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Wow. Good luck Andrew. I hope you do well. Sometimes I fast 3 or 4 days before starting the BTC diet. I find that it helps flush out the system, but I'm not sure if a fast for any extended period of time would 'cure ibs' although it may subside some symptoms.
If it works, please let us know. I'm very interested. Once again, good luck!
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OOooouch!!! Just hearing the words Lemonaide and Cayanne Pepper is enough to make my stomach sick. I can't handle anything spicy or citrusy. Also, if I let my stomach go to long without food, I run into BIG problems. I think, like some of the others have said, there is nothing to absorb the natural acids in your stomach, so it is bound to irritate your intestines. This in addition to the acid from the lemons. I really hope it works out for you, but part of me is very weary of the effectiveness of this fasting recipe.
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What's BTC? Hmm, well, my thinking is that it would clear out my system, thus provided relief. It may have done the opposite, being that I had quite a few bad nights. It's definitely not for the faint of heart. Is there any arguments for fasting helping IBS, I wonder. If nothing else, it's good to have a cleaned out system. I'm on my last day. Tomorrow I come off of it drinking OJ for 2 days. That's probably not too bright either, but I might as well stick it out now.
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OOooouch!!! Just hearing the words Lemonaide and Cayanne Pepper is enough to make my stomach sick. I can't handle anything spicy or citrusy. Also, if I let my stomach go to long without food, I run into BIG problems. I think, like some of the others have said, there is nothing to absorb the natural acids in your stomach, so it is bound to irritate your intestines. This in addition to the acid from the lemons. I really hope it works out for you, but part of me is very weary of the effectiveness of this fasting recipe.
I won't know for a few days if it really worked, but it certainly isn't a "cure" for IBS, or really even a relief for that matter. I had as many bad days as I normally do, so it wasn't worse. Spicy doesn't seem to bug me, but I'm thinking citrus could be a trigger. Thanks for the good wishes.
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By BTC, I mean 'break the cycle.'
Come off of the fast very slowly and only add safe things in first, or you might get dizzy and light-headed. Very unpleasant.
I have ibs-c so I can understand your desire to clean out your system. To support your theory on fasting, I used to take a laxative and then fast for about a week. I would experience no symptoms. But then, of course, once I start eating again they would all come back.
I personally believe that fasting helps me. Relieves some symptoms. But I usually only fast with water and benefiber, and I don't do it too often. Between fasts I follow Heather's guidelines flawlessly and eat/drink nutritional foods such as cereal and soy milk and fruit.
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