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by rolisz 10 days ago
Water fasting is used to differentiate from dry fasting, where you don't even drink water.
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Is this even a thing? Never assumed you'd ever want to dehydrate like this on purpose. Just why?
dry fasts aren't always what they appear. if you have significant glycogen stores in your body as you begin your fast you wont be dehydrated for the first day or two as water is freed. what usually happens is someone who starts glycogen endowed discovers that they aren't thirsty when they start fasting and tout it as dry fasting.
Ok glycogen store was the only possibilty I has in mind. Thanks:)
Religious Jews have a couple of 25 hour complete fasts per year.
Look up how Muslims fast during Ramadan.