carbs
- spoonfeeder006 4y ago> The underlying causative factor of refeeding syndrome is the metabolic and hormonal changes caused by rapid refeeding > The clinical features of the refeeding syndrome occur as a result of the functional deficits of these electrolytes and the rapid change in basal metabolic rate. > Any patient with negligible food intake for more than five days is at risk of developing refeeding problems https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2440847/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2440847/
- alecst 4y ago“At risk of refeeding problems” is not the same as refeeding syndrome. This is something that applies to holocaust survivors and hunger strikers.
- franciscop 4y agoI've done few fasts as well, 10 days IMHO is in the limit and you can definitely get refeeding syndrome, but probably just light one. Of the few times I did 7+ days fasts, I only got it once, and that was when I ate a lot for breaking the fast. Which obviously I shouldn't have done in retrospective, and the only symptoms was moderate stomach pain for few hours IIRC. I do agree that at 10 days (YMMV!) you probably don't need those crazy refeeding ramp-ups of broth and soups for 1-2 days then soft foods for another few days, etc, but also don't just stuff yourself until you cannot move! Since you can chose, take a couple of light/easy to digest meals before going back to normal.
- kubectl_h 4y agoThis document from some Canadian health agency on how to handle patients participating in hunger strikes provides a good overview of the various conditions and risk factors for refeeding syndrome and much more. If you are into fasting it's an interesting, if poorly organized, document: https://cchcs.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/CG/HSFR-CareGuide.pdf https://cchcs.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/60/CG/HSFR-Car...