I am on day 19 and plan to start refeeding tomorrow. Probably with vegetable juice. This is my fourth water fast of 14 days or more - started May 2010, used to MC before that - so I do know how I am supposed to refeed and usually it has been no problem. But this time, instead of usual cravings for juicy fruits and vegetables, I seem to be craving protein! Especially liver pate. I have had no hunger during the fast, and liver is the only thing that popped up whenever I thought of eating. I must be really deficient in something. How can I get fastest to the point where I can safely eat som ...
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I’m not sure your anemia was directly caused by iodine. Even the link you gave indicates lack of iron/copper/zink(whatever as the culprit. I have been anemic for what feels like forever and supplementing iodine for 4 months so far has not made any difference with it. On the other hand it has improved some of my hypo symptoms, I am no longer cold all the time. Most likely you are missing out on some nutrients that the body is using elsewhere for repair works instead of building blood. Maybe more Se and C is in order? Possibly something else as well.   [End]
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Molly, I think you can safely assume that there are hundreds, if not thousands of pullers. See the number of clicks on some popular threads. Most people probably never post. I started pulling May 2006 and this is my very first post in this forum. Please accept my very belated thanks! I had heard about the oil pulling years ago, but never got over the ”yuck” factor back then. Had forgotten all about it until you started this forum. This time I was brave enough to try it out, helped by all those people who posted their experiences. Now it is an important part of my health regimen.   [End]
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20 flushes done now and never took any ornitine, just adjusted the timing to fit my regular bedtime. There’s no way I can fall asleep at 10 p.m., too early. I’ve only had one rough night this way. I also never took Black Walnut tincture or HCl, the oil and juice combo alone works just as fine. I did use ginger to help with nausea a few times (candied ginger is a real treat). If you wake up too early, you can try to fall asleep again, but I’ve only woken during night if I need to visit the bathroom, then just back to bed and sleep on.   [End]
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Maybe the purpose of morning ES is to ensure that any stones which might still be moving down in the bile ducts won’t get stuck? Or maybe it is simply for the general flush effect, to get all possible toxins out of the body the soonest. I replaced the morning ES doses with a SWF as I feel it cleans me out quicker and less harshly. I have done flushes this way 10+ times and never had any problems. Hope this helps.   [End]
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Lucky you! It does seem you stirred up some old nest of toxins. Now it has a chance to exit your body, though it is uncomfortable for a time. Just wait it out. I would be happy right now to have *some* detox symptoms, anything, LOL. I started flushing about the same time as you and I’ve had no noticeable detox going on since July, though I’ve kept up with flushes, OP and recently a two week MC. I know I’m not done yet with cleanses, though much improved from year ago. Keep posting your story, it’s great to be able to learn from other people’s experiences.   [End]
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I did my first 8 flushes with 7-10 days in between. It’s not recommended, but my body just sort of demanded it. A week after flush I’d get this nagging feeling that it’s time to flush again, so I did. After 8th flush my body told me it’s better to wait two weeks until next. I am now flushing only once a month. Some of those close-spaced flushes were very productive and some produced hardly anything visible, but I felt good either way. I would encourage you to listen to your body when spacing the flushes. Remember, everyone is different.   [End]
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I am really no expert, having only done one MC, but here’s my two cent’s worth: 1) Original MC recipe allows only maple syrup, sugarcane juice or blackstrap molasses (the last one was an option for diabetics, if I remember correctly). Knowing that, I still compromised and substituted raw organic honey for maple syrup. Of course purists would say it was not a Master Cleanse, but it did work just the same. I would not recommend the use of heated or refined honey. Yes, I am aware what the book says about honey. Then again - If Hulda Clark, who is famously paranoid about everything, sees no ...
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Were you vaccinated right before that happened? I am asking because you mentioned military and going overseas. Vaccines can throw your gut flora severely off. In this case you need healthy bacteria, probiotics etc.   [End]
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You should listen to your body. I was impatient too when starting this journey and flushed every week for 8 times in a row. Got something out each and every time, but I have no idea if I got out more stones that way. I would just get this nagging feeling when a week had passed that told quite clearly my body wanted another flush. Then, after 8 flushes I felt I needed a longer interval, so I changed to flushing every two weeks as recommended. Had no ill effects from weekly flushing, but everyone is different.   [End]
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If I remember correctly, acne on back and shoulders indicates hormonal problems. Since it’s the liver that regulates most hormones, it should go away with flushing. Just be prepared that it might take 10+ flushes. You also need to do a thorough colon cleanse simultaneously as skin problems are heavily related to colon health too. Go to askshelley.com and read the faq there, it was very useful info.   [End]
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Hey, FlushingTexas! I hoped you would show up. So you used raw virgin coconut oil? I read your old posts and couldn’t find the info, then just went ahead and flushed with what I had available. No, it was not raw, probably just the kind you described, my health food store had run out of the genuine stuff. It almost tasted like lard, phew! In solid form it’s not too bad, used it on bread and was OK. Good thing it was not useless effort, those stones looked really old, so I am happy with results. This was the first time I used only lemon juice which might have helped. I think we might a ...
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Yes, I only used 100 ml which I believe equals about 3 ounces. I have tried taking more oil but it always ends with throwing up. Go figure. It wasn’t really all that different, I just felt much worse than usual. I don’t think I will do coconut oil again, it tasted too bad. Next flush will be with sunflower oil as usual as I have got great results with it. If you want to try coconut oil for candida, go for extra virgin, mine was not and that probably influenced the results.   [End]
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Having some candida issues too I got inspired by FlushingTexas’ coconut oil flush where she had great success in killing off candida. Had to wait for two weeks to pass and then went ahead and bought some coconut oil. My last meal was steamed vegetables with liberally added olive oil and spices as I have found that improves my results. Eating fat on flush day apparently empties the gallbladder and the liver is forced to put out more effort later. My gallbladder is clean long ago so I now concentrate on liver. Took one dose of Epsoms two hours before bedtime and then about 100 ml of co ...
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I used to be a 12-hours sleeper too! I found that if I did simple streching exercises 15 min daily, it reduced my sleeptime to only 10 hours. The effect appeared about two weeks after starting this regime. Looking back I think that it worked as a lymph cleanse so you might want to research that. Rebounding is apparently most effective. Of course streching removes the tension as well so maybe it allowed me to relax and sleep deeper. Aerobic exercise did not have similar effect. I am down to about 7 hours now but it happened rather gradually over time so I am not very sure what helped. I ...
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You are too harsh on her. She went ahead and did flush in spite of all misgivings, so praise is more appropriate. She is just a beginner and her concerns are real. Maybe she’ll do better with some other protocol than Clark one. By the way, about eating right - I must eat some fat or protein on the day of the flush or I won’t get much results. You also don’t need to just lay abed for the flush to work. I have done 17 flushes so plenty of experience. People are all different. Naturalgirl, you may need to make changes in the flush protocol. Maybe take less Epsoms, maybe even take less oil, ...
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Sounds like you are sensitive to Epsoms. You can still flush, just don’t take four doses in this case. You can take only the 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. doses, for example. There are even some flush protocols which do not include Epsom salt, but it is the best remedy for a stuck stone, so keep it handy. It was very sensible of you to try it out beforehand. I started blindly with four doses as per H. Clark flush but mistakenly thought it was 4 teaspoonfuls. Even that was too much so I kept reducing the number of doses. Now I only take one glass of Epsoms (1 teaspoonful) two hours before oil/juice ...
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To confuse you a bit more - I have flushed mostly with olive oil, but also with sunflower oil and canola oil, and the colour of stones I get does not change with it. I usually get several different shades of green stones on the same flush, plus tan ones ocassionally. (Still remembering fondly those beautiful jade green pebbles from my third flush ... how weird is that?) When I added curcuma to oil/juice mix, it seemed to colour chaff yellowish, but not stones. Did you try to cut one open? Anyway, I just wanted to assure you that what you saw was totally normal. Flush on with canola if you ...
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Someone, I think it was H. Clark, said that you can expect your allergies to be gone after 2000 stones. Apparently you are not quite there yet, have patience. I have done 16 flushes and still have skin problems, so I know how you feel. There have been significant improvements, but sometimes I wonder how long it will take. Can’t help you with allergies, but I started to get more stuff out per flush when I began to eat olive oil and turmeric daily. Both are good for the liver and increase bile production.   [End]
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No, I usually eat only two main meals on the day of the flush, I delay the lunch and snack lightly on something between meals if I feel hungry. Then do the classic H. Clark flush, just 2 hours delayed. I have followed this schedule from my very first flush and sometimes delay it even more, if needed. You just listen to your body and adjust the mealtimes accordingly. Eat 3 or 4 times if hungry, just quit in time. I believe it’s important to feel comfortable. I advise you to keep drinking water as I got really dehydrated the first flush when I followed instructions and did not drink any. Jus ...
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I have flushed very well when eating fish for lunch on the day of the flush, so lean meat should be OK. Other people posting here have eaten anything from pizza to hamburgers and still got the stones out. Also, the ”no fat” rule as you call it does not apply for everyone, you have to find out what works best for you and trust your own gut feeling. I rarely do anything different from my everyday diet on the day of the flush, I just won’t eat after 2 p.m. (or 4 p.m. as I usually move all times forward to better suit my bedtime).   [End]
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You mentioned eating apples and apple juice leading up to the flush, but did you have anything containing oil every day? Otherwise it amounts to a juice fast and flushing is not recommended during a fast. In order for the liver flush to work, you need some good oils in your daily diet. About 2 tablespoonfuls is enough. Fat-free diet actually creates stones. Some people need to eat at least some oil on the day of the flush as well, and sometimes the more the better, although H. Clark advises against it. We are just all different. If you do not have sufficient amount of oil in your diet, th ...
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My friend couldn’t handle the taste of Epsoms and did a successful flush with a heavy dose of simple pharmacy-sold magnesium supplement. The magnesium in it was in chelated form and I think she took about 1 gram worth of Mg. She took it just once, two hours before OO/GJ and followed up with a SWF in the morning. No problems and she did get stones out, intends to continue flushing. I don’t know if it is OK to do with acute gallbladder problems.   [End]
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I never fast or juice beforehand. From reading other people’s posts I have learned that best flushes often result from eating at least some fat on the day of the flush, and sometimes more than just a little. My own ”secret of success” has been eating lean white fish as a last meal on the flush day, would you imagine! Low-fat diet can be problematic. You probably need to take 1-2 tablespoonfuls of good oil daily to keep your bile production up, if you are eating mostly vegetarian. Nuts might work as well.   [End]
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I can say from personal experience that 1 ounce of castor oil did absolutely nothing for me. I took it as a laxative and got no BM. No idea if it had any other effect in my intestines. And I have rather delicate digestive system, can’t use more than 3 ounces of oil for a flush or I will throw up before morning.   [End]
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I don’t know the answer to your question, but I have passed similar stones and wondered exactly the same. I also speculated that such coated stones may come from the gallbladder, not liver. There are usually only a few such stones and they are always dark blue-green inside, while other stones have been any shade of green. I think they might be from the gallbladder because on my 3rd flush I passed 5 or 6 big stones, over 2 cm long, that looked just as you described - hard tan shell and blue-green inside. Since that flush I have not had any more gallbladder symptoms at all. Other such stone ...
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I can’t help you with the ingredients of this particular brand you describe, but there is a possible solution to your problem. My advice would be to buy the simplest and least expensive Mg supplement at the pharmacy and give it a try. I recommended the liver flush to a friend and she couldn’t drink epsom salt at all. In the end she did the flush with regular magnesium supplement. She took magnesium in the evening (10 tablets instead of the daily dose of 4 as written on the bottle, which amounted to about 1000 mg) 2 hours before oil and juice mix and did a salt water flush in the morning ...
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I can’t help you with the ingredients of this particular brand you describe, but there is a possible solution to your problem. My advice would be to buy the simplest and least expensive Mg supplement at the pharmacy and give it a try. I recommended the liver flush to a friend and she couldn’t drink epsom salt at all. In the end she did the flush with regular magnesium supplement. She took magnesium in the evening (10 tablets instead of the daily dose of 4 as written on the bottle, which amounted to about 1000 mg) 2 hours before oil and juice mix and did a salt water flush in the morning ...
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