🌿 Fasting with Bouillon: A Gentle Guide for Tender Days

Supporting your body through care, warmth, and intention

When we fast for healing—whether for a medical procedure like a colonoscopy or a personal wellness practice—it can stir up more than just hunger. It’s a stretch of quiet that may touch old wounds, summon anxiety, or remind us of how deeply food has comforted us in hard times.

If you’re in that place now: be tender with yourself. You are doing something important for your health. And you are not alone.

Let’s talk about one small, soothing practice that can help ease the path: fasting with bouillon.

🔥 What Is Bouillon?

Bouillon is a concentrated seasoning cube, paste, or powder made from dehydrated stock, herbs, spices, and sometimes vegetables. When stirred into boiling water, it creates a warm, salty broth—comforting like a hug in a mug.

✅ Bouillon Is Colonoscopy-Prep & Fast-Friendly When:

• It’s clear when dissolved in water (not cloudy or creamy)

• It contains no chunks, solid vegetables, or grains

• It’s not red, purple, or blue in color (these dyes are often restricted before procedures)

🥣 How to Use Bouillon as a Fast-Day Ritual:

Basic Recipe:

• 1 bouillon cube or 1 teaspoon of bouillon powder/paste

• 1 cup boiling water

• Stir until fully dissolved

Pour it into your favorite mug. Wrap both hands around the warmth. Sip slowly. Let the ritual ground you.

🛑 A Few Gentle Precautions:

• Skip any bouillon that leaves residue or has visible ingredients

• Avoid creamy, thick, or cloudy broth bases

• Be mindful of sodium if you have heart or kidney health concerns

💡 Gentle Tips to Make the Experience More Bearable:

• Sip broth in a beautiful mug — Elevate the moment from deprivation to care.

• Freeze apple juice or electrolyte drinks into popsicles — Little joys matter.

• Listen to comforting media — Familiar shows, soothing music, or even comedy can soften the edges of hunger.

• Practice mindful affirmations — Speak calm over yourself:

  “This is temporary. I’m taking care of my body.”

💬 Survivor Affirmation for the Journey:

“I am tending to my health with courage. Each step, even the hard ones, is part of my healing.”

If you’re in a season of preparation, recovery, or release—know this: you are allowed to rest. You are allowed to be nourished in quiet ways. And you do not need to do this alone.

*Disclaimer: Not intended to be a substitute for medical advice. Please rely on knowledgeable and trained professionals.