Something I've learned is that how you break your fast matters, especially the prolonged ones, and it may even determine the success of your efforts.

According to the naturopath Arnold Ehret, the author of Rational Fasting, and The Mucusless Diet Healing System, your first meal after a fast should promote bowel movements, to rid the body of the hardened undigested matter that accumulates in the guts, hampering the absorption of nutrients. A prolonged fast will help loosen it, and plums, cherries, or cabbage juice are ideal for flushing them out of your system (but make sure in advance that the WC is available... 😂). I've always been surprised by how much stuff gets stuck in there, and you can tell it was in there for a long time because of the stench (sorry, trying hard not to be too graphic). You will come out of the WC feeling sooo much better, it's comparable to when you throw out after being sick from food poisoning...