Table 1 Chief complaints
From: Is fasting safe? A chart review of adverse events during medically supervised, water-only fasting
| Â | n (% of visits)a | Â | n (% of visits) |
|---|---|---|---|
Quality of life Prevention (358), Fatigue (40), Fasting (2) | 384 (50) | Autoimmune Rheumatic (22), Lupus (16), Sjogren’s (3) | 43 (5.6) |
Cardiovascular Hypertension (152), Coronary Artery Disease (11), Arrhythmia (8) | 193 (25.1) | Dermatological Rash (9), Psoriasis (8), Eczema (8) | 42 (5.5) |
Musculoskeletal Arthritis (45), Osseous (36), Myalgia (21) | 147 (19.1) | Cancer Breast (11), Andrologic (10), Lymphoma (3) | 36 (4.7) |
Gastrointestinal Colitis (23), Gastritis (20), Constipation (17) | 122 (15.9) | Substance abuse Drug (17), Food (12), Meds (4) | 32 (4.2) |
Endocrine Thyroid (52), Diabetes (46), Reproductive (10) | 107 (13.9) | Dietary Nutrition (9), Allergies (9), Eating disorder (7) | 25 (3.3) |
Metabolic Dyslipidemia (59), Dysglycemia (11) | 66 (8.6) | Infection Fungal (6), Bacterial (6), Viral (5) | 24 (3.1) |
Neurological Headache (31), Neuropathy (16), Dizziness (6) | 62 (8.1) | Unknown Other (20) | 20 (2.6) |
Genitourinary Gynecologic (25), Urologic (18), Renal (8) | 57 (7.4) | Tumor Neck (6), Breast (1), Colon (1) | 8 (1) |
Psychiatric Depressive (21), Anxiety (12), Attention (9) | 57 (7.4) | Immune Inflammation (6) | 6 (0.8) |
Pulmonological Inflammation (27), Dyspnea (19), Infection (8) | 56 (7.3) | Laboratory value Abnormal (5) | 5 (0.7) |
Ear, Eyes, Nose, & Throat Sinus (18), Allergies (15), Ocular (13) | 52 (6.8) | Environmental Exposure (3) | 3 (0.4) |