Water fasting? please help?!


Question: Water fasting!? please help!?
I was wondering if anybody has ever only drank water for long periods of time!? I want to for 5 days and wondering what will happen, is it possible without fainting!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


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dude, your gonna kill yourself


or else your body will think that there's a famine, and start STORING fat!.!.!.that ain't goodWww@Answer-Health@Com

Many cultures have their people fast for days on end, sometimes for months at a time surviving on only water!. There will be adverse side effects to the fast, such as initially your body will be very hungry!. Then it will stop being hungry and it will start storing your fat because it doesn't know when you will start eating again!. As long as you drink adequate amounts of water you can survive for long periods of time without any other type of nuritiment however the side effects from this fast maybe costly and life long!.

If you are trying to do this fast to loose weight you are going to actually have the opposite effect because when you do finally start to eat again your body will soak up every single calorie and not let it go because it's afraid you will starve it again!.

Be careful if you do make this attempt!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

what are you trying to do carry out an experiment to see how long a person can survive by drinking only water for long period of time!. you can find the answer to that question by reading a medical journal don't have to try it yourself!.

if you are just doing it to loose weight, you said you are already aware that it is unhealthy, it is not recommended on the other hand you could continue and in time become one of the slimmest person in the cemetery!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

you need some type of protein I suggest mixing your water with k2o protein water mix and taking a vitamin everyday!. I am not saying that going on a water fast is healthy but since you are probably going to do it anyway make sure to add the above things so that you are still getting some nutrients and don't pass out or get really sickWww@Answer-Health@Com

if your goal is to lose weight, starvation will not help!. your body will start to store every calorie and fat you have!. you will get FATTER!.
try exercising instead, and eat like a granola bar each day, that way you might actually lose something, which is probably why you want to do this!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

You won't faint but I would not advise doing that either and your body can go weeks without food so you won't die but it is very unhealthy and I know what your thinking off all those all liquid diets but those people have there liquids mixed with vitamins and all the stuff they need!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

no because you need to eat!.vitamins are important!.only drinking water is a stupid not safe way to lose weight!.and get weak and no energy!.!.!.bad idea!.dont do it!.!.!.unless u want to be sick!.

ALMOST ALL UR QUESTIONS ARE ABOUT WEIGHT AND THROWING UP!.UR ANOREXIC HUH!? WHAT A PATHETIC DISEASE TO HAVE!. GO GET HELP BEFORE U DIE


NO U WILL FAINT!.!.!.!.!.!.STILL WANT TO DO IT!?!?


What anorexia can do to your body

In this section
Effects on your heart and blood vessels
Effects on your bones, skin and teeth
Effects on oestrogen and your fertility
Other problems

Anorexia can be very harmful!. It's more dangerous than bulimia!. Starving your body of food and losing weight stops your body's organs working properly!. It can damage your heart, kidneys, digestion, bones, muscles and, in women, the ovaries!. If one of these problems goes on for too long, you could die!.

Some of the ways anorexia can hurt your body are listed below!. You can see that anorexia really is serious!. But some of these problems will get better if you start to gain weight!.

Effects on your heart and blood vessels

* Having anorexia can affect your heartbeat and blood flow:1 2 3 If you are too thin for your height (underweight), you can get low blood pressure and your heart might beat too slowly to get blood to the organs that need it!.
* If you don't eat and drink enough, your body will have too little water in it (get dehydrated)!. This can mean less blood flows around your body!. You may feel dizzy and faint when you stand up!.
* Your heartbeat may become irregular!. (Your doctor may say you have an arrhythmia!.) Some types of severe arrhythmia can kill you if you don't get treatment straight away!.
* When you get treatment and start to recover from anorexia, you need to start eating again slowly!. If you eat too much too fast, it can put a lot of strain on your body!. There is even a risk that you can harm your heart!.1

Effects on your bones, skin and teeth

* Anorexia makes your body produce less of the hormone called oestrogen!. Oestrogen helps bones stay solid and strong!. If you have anorexia for a long time, your bones may weaken (you'll have low bone density)!. This causes the body to lose more bone than it can replace (called osteoporosis)!. If this happens, there's a risk that your bones will break easily and you may have fractures, especially when you're older!.1 4 5
* Making yourself vomit regularly can wear away the enamel on the surface of your teeth!. You'll be more likely to get bad cavities!.
* You may lose your hair!.
* Your skin may dry out and turn yellowish!.
* Your fingernails and toenails may get brittle!.
* About a third of people with serious weight loss get fine, soft hair on their face and body!.

Effects on oestrogen and your fertility

* If you are a woman with anorexia, your ovaries may stop producing a hormone called oestrogen!. Your periods will become less regular or stop!. This happens to 9 in 10 women with anorexia!.3 Your periods should start again when you put on weight!.
* If you are too thin for your height, you may have problems getting pregnant!.1 6
* If you have anorexia and you do get pregnant, you're more likely to have problems than someone who is a healthy weight!. For example, if you don't eat enough, you have a greater risk of miscarriage (having your pregnancy go wrong and losing your baby)!. And if your baby doesn't get enough food while you're pregnant, it is more likely to be born too early (be premature) and to be small!.7 Small, premature babies are usually less healthy than larger babies who are born after the full nine months!.1 4

Other problems

* If you've had anorexia for a long time, you're likely to have low levels of sugar in your blood!. If this happens, you can feel weak, nervous and irritable!. And you can have bad headaches and trouble with your vision!.
* Anorexia can upset the delicate chemical balance in your body, especially if you make yourself sick or keep taking laxatives!. If your body chemistry is upset too much, you can have problems (including heart failure) that could cause death!.
* Anorexia may mean you have less of a hormone called leptin!. This hormone is made in fat cells!. If you don't have enough of it, things can go wrong with the way your body keeps your weight stable, how your brain tells you to eat or stop eating, and how your body burns fat!.
* If you vomit or take laxatives regularly, you may have trouble digesting food!. You might have stomach pains, diarrhoea or constipation!. For more information, see Problems caused by purging!.





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Uhm you really only need 1 day!. You just have to shrink your stomach a little bit!. Its almost like how people say to eat a lot the day BEFORE thanksgiving if you want to eat a lot on Thanksgiving!.!.but its just the opposite!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

i really cant anwser this!. looking at your profile you ask questions about loosing weight and making yourself throw up!. i really think you need to get some help!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

That sounds like a swell idea!. Maybe if you are really lucky you will die of starvation!.!.!.!.or am I missing the point here!?!?Www@Answer-Health@Com

you will faint, because water will help you digest your foodWww@Answer-Health@Com





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