Pam
Powdered Bentonite is extremely hard to mix with water. It may be that you are using entirely too much powder whem mixing. A tablepoon of liquid Bentonite is NOT equal to a tablespoon of dry bentonite. You would use a considerably smaller volume of it. How much I don't know but I would start with 1/2 teaspoon and go from there. Also to help mixing you might try mixing it the day before so that it has time to dissolve. Also chase it down with another glass of pure water.
Those of us in places that have easy access to all the "proper" stuff sometimes forget or don't realize what it is to live in a place that one may have to improvise ingredients. Do try to find a source of grade B maple syrup on the internet that will ship to Namibia. It is so much better tasting - just like Grandma's lemonade with a hot twist. Best of luck.
Jay

Hi there! Even GradeA maple syrup might be better than molasses (I mean a little pleasantness on this fast would be nice eh?) - if you can't stand the molasses. hmmmmm.

If you only have powdered Bentonite clay you have to mix it all up into a liquid form first. There are many different ways to do this. One is to take a big bowl and put a small amount of clay in it add a small amount of water and make a paste....add a bit more of each ingredient...using a whisk...until you've got a fair amount...then add more water and more water until you get it to thin yogurt/soy milk consistency. You can keep it in a bottle and THEN use 1tbsp of that mixture to add to your psyllium drinks.

Even then it will gel up...but I find that using cold water (if you can handle it - I think it's worth it!) and drinking back quickly - no sitting around! works well. No gelling up....just like drinking water with some suspended particles in it. Quite innocuous.

Hope that helps a bit! Remember to start out slow...so that you don't get constipated. That's key. Patience with the old b&p's!

Let us know what you get out!

Tracey