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Juice fasting and modified fasts

3 people describe trying Juice fasting and modified fasts, all with ME/CFS.

0%
recovered fully or nearly
0 of 3
33%
improved (substantial or partial)
1 of 3
67%
relapsed
2 of 3
0%
no benefit
0 of 3

How it went

Did it last?

  • 2 of 3 said the benefit wore off: the 2 who relapsed.
  • No one said they needed to keep it up to stay well.

Read from what people wrote. A story that ends without a follow-up counts as lasting, so treat these as minimums.

Outcome describedAccountsShare
Full recovery00%
Near-full00%
Substantial00%
Partial133%
Relapsed267%
No benefit00%

Only 3 accounts. Treat these percentages as anecdotes, not rates.

By how ill people were

Severity at worstHow it wentnRecovered
Moderate10%
Severe10%

1 accounts don’t say how ill the person was.

All 3 accounts

  • The Master Cleanse

    Partial ME/CFS ModerateIll 14 years howirecovered.com Apr 2016

    Fourteen years into CFS and CIRS (also citing heavy metal toxicity, mold and Lyme disease), Eric documented a roughly 25-day Master Cleanse of lemon juice, maple syrup and cayenne, adding psyllium and bentonite shakes and continuing some supplements against…

  • Fasting - specifically practically with ME/CFS and methylation treatment

    Relapsed ME/CFS Effect faded forums.phoenixrising.me

    Mr. Cat did a 9-day Master Cleanse of water, lemon, cayenne and molasses. Hunger disappeared by day two, but energy fluctuated and his thinking felt impaired through the fast, and his digestive symptoms improved only to return "immediately" once he went back…

  • Fasting - specifically practically with ME/CFS and methylation treatment

    Relapsed ME/CFS SevereEffect faded forums.phoenixrising.me

    jengonwin had already tried a 5-day water fast that made their CFS worse and a 14-day juice fast that did nothing before attempting an 11-day Buchinger-style fast on about 250 kcal/day of juice and broth. By days 13-14 they described "the strongest spiritual…