THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS HONESTLY WHAT YOU ARE EXPERIENCING IS VERY COMMON IN PEOPLE DOING LONG FASTING WITH WEAK OR DISTURBED DIGESTION IN AYURVEDA THIS SITUATION IS SEEN AS AGNI INSTABILITY WITH VATA AND PITTA INVOLVEMENT LONG FASTING WHEN DIGESTIVE POWER IS POOR DOES NOT CALM HUNGER IT MAKES IT ERRATIC THAT IS WHY AFTER BREAKING THE FAST THE BODY DEMANDS QUICK ENERGY AND YOU CRAVE SUGARY FOODS AND WANT TO EAT CONTINUOUSLY FASTING FOR SIXTEEN HOURS IS NOT SUITABLE FOR EVERY BODY TYPE ESPECIALLY WHEN DIGESTION IS ALREADY WEAK IN YOUR CASE THE FAST IS INCREASING VATA WHICH CREATES UNCONTROLLED HUNGER ANXIETY AND LOSS OF SATIETY SIGNALS THE FIRST IMPORTANT STEP IS TO CHANGE HOW YOU BREAK YOUR FAST DO NOT BREAK IT WITH SWEET FRUITS TEA COFFEE OR SUGARY FOODS ALWAYS BREAK THE FAST WITH SOMETHING WARM SIMPLE AND NOURISHING A SMALL BOWL OF MOONG DAL SOUP VEGETABLE SOUP OR SOFT KHICHADI WITH A LITTLE GHEE IS IDEAL THIS GROUNDS VATA AND PREVENTS BINGE EATING EATING TOO FAST AFTER FASTING ALSO CREATES OVERCRAVING EAT SLOWLY SIT CALMLY AND STOP BEFORE FULL SATIETY TO REDUCE SUGAR CRAVINGS YOU NEED TO STABILIZE AGNI TAKE TRIKATU CHURNA A PINCH WITH HONEY BEFORE MEALS ONCE OR TWICE DAILY THIS HELPS REGULATE DIGESTION AND CONTROLS SUDDEN HUNGER SHATAVARI CHURNA HALF TEASPOON WITH WARM MILK AT NIGHT CAN HELP NOURISH THE SYSTEM AND REDUCE DAYTIME CRAVINGS IF MILK DOES NOT SUIT TAKE IT WITH WARM WATER AVOID VERY LONG FASTS FOR NOW A TWELVE TO FOURTEEN HOUR FAST WILL BE MUCH BETTER FOR YOUR BODY UNTIL DIGESTION IMPROVES FASTING SHOULD BRING LIGHTNESS NOT LOSS OF CONTROL ALSO AVOID REFINED SUGAR COMPLETELY AS IT FEEDS THE CRAVING CYCLE USE NATURAL SWEET TASTE FROM WELL COOKED GRAINS VEGETABLES AND A LITTLE GHEE ONCE DIGESTION BECOMES STABLE THE MIND AND BODY WILL BOTH FEEL SATISFIED AND THE URGE TO EAT EXCESSIVELY WILL REDUCE NATURALLY BE GENTLE WITH YOUR BODY HEALING DIGESTION IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN LONG FASTING
Break fast slowly Warm water 1 fruit OR 5 soaked almonds Wait 10 minutes Eat protein first Dal / egg / curd / paneer Eat slowly Chew well, don’t rush Avoid sugar & junk No sweets, bakery, fried food Drink water Sometimes hunger = thirst Stop before full Eat till comfortable, not heavy
Break your fast with protein + healthy fat + fiber (eggs, avocado, veggies, Greek yogurt). Avoid sugary foods first—they spike cravings. Drink water or tea before eating. Eat slowly and mindfully; pause halfway to check hunger. Consider smaller meals if digestion is poor. Optional: shorten fasting to 14–15 hours until cravings stabilize.
Hello I get how annoying it is when you’ve been fasting for 16 hours, and suddenly your body is all like, Gimme sugar, junk food, and lots of it! It’s even worse when your digestion is already not great. But chill—it’s a pretty common problem, and we can fix it! YOUR CONCERN Basically, your body’s got a Pitta–Vata thing going on, with some digestive issues and a buildup of toxins. This is because of: – Fasting for too long – Crappy digestion – Eating too much or at weird times before So, your body is in starved mode. When you finally eat: – Pitta goes crazy. – Vata wants more food. …leading to crazy cravings, a sugar rush, and stuffing your face. It’s not about willpower—it’s a tummy problem. WHY FASTING ISN’T WORKING If your digestion isn’t the best, fasting for long periods can: – Mess with your digestion even more – Cause stress – Make you super hungry later – Make you want sugary stuff like crazy So, the answer isn’t to try harder—it’s to fix your digestion! WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT 1.Change How You End Your Fast (SUPER IMPORTANT) Don’t go straight for the heavy or sweet stuff. Do this instead: – Sip on some warm water – Wait 10 minutes – then have ginger + lemon + a tiny bit of salt – Wait another 10 minutes – then have some thin moong dal soup or veggie soup – Wait 20 minutes – then eat your normal food This stops the sugar crash and those cravings. 2. Try Bitter Stuff for Cravings This will help fix the Pitta-Ama issue and sugar cravings. 1. Patoladi Kashayam – 15 ml + warm water before you eat These will: – Help digest buildup – Make you want sugar less – Calm things down – Help with pooping 3. For Cravings & Hunger Avipattikar Churna – ½ tsp before lunch Triphala– 1 tsp before bed This will: – Stop that rebound hunger – Help your gut bacteria – Make you less bloated – Stop you from wanting to eat constantly *Don’t Eat These After Fasting –Tea, coffee – Cookies, fruit right away – Sugar – Bread, pastries – Soda These cause your insulin to spike and make you want to eat more. Keep Fasting 16 Hours? Not right now. With your kind of digestion, 👉 12–13 hours is better (Dinner at 7 pm → Breakfast at 7–8 am) Once your digestion is better, longer fasting will be easier. WHEN WILL I SEE A DIFFERENCE? If you follow this plan: – Cravings will get better in a week or so – Bloating and heartburn will chill out – You’ll feel normal hunger – You won’t want sugar so much Your body isn’t being a pig—it’s just got a messed-up gut. Fix your gut, and the cravings will go away. Warm Regards Dr. Snehal Vidhate
Prepare the Digestive Fire Before Breaking Fast: - Jeera + Ajwain + Saunf water: Boil ½ tsp each in 2 cups water, sip warm before breaking fast. - Triphala Churna: ½ tsp at night with lukewarm water. How to Break the Fast (Ayurvedic way) - Start with warm liquids (light soup, thin moong dal, rice water, or buttermilk). - After 30–45 minutes, eat a small balanced meal (dal, rice, ghee, cooked vegetables). - Avoid breaking fast with sugary foods, fried snacks, or raw salads—they spike pitta and vata, causing uncontrollable cravings. 🌸 Lifestyle & Routine - Mindful eating: Eat slowly, chew well, stop when ¾ full. - Pranayama: Anulom-vilom and Bhramari before meals calm vata and reduce emotional eating. - Sleep: Regular sleep stabilizes hormones (ghrelin/leptin) that control hunger. - Stress management: Since stress is a trigger, include meditation or gentle yoga daily. WARM REGARDS DR.ANJALI SEHRAWAT
✓How to break fast & control cravings Break fast gently – first food must be small, warm, easy-to-digest, low glycemic (never sugar/junk): 100–150 ml warm moong dal water or thin khichdi + ½ tsp ghee Or 1 small banana + 1 tsp ghee Wait 20–30 min before next bite First real meal (30–60 min later) – moong khichdi + cooked veg + 1–2 tsp ghee + pinch roasted jeera Avoid completely at break-fast Sugar, sweets, fruits (except small banana), bread/maida, fried food, heavy dairy ✓Daily Medicines to Reduce Cravings & Fix Digestion Triphala Churna – 3 gm night with warm water Medohar Guggulu – 1–2 tablets twice daily after food Hingwashtak Churna – ½–1 tsp after meals with warm water Brahmi Vati – 1 tablet night ✓Quick Daily Habits Vajrasana 10 min after every meal (slows eating, improves digestion) Sip warm jeera + fennel water all day (curbs hunger) Dinner before 7 PM (no late eating) 10 min Anulom-Vilom before meals (reduces stress-eating) Regards Dr Gursimran Jeet Singh MD Panchakarma
TAKE WARM WATER AND ALSO TAKE BLACK RASSINE SOKED WITH OVER NIGHT
When you break a 16 hour fast and feel very angry, it is usually because your body has been without food for a long time and blood sugar drop suddenly. The first thing to do is plan your breaking me carefully instead of eating everything at once start with a light meal that has protein and fibre like boiled eggs with vegetablesor with nuts and seeds. This stabilise blood sugar and keeps you full longer. Avoid sugar simple carbs at the start because they spike energy level very quickly and then drop it fast increase the cravings include healthy fats like avocado, olive oil and as they slow digestion and reduce the Earth to over eat, eat slowly and queue well often the craving is more about stomach signal, then real, taking 10 to 15 minutes to eat allows your brain to register, fullness, drink water or herbal tea before and during the meal, it can fill the stomach a bit and reduce extreme hunger You can also break the fast with small portions and wait 20 to 30 minutes before deciding. If you need more food. This gradual approach prevents over eating if your digestion is reconsider foods and harps like ginger and cumin that support digestion
Start with Tablet Liv-52 1-0-1 after food with water, will help balance Soak Isabgol powder or chia seeds in a glass of water and take after 16 hrs. Fasting, this will curb excessive hunger., and then take your food, so quantity will get reduced on its own.
HELLO, According to Ayurveda, your symptoms suggest a combination of -vishama agni (irregular digestive fire) -vata-pitta imbalance -ama accumulation (toxic, undigested metabolic waste) WHY CRAVINGS BECOME EXCESSIVE AFTER FASTING -long fasting aggravates vata -weak digestion fails to process hunger signals properly -when food is introduced suddenly; Agni flares briefly leading to –urgent hunger –sugar cravings –overeating -sugar craving indicates pitta irritation + weak meda dhatu metabolism WHY DIGESTION FEELS “CONSTANTLY POOR” -repeated fasting without digestive correction -incompatible foods after fasting -suppressed natural hunger cues -accumulated ama blocking gut channels IMPORTANT CONCEPT -fasting is helpful only when Agni is strong Fasting with weak digestion worsens imbalance TREATMENT GOALS -stabilize digestive fire -reduce post fast cravings -heal gut lining and correct absorption -calm vata and pitta -prevent binge eating cycles -improves long term digestive strength INTERNAL MEDICATIONS 1) HINGWASTAKA CHURNA= 1/2 tsp with warm water before meals twice daily for 6 weeks =regulates vata, improves digestion after fasting, reduces bloating and erratic hunger 2) AVIPATTIKAR CHURNA= 1/2 tsp after lunch with warm water for 6 weeks =controls sugar cravings, balances pitta, prevents acid reflux and irritabilit 3) GUDUCHI GHAN VATI= 2 tabs twice daily after meals for 8 weeks =improves metabolism, reduces toxic cravings, strengthens gut immunity 4) TRIPHALA CHURNA= 1/2 tsp with warm water at bedtime for 8 weeks =clears ama, improves gut movement, prevents post fast constipation and heaviness 5) SHATAVARI CHURNA= 1/2 tsp with warm milk at night for 6 weeks =nourishes gut lining, reduces stress related eating, calms pitta and vata EXTERNALLY OIL MASSAGE - warm sesame oil -3 times/week -focus on abdomen, lower back =calms vata, reduces impulsive eating rules, improves digestion YOGA ASANAS -pawanmuktasana -vajrasana 10 min after meals -malasana -ardha matysendrasana PRANAYAM -nadi sodhana= 10 min -bhramari= 7 rounds -sheetali= 5 rounds DIET -warm, freshly cooked meals -rice, moong dal , ghee -stewed apples, pomegranate -cinnamon, fennel , corainder -buttermilk diluted ,spiced AVOID -sugar and jaggery -bakery items -cold foods -raw salads -excess coffee -artificial sweetners HOME REMEDIES -jeera-fennelwater= sip warm throughout day -Dry ginger and rock salt== a pinch before breaking fast, helps prepare agni -Warm ghee 1/2 tsp before first meal, prevents binge eating ABOUT FASTING -Do not continue 16 hour fast currently -shift to 12-13 hours until digestion improves Ayurveda prioritise digestive strength over fasting suration EXPECTED IMPROVEMET TIMELINE -7-10 DAYS= reduced urgency to eat -3-4 WEEKS= less sugar craving -6-8 WEEKS= stable digestion, controlled appetite Your cravings are not a lack of willpower They are signals of a digestive system asking for balance, not restriction Once Agni is healed, fasting becomes effortless, not forceful Ayurveda heals by correcting the root, not suppression symptoms DO FOLLOW HOPE THIS MIGHT BE HELPFUL THANK YOU DR. MAITRI ACHARYA
