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>>12111317
>anyone else get headaches when fasting?

good question

>>12113819
>>12111318
>>12113497
bad answers. i fast regularly, short (24-36 hours) regularly and long (4-7 days) once a month or so.

one day is not nearly enough to require any sort of electrolytes or micronutrients, and you are probably drinking plenty of water.

here's what's happening: your body is used to burning glucose as fuel, so the headache around 20+ hours or so is usually caused by low blood sugar while your body is transitioning into ketosis. if you're doing 24-48 hour or longer fasts regularly, i would suggest sticking to a low carb diet or a ketogenic diet if you can manage.

things can get a little weird if you're eating a high carb diet, (most of you are, unfortunately) you're regularly going without food for 24-36 hours, and then refeeding on carbs, especially if you exercise.

since your body is used to burning glucose as fuel, you're subjecting yourself to low blood sugar over and over again, and if you go to the gym or exercise or do anything that requires you to move around a lot, you are risking exercise-induced hypoglycemia. symptoms of this are nausea, feeling light-headed, feeling sick to your stomach, vomiting, sweating, and a tingling feeling in your extremities.

i'm the same person who posted >>12114066 and >>12110037