i need to know if alcohol is safe during the mc and if not than what will happen if i am two days into the mc and do drink? today is my second day and we are planning on going to a local pub to check out a band. i am usually a party girl and i do not know if i am going to handle be around all of my freinds while they are drinking and me only drinking water. i do not know if i will be able to get through the rest of the night. we'll see.
i think you are just messing with me and if you cannot be serious then you should not be writing to people on this forum. people are in here for support not to be messed with.
I pretty much followed the book with only a few exceptions. I did not buy any bentonite, but had some psyllium in the pantry, so I did have a few glasses of lemonade with psyllium the first week. I did one "shake" a day for maybe four or five days, and that was it. I put two heaping tablespoons of psyllium and about three cups worth of lemonade in a blender, blended it quickly and then chugged it before it could congeal. I then chased it with a big glass of water to get all the grit out of my mouth. (Psyllium is not the most pleasant thing for those of us who are very sensitive to the "mouth feel" of foods.)
Another exception was that I added some turmeric to my lemonade two or three times yesterday and today in order to speed up the cleansing. (But I passed the ropes long before this.)
I did use a laxative tea that had other detox ingredients. I didn't know they were in there, since it was just labeled as a laxative, but after I read the ingredients, there were a lot of detox herbs like dandelion root and licorice root. I'm not sure why they were in a laxative tea, but they worked. And speaking of the laxative tea, I only did it twice in the beginning because it gave me the worst cramps I have ever had in my life. (And I'm not being dramatic. They really were horrible.) Well, I started using the tea again just a few days ago, and since I had passed the ropes and all sorts of other gunk, I had almost no cramping at all with the tea. Before this, however, I saltwater flushed morning and night. I must say that I found the tea to work better than the saltwater, once I started using it a few days ago.
Also, last night and this morning I did the coke classic liver flush. I have done it two other times before, with tremendous success and absolutely no pain or nausea, but this time I felt nauseous all night and all morning. I passed a bunch of little stones, but nothing like before. This time it was as if all the stones were pre-melted and came out liquefied. Once I passed all that bile and waxy sludge, I felt a hundred times better, and I guess my lack of large stones is a really good sign. (I got hundreds of large grape-sized stones out with the first two flushes, and this time the largest were probably less than an eighth of an inch.)
Hope this helps. I was low on cash from all the lemons and maple syrup, so I tried to use only what I already had at home. The Bentonite obviously wasn't necessary for me. And also, I passed the first rope only a few days in, and the second sometime around day eleven probably. I do think the psyllium helped, but I also think drinking large glasses of lemonade rather than a bunch of little ones helped, because that way the lemon juice stayed in contact with the intestines for longer periods.
Also, just in case anyone was wondering, I took the ropes out and they were just like rubber. They would not break at all. I also had lots and lots of little pieces of impacted "stuff" that was rubbery too. Some was black, and some was long, clear, and thin, like a strip of clear silicone. I have absolutely no idea what those were, but they all came out on the same day. (And they didn't look like any kind of parasite.)
One more thing: I shed a lot of weight (as of this afternoon a total of 29 pounds)in a very short amount of time, and I have almost no stretch marks, and those I do have are nearly invisible! I lost 86 pounds over two years when I was a teenager (I was obese as a child) and the stretch marks took years and years to fade, but this time my skin just shrank right along with my body! I look like I've always been this weight! I'm still about ten pounds from my ideal, but this is the best I've looked and felt in a long time.
I pretty much followed the book with only a few exceptions. I did not buy any bentonite, but had some psyllium in the pantry, so I did have a few glasses of lemonade with psyllium the first week. I did one "shake" a day for maybe four or five days, and that was it. I put two heaping tablespoons of psyllium and about three cups worth of lemonade in a blender, blended it quickly and then chugged it before it could congeal. I then chased it with a big glass of water to get all the grit out of my mouth. (Psyllium is not the most pleasant thing for those of us who are very sensitive to the "mouth feel" of foods.)
Another exception was that I added some turmeric to my lemonade two or three times yesterday and today in order to speed up the cleansing. (But I passed the ropes long before this.)
I did use a laxative tea that had other detox ingredients. I didn't know they were in there, since it was just labeled as a laxative, but after I read the ingredients, there were a lot of detox herbs like dandelion root and licorice root. I'm not sure why they were in a laxative tea, but they worked. And speaking of the laxative tea, I only did it twice in the beginning because it gave me the worst cramps I have ever had in my life. (And I'm not being dramatic. They really were horrible.) Well, I started using the tea again just a few days ago, and since I had passed the ropes and all sorts of other gunk, I had almost no cramping at all with the tea. Before this, however, I saltwater flushed morning and night. I must say that I found the tea to work better than the saltwater, once I started using it a few days ago.
Also, last night and this morning I did the coke classic liver flush. I have done it two other times before, with tremendous success and absolutely no pain or nausea, but this time I felt nauseous all night and all morning. I passed a bunch of little stones, but nothing like before. This time it was as if all the stones were pre-melted and came out liquefied. Once I passed all that bile and waxy sludge, I felt a hundred times better, and I guess my lack of large stones is a really good sign. (I got hundreds of large grape-sized stones out with the first two flushes, and this time the largest were probably less than an eighth of an inch.)
Hope this helps. I was low on cash from all the lemons and maple syrup, so I tried to use only what I already had at home. The Bentonite obviously wasn't necessary for me. And also, I passed the first rope only a few days in, and the second sometime around day eleven probably. I do think the psyllium helped, but I also think drinking large glasses of lemonade rather than a bunch of little ones helped, because that way the lemon juice stayed in contact with the intestines for longer periods.
Also, just in case anyone was wondering, I took the ropes out and they were just like rubber. They would not break at all. I also had lots and lots of little pieces of impacted "stuff" that was rubbery too. Some was black, and some was long, clear, and thin, like a strip of clear silicone. I have absolutely no idea what those were, but they all came out on the same day. (And they didn't look like any kind of parasite.)
One more thing: I shed a lot of weight (as of this afternoon a total of 29 pounds)in a very short amount of time, and I have almost no stretch marks, and those I do have are nearly invisible! I lost 86 pounds over two years when I was a teenager (I was obese as a child) and the stretch marks took years and years to fade, but this time my skin just shrank right along with my body! I look like I've always been this weight! I'm still about ten pounds from my ideal, but this is the best I've looked and felt in a long time.
I just had to respond to let you know that your last series of responses was hysterical!! Everytime I read the posts I laugh! It is everything that I ever wanted to say. Bravo to you!
I'm on my 5th day of my 3rd fast and last night I was at my sister's and had a small glass of red wine, thinking that it wouldn't hurt. HA!
Not only did it hit me like a ton of bricks, I felt like crap a couple of hours later and then had trouble sleeping all night. This morning I did the SWF and everything came out dark brown. Usually it comes out looking like the lemonade! I did feel much better afterwards getting that stuff out. All that misery for drinking a small glass of red wine.(It sure did taste good though!)
I'll never do THAT again, lemme tell ya!
Personally, I wouldn't dare to drink, even though I'd love to have a couple this weekend, because as a few people have said, I've been extremely sensitive to everything while doing MC. Normally I'm like the bull elephant that needs 100 darts of sedative before being sedated. Now, I think a single drink would make me loopy.
My mother's secret for parties when she doesn't want to drink for some reason is to drink a glass of club soda with lime. It's not so good that you drink it fast so you can nurse it for a long time, and it looks like a drink so no one will bug you about not drinking.
Unfortunately, alcohol is not allowed per the book. Have you read the book? It is really helpful and tells you the importance of following the cleanse exactly. Just try for the minimum 10 days. Make sure that your motives and goals are settled in your mind before you decide to throw in the towel and have a drink. 10 days is a small chunk out of our lifetime. I know you can do it. The Master Cleanse leaves little room for deviation for very good reasons. Alcohol will only slow down the process and your last couple of days of being so diligent might go down the toilet.(No pun intended) Hang in there. We all come across temptations. That is why this forum is here, to support you in your endeavor to be healthy once and for all. Give yourself a good self-talk about why you are doing this cleanse before you go out with your friends. If they are really good friends, they might be willing to support you in this. Don't give up! We will try to help you succeed.
Let us know how you did. It is good for all of us to read how others get thru tough times. It encourages us too. I am no expert, but If I fall down, I just get back up as soon as I can and carry on. Never give up.
I'm sorry, but if you must drink, then you must start the MC over ... That's all their is to it ... Trust me, big party girl here myself (on day 17 btw) ... but I can't even fathon anyone would consider drinking while they are trying to cleanse their body ??? Sort of defeats to purpose, don't you think? I have simply had to turn down the invites out with my friends and be a homebody because I honestly don't want to be around drunks when I am not drinking. Not to mention, it's hard being around people period, who are eating these days anyway because they stink! LOL
Anyone else experience this? Most everyone smells like they just ate something very spicey or something like that ... It's so gross.
Have a single glass of red wine. Drink it slowly. That's what I've decided is a reasonable treat for that infrequent occasion.
And anyone who doesn't think Hudson is amusing definitely needs a colonic.
fasting is a great way to break addiction. I thought I'd go 40 days without pot. I'm on Day 26 and will try and go w/out smoking pot for at least 6 more months. I feel so clear and bright, alert and naturally high, I don't want to be cloudy. Having grwon up around alcoholics, done my own share of "partying", I can supportively tell you that to pose that question speaks to an addiction. If you check my archive msgs, you'll see I asked abt smoking pot before I began. I happen to think marijuana is an herb (though not entirely benign) and alcohol closer to a posion, but that doesn't make my addiction better than yours. I do beleive that MC can help us both. Try it!
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