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Diarrhea after breaking fast?

Hey y’all, I’ll Start by saying that I am not intentionally practicing IF. That being said, sometimes my job makes it such that I go 18ish hours without eating (usually say 7pm until 4pm next day, with 8 hours of sleep in there - basically I won’t eat for a whole work day). This probably happens once to twice a week. Usually I will eat on the way home - usually I’ll drink water throughout the day or at least right when I leave, then I will eat whatever my lunch was on the way home (usually leftovers and/or something pretty simple/not too heavy). I’ve noticed that within about 10 minutes of eating I have the sudden urge to have a strong bout of diarrhea. This urge can be uncomfortable bordering on painful and I’ve often wondered if I’d lose continence before getting home. When I get home I generally have a single short bout of incredibly watery diarrhea. Sometimes a second wave follows. Just wondering if this is a normal part of fasting? Of course I’ll speak with my doctor and also try to improve my eating habits - just curious if this is a known thing.

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I have been doing 16 to 17 hr fasts for three weeks now and have not experienced anything even close to that. Quite the opposite.

But it seems it can happen, and is cause for concern: https://www.healthline.com/health/diarrhea-during-fasting

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If I have something light first to break the fast, I don’t get this.

If I go straight to a big meal, it doesn’t end well.

Something like a skyr yoghurt shortly before a big meal usually does the trick for me & stops my insides having a fit.