I don't mean to be rude, but painkillers may be worst than vitamins. Why? At least vitamins are not so foreign to the body. Our bodies extract vitamins,minerals and other stuff from the food to eat so we can live.

Pain killers? Do yo know how they function? They do some harm in other part of the body-without you being aware of it- to take your pain away . And the long list of side effects is a result of this. You can do a search yourself and read a lot about it.

What about a hot water bottle on your tummy? I am a female too and know the pain you are referring to. I would try heat first... If the pain is hard to bear, I would suspend the fast completely. But I would not hurt myself by ingesting drugs while fasting, giving them the potential to be even more
hurtful.

Besides, what is the main purpose of the fast. The main purpose is to get rid of toxins, as many as possible, because they are the ones that cause our diseases. And here you are, adding toxins to your body.

Any how, you are sacrificing, putting up with the hunger and the discomfort, enduring your fast...for what? You are working against it. You are defeating the purpose of the fast.Is is not better to stop the fast, just for the time being, and fast later, when you know you can do it right?

Unless you are fasting for weight loss. If that is the case, do not pay attention to me. People who fast only to lose weight do horrendous things to their bodies (in terms of added toxemia). There is a forum here in Curezone for those.

I am being honest here. No intention to hurt your feelings.

Monte.

Hi. I think your message was 5 years ago but I thought I'd reply anyway. You said when you started your painkillers during the fast your weight loss got a lot slower and you began to feel stomach "hunger" symptoms. You thought this might not be the painkillers but symptoms from "that time of month".

Well I have experience with taking painkillers while fasting as I'm a chronic pain sufferer and have attempted fasting with painkillers. Firstly I have had trouble with weight lose and have learnt that the painkillers do indeed cause me to retain weight even on a great diet. I tried stopping the painkillers and when I did the weight began dropping like nothing else. So I think that thing is indeed the painkillers and not the time of month.

I also have been unsuccessful in maintaining a long fast while on painkillers because I noticed that these pills keep me feel hungry in the stomach and stuff. So again I think this symptom during your fast is not the time of month but yes indeed those painkillers.

Personally I will not be able to do a long Water Fast while on painkillers due to that hunger so am going to do a strict diet for months and try to get off the painkillers before fasting.

I have heard of experienced fasters sometimes taking small amounts of narcotics irregularly during a long water fasts, however most of them wouldn't even do that. But I think everyday is probably not something any fasting supervisor would recommend. Small amount infrequently at the very worst I think.

I have heard of long water fasters continuing their mental health psychotropic drugs while long Water Fasting and coming off them in time during that fast. Anyway I have had both those things you said happen to me due to exactly the painkillers.