Why Intermittent Fasting Has So Many Health Benefits

Re:Why Intermittent Fasting Has So Many Health Benefits by drpoop on Monday January 09, 2023 @10:33AM (#34311427)

You should eat regular meals so you poop at the same time each day. Meals trigger mass peristalsis which helps cause a bowel movement. When you start messing with this you start causing constipation, which then leads to haemorrhoids. If you are 30yo+ you know that you cannot rely on nice soft stool anymore by just doing whatever you want with your diet. I really think people don't talk about this enough.

It's funny that these studies don't address any kind of side-effects like this.

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Re:Why Intermittent Fasting Has So Many Health Benefits by ericmcer on Monday January 09, 2023 @10:52AM (#34311690)

I did a two day fast and it took a few weeks to get back to normal. Weirdly cutting out carbohydrates also seems to lead to constipation. The current view seems to be fiber = pooping well, but that has not really played out in my experience.

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Re:Why Intermittent Fasting Has So Many Health Benefits by woke_neoliberal on Monday January 09, 2023 @11:40AM (#34312324)

Note that most dietary fiber comes from carbohydrates (fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, seeds). Fiber is largely carbohydrates (and some proteins) you can't digest. Focus on soluble fiber. You could try a Phyllium supplement. Also important to feed the bacteria in your gut - they need carbs.

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Re:Why Intermittent Fasting Has So Many Health Benefits by ambicapter on Monday January 09, 2023 @11:39AM (#34312303)

Cutting out carbs will drop a lot of water from your system (from my layman's perspective). Drinking more water won't fully replace it b/c of loss of sodium (again, from a speculative standpoint).

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Re:Why Intermittent Fasting Has So Many Health Benefits by triceratops on Monday January 09, 2023 @11:57AM (#34312535)

How did you get enough fiber without carbs? That seems contradictory.

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Re:Why Intermittent Fasting Has So Many Health Benefits by JimtheCoder on Monday January 09, 2023 @01:15PM (#34313761)

Not poster, but chia seeds, ground flax meal, unsweetened coconut and cocoa powder are super high fiber sources that are low in net carbs.

I can easily get 40g of fiber with close to zero net carbs per day eating this type of stuff...

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Re:Why Intermittent Fasting Has So Many Health Benefits by tmaly on Monday January 09, 2023 @04:29PM (#34316369)

black coffee and water in the morning can solve the constipation issue.

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Re:Why Intermittent Fasting Has So Many Health Benefits by goda90 on Monday January 09, 2023 @11:39AM (#34312312)

If you intermittent fast on a regular schedule, then your meals will still be regular.

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Re:Why Intermittent Fasting Has So Many Health Benefits by ed_elliott_asc on Monday January 09, 2023 @11:54AM (#34312489)

I get the opposite problem, when I do things like IF and longer fasts I am on the other end of the bristol scale

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Re:Why Intermittent Fasting Has So Many Health Benefits by DwnVoteHoneyPot on Monday January 09, 2023 @11:55AM (#34312514)

Drpoop, don't forget about Drsleep. People have a troubles sleeping when fasting too. I find eating 500 cals per day on a "fasting" day prevents gut and sleep issues. Especially if the 500 cals are from oatmeal and a banana.

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