What kind of effect does water fasting have on wound healing?

Would you expect wounds from say surgery to heal faster, slower or about the same? What general effects does fasting have on our ability to heal?

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This study seems to show that alternate day fasting increases rates of healing: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32206122/

I’d assume there’s a point at which more fasting would harm rather than help, but I’m not sure when that is.

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Chronic calorie restriction reduces wound healing, but short fasts or intermittent fasting improves wound healing.

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It is ketosis that improves the healing… fasting puts you in that state.

Christina Oman a vlogger just had major skin removal surgery and 3 weeks on she is healing amazingly. She eats carnivore - ketosis.

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Slower since water is a pretty important thing for humans to have. Not drinking water is kinda asking for general problems. Water is important for your metabolism, and your metabolism is kinda what drives the ability of your body to perform your body functions.

Edit: disregard everything I said. Water fasting means drinking only water. TIL.