> Basically "eat nothing".

Thanks for this, reading "water fast" and "3 days" gave me a shot of adrenaline. The "water" prefix is just confusing, the word for abstaining from food is just "fast" for those interested.

If this is engagement bait, then well played..

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Zobat 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It is a specific type of fasting. Saying only "fasting" can mean a lot of things, saying "water fast" means you only drink water.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting

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rolisz an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Water fasting is used to differentiate from dry fasting, where you don't even drink water.

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pawelduda 37 minutes ago | parent [-]

Is this even a thing? Never assumed you'd ever want to dehydrate like this on purpose. Just why?

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teravor 25 minutes ago | parent [-]

dry fasts aren't always what they appear. if you have significant glycogen stores in your body as you begin your fast you wont be dehydrated for the first day or two as water is freed. what usually happens is someone who starts glycogen endowed discovers that they aren't thirsty when they start fasting and tout it as dry fasting.

	▲	pawelduda 9 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Ok glycogen store was the only possibilty I has in mind. Thanks:)