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Cathya · 07-08-2007, 08:56 PM

Full of Beans;

Forgot to mention that when fasting your mouth becomes coated and your whole body smells as toxins are expelled. After about two or three days you have no hunger. Some people get sores on their skins or in their eyes, etc. from this process.....I have been fortunate. Also, if you are someone who eats a lot of meat or drinks a lot of coffee the withdrawal of these foods can cause headaches. When you have completed a full fast and are "purified", the smell goes away, your mouth clears, you become hungry again. At this point you must break the fast or your body will begin digesting itself as you discussed. I have often watched people on hunger strikes and thought about what a wonderful thing they are doing for themselves.....provided they stop the fast at the right time. The theory of fasting is one thing but the practicality of actually doing a fast when one is suffering from a serious illness is another.....the pain, fatique, and many other potential problems make me wonder if it is a good idea. It would be interesting to ask an expert.

Best regards,

Cathy

07-08-2007, 08:56 PM	#35
Cathya Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 752	Full of Beans; Forgot to mention that when fasting your mouth becomes coated and your whole body smells as toxins are expelled. After about two or three days you have no hunger. Some people get sores on their skins or in their eyes, etc. from this process.....I have been fortunate. Also, if you are someone who eats a lot of meat or drinks a lot of coffee the withdrawal of these foods can cause headaches. When you have completed a full fast and are "purified", the smell goes away, your mouth clears, you become hungry again. At this point you must break the fast or your body will begin digesting itself as you discussed. I have often watched people on hunger strikes and thought about what a wonderful thing they are doing for themselves.....provided they stop the fast at the right time. The theory of fasting is one thing but the practicality of actually doing a fast when one is suffering from a serious illness is another.....the pain, fatique, and many other potential problems make me wonder if it is a good idea. It would be interesting to ask an expert. Best regards, Cathy __________________ Cathy Diagnosed Oct. 2004 3 cm ductal, lumpectomy Nov. 2004 Diagnosed Jan. 2005 tumor in supraclavicular node Stage 3c, Grade 3, ER/PR+, Her2++ 4 AC, 4 Taxol, Radiation, Arimidex, Actonel Herceptin for 9 months until Muga dropped and heart enlarged Restarting herceptin weekly after 4 months off Stopped herceptin after four weekly treatments....score dropped to 41 Finished 6 years Arimidex May 2015 diagnosed with ovarian cancer Stage 1C started 6 treatments of carboplatin/taxol Genetic testing show BRCA1 VUS Nice! My hair came back really curly. Hope it lasts lol. Well it didn't but I liked it so I'm now a perm lady 29 March 2018 Lung biopsy following chest CT showing tumours in pleura of left lung, waiting for results to the question bc or ovarian April 20, 2018 BC mets confirmed, ER/PR+ now Her2- Questions about the possibility of ovarian spread and mets to bones so will be tested and monitored for these. To begin new drug Palbociclib (Ibrance) along with Letrozole May, 2018. Genetic testing of ovarian tumour and this new lung met will take months. To see geneticist to be retested for BRCA this week....still BRCA VUS CA125 has declined from 359 to 12 as of Aug.23/18