This is the first time I've ever done a fast longer than 11 days and that one was about 20 years ago. I've occasionally done a fast for a day otherwise but not much else. My diet has been pretty healthy over the years, no wheat or dairy or sugars, for the most part but I did eat meat.

Anyway, for the last week or so I have a fairly regular burning pain in my stomach. It's there now and it's pretty bad. I can tolerate it though. But I read that older injuries and such would begin to heal on an extended fast and I don't feel like I'm healing. (I had an operation on my stomach and spleen in 1978 after a car accident). I don't know if it;'s my stomach or my spleen that feels like this.

I'm VERY tired and was very dizzy getting out of my car today. I mean, I'm starting to get really hungry again and hunger was gone mostly for the last 2 weeks.

Has anyone had any experiene with a longer fast like this that they could share with me?

I want to try to do 40 days and I read that you shouldn't break a fast when you're going through a detox symptom. I don't know if it's a detox symptom or just plain old hunger.

BTW, I've been also drinking vegetable juices and broths so I'm getting calories.

Thanks for any help.