Hi Bluegreen,
Thanks for the insight and suggestions. I never thought to attribute the acid to being a detox symptom. It seems more like a nasty side effect. Either way, I will lay off the lemon and supplements for the duration of the fast.
Thanks, kozzz

I wouldn't pay attention to the above comment that "technically, you're not fasting." I know that complete abstinence is the prevailing wisdom, and it may *technically* be true, but *practically* I believe it to be irrelevant.

I am on my life's third water fast. The first lasted seven days, the second lasted ten days, and right now I am on day 9 of my third fast and intend to break my last record. During this last fast I have taken a probiotic most days, some psyllium husk to ease elimination (contains a small amount of carbs) and even some Yerba Mate (without Sugar of course-- contains caffeine) in the morning to ease my boredom. What I can tell you is that my detoxification symptoms have been going strong with no interruption as far as I can tell.

I thought about this, and it only makes sense. The body, like any other animal's, has developed the fasting cleansing mechanism over millions of years of evolution. A million years ago, when our ancestors were wandering through the wilderness, if they hadn't eaten anything in five days, it didn't matter if they found a lone bush with a handful of berries on it. They ate it, sure, but that didn't mean the body threw a party. The body is too smart for that. It processed them, continued its cleansing mechanism, and then, when nothing else came in for hours, it continued as if nothing had ever happened.

In other words, I think your body went over the "speed bumps" of your Senna tea and probiotic capsules like a Lamborghini going over a bug at 100 miles per hour.

I don't think the acid is from the supplements. It's a genuine detox symptom, for sure. I think it may have something to do with the body eliminating acidosis (pH imbalance). The body may be using the stomach as a "dumping ground" for acid because it knows the stomach can handle it, considering it's designed to be acidic most of the time. But, this is just a theory. I am reading this forum to help find an answer as to what exactly the heartburn is all about. I have also had lower back pain. And the past few days I had a boil on my arm that slowly got bigger until it was the size of a quarter, but last night, probably one of the worst nights of my life, I suffered from ungodly heartburn. I passed some solid waste and it suddenly went away, and now I notice the boil has almost disappeared. Strange.

Hi
I was just telling the original poster that around day 21 I have always been forced to break my fast because I am just regurgita stomach acid it burns and is painful as it comes up.Once I hung in there for 3 more days but by day 24 I couldn't take it any longer I had to stop.Its precisely what you say "I have seen a few cases that regurgitated and expelled gastric juice after the fast had progressed two, three and more weeks......" Thats me at exactly week 3/day 21 no such problem during the fast or in daitly living just at the 3rd week mark of my fast. Another reason I have to stop is the act of throwing up itself is painful as nothing else besides comes up, my stomach is literally empty I feel it there nothing left in there and its just the worst pain and even if I drink juice all I do is regurgitate it along with more acid and pain I have to have something a little more solid but obviously soft.

Reading your post I was just relieved knowing I wasnt the only person experiencing this. Before I always felt like a failure for failing to reach my goal and worse I had no control even drinking less water did nothing; a failure is what I thought I was for failing to fast to completion. Over the years I have come to terms that 21 days is my limit although sometimes I am not happy that a nuisance as powerful as acid can just put my plans to a halt grr...

You mentioned something about acid and the last morsel of food can you elaborate, cause my boyfriend always tell me "quit your'e done there no more food left in your stomach so its now churning its own acid" is this accurate I mean I do feel my stonach empty like I said earlier nothing but acid comes up during this time.The most burning question is at this 21 day and acid reflux point have I fasted to completion or not. I have always wondered if I finished the fast before I should have and I also wondered if this was a sighn that I am unhealthy or a sign of an underlying diesease. I am very healthy no conditions or allergies.

Quite a mouthful if anyone has any input please respond this has really bothered me for years and I have never been confident to call my fasts accomplished as I dont know if I was forced to stop before everything was completed.

Thanks

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