Common Complications Encountered During Fasting

Everyone must have fasted sometime in his or her life. Fasting is a natural instinct of body and body is used to fasting for some time everyday and a few hours every week. But because it is not done in a process of vital functions and the way it should be done, there may be a few complications during fasting. In this article, we shall explain some of the common complications that manifest during fasting.

Headache: To those who are new to fasting headache is one of the first complications. Most often it is seen at the beginning of fasting, especially for those who have not taken any purification process before fasting.

Dizziness: This occurs mostly during prolonged fasting. Some people who continue to smoke even during fasting may have unexpected dizziness and even they may have loss of consciousness. Fasting and smoking are incompatible things. It may even lead to more dangerous complications.

Fever and/or Chills: This is a part of fasting phenomenon as the person experiences changes of metabolism during fasting. The severity depends on the constitution of matter and water in the body.

Unpleasant smell from the body: It is natural during fasting. Smell may be in the body or in mouth. Smell appears with by-products of fat disintegration entering in the bloodstream. The smell in mouth is produced due to dryness in the tongue.

Muscle Pain: It can be seen during whole time of fasting. The pain may be the outcome of deceleration of muscle exchange process during fasting. This is the reason for which it is advised that one must reduce physical activity during fasting.

Sleep Disturbance: It is a common observation during fasting. Some people have increased sleep during fasting, while others do not have or have less sleep during fasting.

Here are a few more common complications of fasting:

• Belching
• Heartburn
• Vomiting
• Arthral pains
• Pains in the spine
• Pain in heart
• Changes in heartbeats
• Renal clice
• Cold diseases
• Quinsies

You may get more information on the serious complications of fasting in a related article on the site.