Benefits? Experiences?

subreddit for dry fast:
https://old.reddit.com/r/Dryfasting/

Q: Why dry fast?

A: As I alluded to in the first paragraph, you are probably suffering from some sort of illness or just generally not feeling well. You have tried everything they've thrown at you and recommended but just can't seem to get yourself out of this funk. Other than the 1 official study mentioned above, there are thousands of personal anecdotes form people who swear by dry fasting. By not putting anything into your body, you are finally giving it a break and giving it a chance to heal itself. The body has much better healing and repair mechanisms than some pharmaceutical pill that you get at your doctor's office. On the other hand, you might just be looking for a mental boost or trying to feel good. Dry fasting can accomplish that as well.

Q: What about water fasting?  

A: Water fasting (consuming nothing but water) is another fantastic thing you can do to help your body heal. But the fact of the matter is that it is not as fast or powerful. The arbitrary comparison that gets thrown around is that 3 days of water fasting is equal to 1 day of dry fasting. Is this true? Well, nobody knows for sure. The origin of the comparison probably comes from people who were trying to fast to heal their illness. They may have noticed improvements in their symptoms after 3 days of water fasting but were able to notice those same improvements after only 1 day of dryfasting.If you are here for weight loss exclusively (not focused on health benefits), I would advise you to try out water fasting (r/fasting). However, if your focus is on health and water fasting has not worked for you, then dry fasting might be a good option for you.

Drink water. No benefit in dehydrating yourself. You're not a camel you need water daily


And if you do more than 48 hours water fasting then take electrolytes

you seen benefit from water fasting?

No but I've only done it a few times

The first day and a half is the worst then the hunger goes away.

bump

Sounds unnecessary. Drink water

Check sig (it's Ramadan)
Also during the year I'll do once or twice a week.

I quit fasting, and calorie deficits in general due to elevated SHGB.
If youre under 18-20% bodyfat its not worth it for the hit your hormones get

dry fasting is supposedly more effective in several ways

how long do you go for on just a random week?

Currently trying a ~20 hour dry fast

I don't recommend it unless you like kidney stones

Dry faster should consume 1 tbsp of baking soda in a glass of water before and after a dry fast so I’ve read . It neutralizes the alkalinity in the kidneys

I do the opposite sometimes. Have a day of 12-15k calories

Load up on toilet paper first

Read this as "dry fisting"

Leaving disappointed

I always thought dry fasting was retarded. Mooslimbs dry fast all day during ramadan, Orthodox dry fast before the Liturgy.

You need to stay hydrated.

some people swear by it curing or helping with some pretty big things, like chronic health issues type stuff