With intermittent fasting, you abstain from eating within a certain time window. The most common method is the 16:8 method, which allows you to fast for 16 hours and eat within eight hours. Another method is the 5:2 method, in which you eat normally for five days and fast for two days or reduce your calorie intake to a maximum of 500 kcal. However, this transition to fasting periods can be stressful for the body, so that the digestive tract rebels and abdominal pain and diarrhea can occur. But what helps against diarrhea?
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Start slowly
Whether intermittent fasting or a change in diet: the body first has to get used to the change. Therefore, give him enough time to get used to the new eating times and the new foods. Also change your habits step by step, e.g. For example, keep increasing the fasting window until you find the optimal time.
Prevent diarrhea and soothe the bowels
All foods are allowed during intermittent fasting, but they have different effects on intestinal health . To minimize diarrhea or prevent it from occurring in the first place, you should largely avoid processed foods and rely on foods containing starch and fiber.
Good for digestion are:
- oatmeal
- potatoes
- trip
- whole wheat pasta
- Whole grain bread
- bananas
- cooked vegetables
- Seeds such as flax or chia seeds
