Okay so. I’m an idiot, and this is my fault. So I decided to do a last minute 72 hour fast last Sunday. I broke the fast on Wednesday evening. Mind you, this is not my first extended fast. I have done plenty. I broke my five day fast with an entire flank steak and a half gallon of milk. Zero problems. I thought to myself on Wednesday, let’s pig out. I went out to eat. I ordered chili and brussel sprouts to start, followed by a burger. I made it through the appetizers and maybe half way through my burger when I immediately felt something was wrong. I was violently ill that evening, hitting the toilet 20-30 times. I’m sorry if this is TMI. The diarrhea started during the fast right after I took an electrolyte supplement (Dr Berg’s). It became increasingly worse. Now a week after breaking the fast I am still having the same symptoms without improvement. I should also note that I have Crohn’s disease. I have been in remission for 12 years. I am in very good physical shape. I intermittent fast everyday. I’m wondering if I destroyed the enzymes or bacteria in my gut? I will talk with my doctor, but before going that route I wanted to see if anyone has experienced anything like this.
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What did you feel though? Was it pain? Maybe if it started after the electrolytes it wasn’t just the food. The fact it is still going is worrisome, please get it looked at and update us. I too kept hoping to feel better once when I started getting random symptoms after eating (wasn’t even fasting at that time) and after not being able to take anymore pain went to my doctor to find that my gallbladder had stones and had become infected while I was thinking it was simply food poisoning or something 😳