Do Kalei Tzom pills work?

amother

Sat, Oct 01 2022, 12:21 pm

Do they really make fasting easier? Has anyone here actually felt a difference between fasting with/without them?

curlyhead

Sat, Oct 01 2022, 1:34 pm

I tried them one year and had the worst fast ever. I ended up in emergency room the next day with a rapid heartbeat.
Just stay away from coffee and drink tons and tons a few days before
Orange juice, lemon juice, honey and salt is a good homemade electrolyte drink
And no sugar the day the fast starts as it could give you a bigger blood sugar drop during the fast.

Rabbit613

Sat, Oct 01 2022, 4:48 pm

I take it each fast. I believe that I have easier fasts with it.

ra_mom

Sat, Oct 01 2022, 4:49 pm

The years I skipped it, my fasts were more difficult.

amother

Nemesia

Sat, Oct 01 2022, 6:27 pm

I took it one year for Tisha b’av and was sick as a dog, puking non stop the entire fast. I have never had a fast anywhere near as bad. I wouldn’t go near that stuff.

I also had a rapid heart rate like someone else said they did, and was very dizzy.

amother

Foxglove

Sat, Oct 01 2022, 6:40 pm

I take the ones that are distributed fron the toronto kollel. They have slow release Tylenol, advil and caffeine options. I usually take advil and caffeine, but when pregnant I take the Tylenol. They are a complete game changer!

momallhours

Sat, Oct 01 2022, 6:59 pm

amother Foxglove wrote:

Yes came in here to say that! Since I started taking the slow release advil I have a different fast entirely. No side effects at all only advantages bh

Mandelmaker

Sat, Oct 01 2022, 7:27 pm

Another vote for the Toronto pills! They have made my fast so much easier!

amother

Broom

Sat, Oct 01 2022, 7:30 pm

amother Foxglove wrote:

Do you know if these can be purchased monsey?

fig

Sat, Oct 01 2022, 7:34 pm

I like the suppositories. The pharmacy’s in Lakewood make them.

amother

Orchid

Sat, Oct 01 2022, 7:42 pm

amother Broom wrote:

Do you know if these can be purchased monsey?

Wesley kosher sells them.

amother

Ghostwhite

Sat, Oct 01 2022, 9:19 pm

dingles wrote:

I like the suppositories. The pharmacy’s in Lakewood make them.

Which pharmacy ?

amother

Peach

Sat, Oct 01 2022, 9:50 pm

Anyone know where the slow release pills can be bought in Boro park/Flatbush?

amother

Babyblue

Sat, Oct 01 2022, 10:11 pm

Can a pregnant woman take the Toronto kollel pills?

Cookiebowl

Sun, Oct 02 2022, 12:36 pm

Hi! I found that they really helped improve my fast! Anyone know where to get them in Flatbush?

amother

Lightyellow

Sun, Oct 02 2022, 12:40 pm

amother Babyblue wrote:

Can a pregnant woman take the Toronto kollel pills?

I'm pregnant and I wouldnt. Gd knows what's actually in them

Rachel8177

Sun, Oct 02 2022, 12:42 pm

Also have great experience with the kali tzom pills. And I’m totally not the vitamin type

amother

Cyan

Sun, Oct 02 2022, 12:54 pm

I also tried them once and it was my worst fast ever. Who knows what’s in them? We’re so busy being scared of vaccines but take a product that nobody even is regulating just because they say it helps us fast??

Bnei Berak 10

Sun, Oct 02 2022, 12:59 pm

amother Cyan wrote:

It's plant and herb based.
Not everything which is regulated is always safe.
For years I use kali tzom.
I also thought it was just plain advertisement for nonsense. Once I tried it never want to be without!

amother

Lightyellow

Sun, Oct 02 2022, 1:04 pm

Bnei Berak 10 wrote:

Being plant and herb based doesn't make it inherently safe. Especially not during pregnancy.