Fasting has never been a tradition in my family. I tried it few times in order to see how it affects chronic inflammation. My longest attempt was for 5 days, already with the pouch. Well, inflammation did not subside, I had fluid BM but not much less, and after eating again things were all the same pretty soon. But it was an interesting experience.

I found it important to have mainly warm drinks, so I wouldn't lose too much energy. In fact fasting was easier for me than sticking to a certain kind of limited diet, because I simply didn't have to think about eating.

I you are worried about weight or nutrients you might consider soup fasting or some kind of intermittent fasting.

@SteveG posted:

Fasting has never been a tradition in my family. I tried it few times in order to see how it affects chronic inflammation. My longest attempt was for 5 days, already with the pouch. Well, inflammation did not subside, I had fluid BM but not much less, and after eating again things were all the same pretty soon. But it was an interesting experience.

I found it important to have mainly warm drinks, so I wouldn't lose too much energy. In fact fasting was easier for me than sticking to a certain kind of limited diet, because I simply didn't have to think about eating.

I you are worried about weight or nutrients you might consider soup fasting or some kind of intermittent fasting.

Thanks! I am looking into dry fasting, even though it sounds completely insane I do like to experiment a bit

@Former Member posted:

Thanks! I am looking into dry fasting, even though it sounds completely insane I do like to experiment a bit

Dry fasting is best practiced by J-pouchers who want to become better acquainted with their local hospital.

@Scott F posted:

Dry fasting is best practiced by J-pouchers who want to become better acquainted with their local hospital.

Hahah, I will say a prayer

Why do you want to stop drinking also? Most benefits of fasting should be reached by normal fasting already.

@SteveG posted:

Why do you want to stop drinking also? Most benefits of fasting should be reached by normal fasting already.

I thought so too, but dry fasting is much easier and allegedly has a lot more benefits. Google Sergey Filonov, russian doctor who is the leading expert on the field. You can get his book for free online.

The evidence for the benefits of fasting is meager for people with colons, though the proponents of it exhibit serious religious fervor, and some of them write “books,” too. The risks of dry fasting for people without colons should be obvious. If you put yourself into kidney failure then then you can take some small comfort from living in an era when dialysis machines have been invented. My kidneys have proven remarkably resistant to the power of prayer.

I don't know if it counts as "fasting", but I have been NPO for long stretches of time when I have a small bowel obstruction. If I don't have an IV going for fluid, which I didn't during the initial Covid outbreak when it was too dangerous to be in a hospital, I would sip super small amounts of clear liquid. No way could I dry fast. Liquid is the only thing that keeps me going. Clear water, broth and jello keeps me somewhat hydrated, an absolute necessity for organ and brain function.