Iftar is very enjoyable. You may spend days thinking about finally eating sweets, alcohol or meat.
If you’ve also done a juice or soup cleanse, you should be even more careful not to jump right back into your basic eating habits.
If you don’t give your body time to adjust, it can cause nausea or digestive problems. You should follow the following advice – by the way, even if you have taken a fasting medicine outside the fasting period.
1. Take time to break the fast
The purpose of the transition period is to get the body used to normal eating again. You need to make sure that there is at least two days between the fasting phase and when you eat normally again.
So if you really want to feast on Easter Sunday, you should start fasting on Good Friday so that your body can be restored by Sunday.
Basically, the rule applies that fasting should be about a third of the day. However, you should listen to your body’s signals and plan at least two days for the construction phase.
2. This is what you should eat during the construction phase
After fasting, you should not immediately load your stomach and intestines with fatty and excessive food. A light diet is a solution to slowly change your diet again.
Although you are looking forward to your first real meal, you should drink milk and soup first on the first day after fasting.
Then on day two, switch to cooked vegetables and pepper to smooth the digestive tract with enough fiber.
The following foods are suitable for breaking the fast:
- Cottage cheese or yogurt
- potatoes or rice
- vegetable aroma
- fresh juices or homemade juices
During the construction phase you should avoid meat, fish and fatty products and listen to your body if intolerances occur.
3. Drink enough water
When you fast, staying hydrated is essential to keep your body from becoming sluggish. But you should also drink enough water during fasting.
Two to three liters per day are recommended. If you get tired of cold water, you can substitute herbal teas or ginger tea.
