does anyone use electrolytes while fasting? i'm only able to do 23 hours, never more, but chatgpt is telling me to salt my water. i think it's helping.

I rarely do any extended fasts, just intermittent fasting but I salt my water every day throughout the day.

I did in the beginning. I went to youtube and made an electrolyte solution but that has faded in time.

I now mix up several different salts in a plastic bowl, hake and then use as table salt.

When I fast for more than 72 hours I eat it by a few pinches here and there throughout the day.

I don't put the salt in my water because I don't like the taste.

Scott

22 hours ago, mpolyglottos said:

does anyone use electrolytes while fasting?

There are many people who make a habit of having an LMNT per day, whether they are fasting or not.

22 hours ago, mpolyglottos said:

chatgpt is telling me to salt my water. i think it's helping

This can certainly help. Over a year ago, I was having major electrolyte issues and cramps during the night (due to a pharmaceutical I was on but didn't know it at the time), having salt in my water, especially at bedtime, helped me avoid cramps and get a decent night's sleep.

17 hours ago, Scott F. said:

I did in the beginning. I went to youtube and made an electrolyte solution but that has faded in time.

I now mix up several different salts in a plastic bowl, hake and then use as table salt.

When I fast for more than 72 hours I eat it by a few pinches here and there throughout the day.

I don't put the salt in my water because I don't like the taste.

Scott

how often do you do 72 hour fasts?

About once per month. I am a rotating shift worker and when my Tues-Wed-Thurs night rotation comes around I fast.

I will eat either Monday night or Tuesday morning and then fast into the weekend.

It lands between 72 and 96 with my longest being a 7-day water fast.

Scott