I tried just eating white rice last night, to see if it made me feel better. It was okay, but after a few hours I still had intestinal pain and had to go to the bathroom.
This morning I went to the bathroom again, and after that I decided that I’d better not eat anything for a while, since eating seems to make it worse.
I had a few crackers, and I’m drinking water and tea. Surprisingly, I’m not that hungry, and I feel much better. That is, after a few hours of feeling weird and having a headache (I’m guessing from my dehydration).
Now, I don’t really believe in mumbo-jumbo like “detoxification,” but I think there may be something to fasting in this situation. Perhaps it has to do with minimizing the irritation to the intestinal epithelium. Perhaps food particle uptake also enhances the spread of the bacteria. This would be a great learning issue, if I had the time.
