When the fast is over, the patient slowly returns to a regular diet. What is the rationale for this?
This is the time to employ behavior modification techniques. The client should be taught behavior modification from the beginning of the fast for employment after the fast is over. Also, the GI tract has to adjust to solid food again and this takes time.
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