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I fasted today on just water and green tea before starting the NSD tomorrow. I had the most pain-free day I've had in weeks. I'm afraid to believe it could be caused by fasting but nothing else has changed. I wonder what tomorrow will bring. 
Wendy
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Methotrexate, Celebrex, Plaquenil
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I feel the same way when I don't eat. However, eventually I have to eat and then it starts all over again.
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Yes, I think that is how it is for most people...
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I too feel so much better when I don't eat. It's got to the stage that even though I feel hungry, I have no appetite; it's as if my body realises this makes a difference. However, I have diabetes, and find not eating makes me even more tired than usual, so not necessarily a good thing to do! Not fair is it!
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I always feel worse after I eat. I have noticed this for a long time. I hardly eat and food just doesn't look good to me, esp. anything heavy. Hope you have luck with your NSD. Keep us updated!!! 
I can not defeat you but I will not let you win
Jeff
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Okay - I'm at the end of the first week of NSD. No obvious improvement yet but I'm sure it takes time. I may still be "withdrawing" from the prednisone. Decided to fast again today - I'm curious to see whether the nearly pain free day I had last weekend when I fasted, will be repeated. My husband has commented on our somewhat boring diet! I've been relying heavily on stir-frys. So easy to consume lots of safe vegetables and protein. But he said "we're not going to have stir-fry every day, are we?" 
Wendy
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Hi Wendy,
Typically now I note the same with apple fasts.. however, first few times was opposite as body eliminated a lot of toxins I had built up.
When I first started NSD i did a lot of stir frys (I used bean sprouts instead of rice). I loved them and could never tire of them. But agree for me, early on diet was rather similar often.
Tim
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Wendy,
That is great.. hope it continues for you. I am thinking of starting..just not sure where to start.Do you have a special diet to follow? Good Luck.
MB
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Hi Nelly,
The best information I've found so far is on this site, both in the NSD and diet related thread and the links on the main screen. There is a really useful list of foods and the amount of starch they contain that I printed - I think that's on the NSD and diet thread.
As a follow up to what I wrote this morning - definitely had an improvement in pain today while fasting. What a choice - food plus pain or no food, no pain!
Wendy
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Same for me too. If there is nothing in my guts, my pain is very low. I think just from the damaged parts.
Tom
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