Third day on Optifast

Hello everyone. On my third day. Had a headache the first day but it's now gone replaced with a lil bit of nausea but nothing overwhelming. Today my mouth is really dry despite drinking tons of water and my lips have a sticky feel and my mouth smells weird. Did anyone get this same symptoms? And is there a reason?

keto flu! Google it. It happens when your body goes into ketosis.

It will pass. The first several days are the worst. On day two I was dry heaving, nauseous, had a blinding headache and was terribly concerned that I was not going to get through the Opti phase.

I took some gravol, drank water and only got 2 shakes in that day. By later that night I was feeling better and then by day 3 it was gone. I started putting peppermint extract into my shakes to help with my stomach. I found it helped.

When you are in ketosis bad breath is very much in evidence. I took a tooth brush and tooth paste to work with me and brushed and rinsed multiple times a day. It helped. I also had a bottle of mouthwash in my purse that I could pull out during the day to keep things fresh.

I was on Opti for 4 weeks and luckily had no nausea and can't recall having any real headaches but ohhhhhh myyyyy DRY MOUTH all the way through! I drank water like crazy but the dry mouth was there throughout and especially at night. I'm 2 months post-op now and as long as I drink all my water I don't seem to have any issues so enjoy knowing that it's only temporary ;)

Best of luck! You are getting close

Thanks for replying! Great to hear its only temporary. On day 5 today and no more headaches. Congratulations on your progress! ð?'ð?'ð?'