Fasting for Irritable Bowel Syndrome

[@NutritionFactsOrg]

See all of the fasting videos here: nutritionfacts.org/topics/fasting/ and more IBS videos here: nutritionfacts.org/topics/irritable-bowel-syndrome/. -NF Team

[@CRojas-wk1ij]

Agradezco tanto que tenga sub en español. Gracias 🙏🏻 saludos desde Argentina.

[@Albopepper]

I know there are many people who are dealing IBS. 😩 Hopefully this helps them to look in the right direction so they can get some relief! Thanks again for sharing this info Dr Greger!!!

[@jonny9071]

Amazing you posted this today, I've recently discovered this for my own IBS - I used to stress so much about my breakfast and whether or not it would trigger IBS at work, while trying to continue to eat properly through the day. Often a flare up would last 3-4 days. I recently moved all my eating to the afternoon/evening and I haven't had a flare up in weeks. Struggled with these symptoms for 15 years so far, but I have to say the biggest help has been cutting out caffeine completely, and increasing my fasting window to give my gut a chance to recover.

[@Meowbay]

So, how much time do you NOT eat per day, does it still work, and what entails your 'fasting' regime? Do you drink tea during fasting, if so, which kind?

[@thorntailband]

i love how this doctor talks

[@KJSvitko]

What you eat or don't eat has an impact on your health. Intermittent fasting, Not eating for 3 or 4 hours before sleeping seems to improve the quality of sleep by giving your food time to digest BEFORE going to bed.

[@sudd3660]

not eat or drink 6-7 hours before bed is even better, 16 hours total intermittent fasting, pretty sure he did a video about it.

[@KJSvitko]

@@sudd3660 Even better but hard for many people to do.

[@VeganLinked]

@@sudd3660 yes, it time restrictive intermittent fasting. This might be the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5SkmZmQlpaFl8U

[@joecheffo5942]

It takes up to 72 hours to digest your food. I think the mayo clinic says it’s about 52 hours or so. So the gas producing food you ate days ago are still churning in your gut. The food first goes to your stomach and small intestine, it takes hours before it even reaches your colon. It is down there for many hours if not days. So fasting for 52 to 72 hours or so probably will give you a chance to clean everything out. I don’t think 6 to 7 hours will have much of an effect.

[@wumnenwei]

Fasting really helped my IBS symptoms after a 14Days fast. It's been over 2years and I have had no symptoms. I think it might be also that when I feel the symptoms coming on I go on a 3days fast. Also I became vegan so maybe the vegan diet helped too. Either way am stuck with plants and fasting now. I sleep better and have hope.

[@samtriesit]

I am definately going to try fasting, maybe starting with a one day fast to see if that helps.

[@kerriprest3446]

Did you limit activity during your 14 day fast? Were you only drinking water? I have IBS and I'm interested in trying the fast but I'm not sure how to go about it

[@chrisr.6638]

That's very interesting. What symptoms did you have before your 14 day fast? I've done a 3 day fast once, but that hasn't helped me sadly.

[@ravagingwolverine]

That's great. I hd a good experience with intermittent fasting a while back, and the positive effects lasted roughly two years. My diet was then, and again is, very simple. I think I started eating things that caused new problems, so definitely keep an eye on trigger foods. I ended up losing a lot of weight I did not intend, so fasting no longer helped me in that state. Luckily, I've since reversed that to where I would consider trying some fasting again. Watch those triggers.

[@wumnenwei]

@@kerriprest3446 I drank water and camomile tea. About every two or three days I will have a little salt in water for electrolyte. I didn't do any strenuous exercise but I did go for walks. Please check with your doctor if fasting that long is good for you. Dr Greger only suggest 72hr max on your own if I can remember correctly.

[@user-ef1uc2vw9k]

Your enthusiasm brought a smile to my face after a rough day. Thank you 😊

[@z.j.maayan8458]

This is fascinating and actually agrees with my own history as well. Great video Dr Greger! SO glad to see YOUR handsome face and not that cartoon!

[@aimeelee76]

He's already so animated, he doesn't need animation.

[@mattskawinski5208]

I have been following Dr. G for 4 years now and been on a vegan diet for 5 years, wfpb for 2 years and my ibs symptoms did not improve much, in fact I started having more frequent bathroom visits with soft/watery outcomes. I am bloated most of the time which is frustrating. Out of this frustration I have went out of bounds and tried a vegan keto/candida diet without fasting. After few days I noticed a drastic change, no bloat, solid "outcomes" full month of the diet gave almost 1 year of no bloat and GI issues. I have been back on the wfpb diet for months now and I'm experiencing bloat, loose frequent "outcomes" all over again. As much as I would love to believe that dr. G is right, its frustrating that my body disagrees. There is so much mixed information about the high carb, low fat vs low carb, high fat diet that I don't know which is right anymore....plus all these keto MDs go so deep into science and biochemistry while wfpb mds just quote questionable studies... -_-

[@dennism.5145]

That candida diet sounds interesting, but eating vegan is causing problems for me. Everything containing lactose or more than tiny amounts of fructose gets me bloated. How are you supposed to eat healthy when all the greens and fruits cause bloating? And where to get enough calories and protein from for muscle building? Well... I tried a keto diet for a year and there was almost no bloating. On the flipside I was constantly constipated with gut ripping toilet sessions every 10 days. Will try water fasting for 10 days next. Maybe it'll give my gut bacteria a chance to get into a state where I can digest anything without problems.

[@misssheilalev]

Check out the guys at High Carb Health to heal your bowels. Listen to the testimonials on their channel and reach out to them for a free 1/2 hr call.

[@rinatgrigori3366]

Sounds like something I went through myself! Have you ever thought it might be diet itself that is the problem? I actually believe it was veganism that caused me the most digestive issues and now I’m recovering from that, but damage has been done and it’ll take time to heal. Candida diet is crazy…! I can’t believe I was so invested in it.. cutting down on carbs is a great way to go, but the extremes we go to… borderline eating disorder stuff

[@seefaith1]

@@dennism.5145 Keto diet should never be long term because it also interferes with nerves and can result in damage to nervous system. Vegan does not include lactose as that is found in dairy foods. All products in the supermarket that contain fructose should not be consumed as the synthetic version added to products is harmful for the liver. If you have any fructose it should only be in the fruit and thats it. Sugar has fructose and glucose so avoid sugar also.

[@Meowbay]

The question most of us have is: What entails the fasting in this study? Water and vitamin supplements? If so, how often, how much, at what time of day etc? Or is there more that can be consumed during 'fasting', which then isn't actually fasting?

[@Andrew-yf3lu]

Dont get why so many vegans are biased against fasting. I do both, benefit from both.

[@cla3189]

Yup. Both were great tools for getting my health back

[@The_Gallowglass]

As long as you get enough water and electrolytes you should be able to fast, especially if you have a good amount of weight on you.

[@anooanu5295]

Thank you for the information 🙏 Iam very much stressed with the disease but now getting hope that I can do fasting...

[@TehLiquid]

I've had grimy, sludgey, mucousy pale poops for years, I've been doing alternate day fasting for 3 weeks now and for the past 2 weeks my poops have been solid, brown and firm for the first time in many years. it works. That and I'm losing weight, what's not to like. (My diet on my eating days is unchanged, still eating trigger foods.)

[@mauing]

Means you eat on monday Tuesday fast and so on

[@DominikGiroux7]

Hope there’s more to it, IBS is a pain to deal with

[@sampster5000]

Wow this is very helpful. Thank you! I guess I need to be fasting to help my gut out. The inflammation from gluten and garlic is unreal

[@JohnSmith-wr7lg]

After eating garlic Two days ago my stomach pain has been unreal. Have you ever experienced the room spinning cause your stomach hurts so bad? Guess I can’t eat garlic.

[@sampster5000]

@@JohnSmith-wr7lg garlic destroys me. I experience all kinds of bad things. Usually my stomach burns and cramps for so long without relief that I start to lose my mind.

[@hunterholistichealth]

Wow. This video is amazingly helpful. So informative & densely packed w scientific research. Ace 👌🏼

[@k.h.6991]

But it does make common sense to fast. IBS is - in layman's terms - not that different from sensitive skin. Anyone who deals with that, knows that 'leaving it alone' helps with the inflammation. Food comes into the bowls with acid included. This is great for digestion, but not that good for sensitive skin (aka the bowl-tissue) that's already inflamed.

[@KJSvitko]

You are what you eat. Your diet impacts your health. Obesity in children and adults is rising across the world. Eat a healthy plant based diet and exercise regularly. Reduce or eliminate cows milk, eggs, cheese and meat. Eat more salad greens, beans, fruit and vegetables.Eliminate fast food and sugary drinks and juices. Every adult and child should own a bicycle and ride it regularly. Regular exercise will help you sleep better. Yoga is a great stress reducer. Obesity is all too common today. Get off the couch. Get off the phone, ipad or video game. A variety of stretching and other exercises help with increased mobility. Ride to work, ride to school, ride for fun. Every city should be a bicycle city. Speak up for bicycles in your community

[@chrisr.6638]

Field report: I've done a 5 day fast, drinking only l glutamine and electrolytes. I did see improvement in symptoms, however all came back upon reintroducing trigger foods. Perhaps I need a longer fast, but I was so hungry lol. It's hard! Normally I get loose stools, brainfog and eczema, which all improved, but are back again.

[@QUINTUSMAXIMUS]

Yeah, I did a 5 day fast, and I was disappointed that the symptoms just came back. You hear things about gut reseting after 3 days. Fasting helped, but not enough. I am skeptical about how much fast can get someone back into their pre-IBS state.

[@crbarnes001]

Maybe don't introduce trigger foods. Stay on foods that heal until completely healed?

[@chrisr.6638]

@@crbarnes001 Not introducing triggers on a vegan diet is impossible. Greger should be in jail for promoting fasts like this and veganism in general. I feel much better eating loads of meat and digests super easy. Veganism also lacks close to 20 nutrients so it's a path to self destruction

[@filippocoluccia5562]

Can you talk about benign tumors and how can they be prevented or possibly treated with diet and lifestyle? Thanks and good job

[@Xorgot]

This is pretty fascinating for me as a Muslim; in our tradition, it's considered meritorious to fast twice a week from dawn until sunset. We also have Ramadan which is 30 days of fasting straight.

[@shitlista4283]

Just to clarify, Ramadan is when people fast from dawn until sunset, not the whole time :)

[@Xorgot]

@@shitlista4283 thanks clarifying my wording!

[@sparkythomas6354]

Many religious practices were put in place to ensure the welfare and survival of the followers. This is why there is much overlap between faiths. Fasting is known to be good for health. It also insured that there would be enough food for everyone as it reduces individual consumption.

[@dionysusnow]

Breaking a fast in the evening is not a good ideal.

[@Xorgot]

@@sparkythomas6354 I appreciate your perspective and I know where you are coming from. From ours, there's a lot of self discipline and spiritual development that takes place while fasting. "Fasting is a shield; so when one of you is fasting he should neither indulge in obscene language nor should he raise his voice in anger. If someone attacks him or insults him, let him say: “I am fasting!”"

[@christodec]

what is the exact definition of fasting as it's used here, exactly? what exactly qualifies as fasting in this case? thanks

[@sudd3660]

i agree, he should be specific. it is probably water fasting, i think dry fasting work better and easier to do and works faster.

[@redauwg911]

water fasting

[@denisethegood]

I will be trying different types of fasting right away; anything to get rid of this nightmare!

[@QUINTUSMAXIMUS]

I've tried and tried to get rid of IBS. I have reduced certain gut issues like out of control histamines, reduced my acid reflux, but I haven't yet been able to control going to the bathroom, though it's not as bad as it was in the past. I just want to be able to eat more varieties of foods.

[@JohnSmith-wr7lg]

@@QUINTUSMAXIMUS What foods typically agree with you?

[@deeboogie4017]

Fodmap diet worked for me

[@danielavaninadtkm]

I wish I could understand what he said.

[@camronRD]

RD here who works with a lot of IBS patients. I’ve been looking for an answer or some guidance in this that actually works for a long time.

[@minifix]

I wonder if a juice fast would work, seeing as it removes most of the insoluble fibers and at the same time retains most of the anti-inflammatory components.

[@mauing]

I tried fasting by having watermelon juice coconut water but it caused me loosemotion

[@MRswavgav]

To anyone reading this. I am currently going on a 15 day fast… wish me luck

[@georgiamaguire692]

How did it go?

[@gedrone23]

I’ve had IBS for over two years and no diet seems to really be effective for long. It’s like my gut keeps changing. I’ve considered prolonged fasting for a while and read about the benefits of autophagy long before my symptoms started. Has anybody following this video/comments tried it? How did you do it and what were the results? I’ve talked with my doctors about it but they seem to discourage it, and I can’t find a doctor or nutritionist in my town that has any experience with a 10 day fast or even wants to try it.

[@OP-lk4tw]

have u tried it?

[@adrianjohnson1028]

@@gedrone23 you posted this comment over a year ago. Have you tried it yet?

[@Joseph1NJ]

I wonder if there's more IBS today then in the past. Or is it just being reported more? Sure, we can point to things like more stress, less exercise, poor diets, and even less healthy foods, but I haven't even heard of IBS until 20 years ago.

[@ravagingwolverine]

That is a good question. Certainly it's being reported more and is more accepted in general. But it's also possible it is more common due to new environmental contamination from various pesticides and other chemicals.

[@rhyothemisprinceps1617]

There are higher rates of Celiac generally and also atypically presenting Celiac is much increased. The rate of eosinophilic esophagitis is also increasing, as is the rate of food allergy. Overall, increased rates of immune system dysfunction. Human body temperature has decreased since the Industrial Revolution - indicating major change in immune homeostasis. Possible causes: gut microbiome changes, decreased infectious disease burden - esp. parasitic infection (including intestinal parasites and ectoparasites (bedbugs, lice, etc.)), increased exposure to industrial pollutants (esp. air pollution), and artificial light exposure.

[@robertdavis5714]

For me had to eliminate all GMO (this includes Beef, chicken and pork) because of the corn animal feed + antibiotics.

[@batstyles7350]

Help make a report on fasting and peptic ulcers

[@mychannel-b6e]

I am a Ibs patient... Yet my quiry is why do I get constipated on intermediate fasting

[@Dylan-zm3ht]

When I eat healthy wfpb I get terrible IBS. When I eat junk all week I am pooping normal. Really frustrating but I need to figure out how to improve it.

[@andrea.andrea23]

@@Dylan-zm3ht idk if this could help, but sometimes that happens when the change is too sudden because the body is used to eat bad, and other thing is to check for sensibilities in food, you can have a sensibility for even some healthy food and that can be the trigger. Carrot juice with it's skin can be really good to repair the body, and even drinking tea with turmeric, or a juice with aloe can repair a lot! Aloe has worked for me so much

[@MushookieMan]

The fructans and other FODMAP substances in vegetables seem to bother me. When I went vegan a few months ago my IBS got far worse. I think wheat also bothers me. One thing that helps is to thoroughly cook the vegetables.

[@AGAU1022]

Even though fasting may improve symptoms in some people, it can also cause inadequate food intake, which can cause people to lose weight and/or constipated. Constipation can cause further gut problems, a loss off appetite, and even more weight loss. So it's definitely not safe for slim people who could become underweight. It makes more sense to exclude the things most likely to be causing the issues, eat a diet with a small number of ingredients, but in high volumes with adequate calories, and rotate them ot start adding more ingredients to figure out which are problematic. For me, excluding animal products, avoiding alcohol and eating little or no added salt was enough, while eating enough food and enough fibre.

[@samtriesit]

Can you drink black coffee during the fast or will this mitigate the effects of the fast perchance?

[@cristianherrera1379]

Got the same doubt

[@adamandsteve13]

This is your addiction speaking. Try to wean yourself off caffeine before the fast. Typically water fasting allows nothing but water. Sometimes electrolytes are allowed. Or herbal teas. There are even semi fasts with minimum amount of calories.

[@AtheistEve]

Black tea or coffee will not break a fast. But water is probably better.

[@samtriesit]

@@adamandsteve13 I would not want to quite coffee though because it actually seems to help with my gut (might be because it stimulates Fecaliebacterium Prauznitzii)

[@adamandsteve13]

@@samtriesit while you are fasting you don't need to stimulate your gut, don't you think? and after the fast...that's another question. In my opinion if you are going to do a water fast of 10 days, which is not an easy task, you don't wanna possibly hinder it by a cup of coffee.

[@deanrobertnoble138]

My IBS was brought on as a result of Gilbert’s Syndrome. Something that supposedly, is made worse by fasting. I must admit, ive never tried fasting. May help the IBS but the Gilbert’s is not something that will go away.

[@sampster5000]

Helpful to see this. I have both of these as well and fasting seems to make me really sick. But it's worth a shot again to help the gut.

[@AtheistEve]

Is there an age limit on IBS?

[@jasonlee-os1qi]

Has he tried fasting?

[@donatina1987]

But I cannot fast... I’m already super skinny....

[@donatina1987]

I have it... fodmap does not work? Please make more video on IBS, please

[@The_Gallowglass]

When your body and mind doesn't have to spend energy on digestion, or indigestion, it can put energy to maintenance. Autophagy is real.

[@eternityx3260]

Why does he talk like this it's freaking me out

[@BensLifeTips]

Yee--aaa--ee--sss.... that's his style of talking. Agreed. Although the info is amazing, if only slightly underwhelming.

[@lindapb6529]

💜

[@simonedgbaston]

🌱 Going completely Vegan works 💚

[@brock1550]

I'm very light weight, I'm worried if I fast for 10 days I will waste away to nothing

[@rhyothemisprinceps1617]

Now that they are studying IBS as a biological problem rather than a psychological problem there is hope that other solutions will be found, perhaps probiotics, fecal microbial transplant, or immunomodulatory drugs.

[@Puddingpop123]

I started with 12 to 16 hours of fasting everyday for a week moved up to 24 hours currently on a 5 day fast of just water. As your for your questions I recommended no more than 3 day fast so your body does not burn to much of your fat. Fasting is like putting your body in ketosis takes more than 24 hours to achieve this!

[@OP-lk4tw]

​@@Puddingpop123 did u cure it?

[@Puddingpop123]

@@OP-lk4tw yes but I can’t eat whatever I want gotta have some sort of diet still

[@YossiWeinstein]

גמר חתימה טובה וצום קל

[@rajendradhanware3402]

Proof that god god god god god

[@joecaner]

News Flash: Fasting help with loss of appetite symptoms...

[@aumnamashivaya4]

Psycho therapy for IBS? What is that?????

[@kae2678]

Does not matter what food I eat I get ibs symptoms 😂 Good food bad food I can eat all, they will all give me same symptoms

[@OP-lk4tw]

same, i'll try a long fast, have u tried it.

[@okaight7248]

So all I gotta do is... not eat for ten days... cool

[@valeweathers]

So....fast for ten days to get rid of excessive bloat ?