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I do intermittent fasting 18h, 5 days a week. It started as an attempt to curb my ulcerative colitis, which worked so I have just continued that.
I do 72 hour fasts every two or three month between. Total about 5 times now. I drink water and coffee and a bit of salt. I break the fast with some nuts and avocado and then some mild soup usually.
The first day I find most difficult, the hunger is most prevalent, then it subsides. I think about food often but not in a bad way. More as inspiration what I should eat when the fast is over. The second and third day my body is a bit weaker so no intense physical activity. But my mind is clear, almost a bit electric in a way. I enjoy that clarity. After the fast I feel fantastic, energetic and rejuvenated.
I do it mainly for the reported health benefits like autography. Probably will continue doing it till I die
It seems that the clear state of mind and burst of energy is a universal effect of people who fast properly. Do you know if your fasting has had positive effects on paper like with your bloodwork and liver tests?
Haven't done any of those since I had my episode. They were improved then, but that was mainly because my body didn't lose any blood and could absorb the nutrients from the food. But it would be interesting.
The last time I fasted I had some inflammation in my right hand. That went away the second day of fasting. I had it for two weeks and it didn't want to go away. So maybe the fasting helped.
do you take any meds for UC additionally ? or are you able to manage entirely by fasting ?
None. When I get to go to the doctor I was already healed up to normal. I told him what I've done to get better. He wasn't interested and prescribed some meds. Took them för two weeks and then I stopped. Thought it would probably be fine without them, which was correct.