I have so many questions, I sure hope all of you experienced cleanses will have patience with me. I am wanting to do the Ultimate Fast (lemonade diet, P&B, parasite cleanse for 10-20 days) followed by a liver cleanse. I know something is up with my gallbladder because I can feel it wiggling and squirting, plus after eating I get extremely nauseaus about 50% of the time. I read that parasites can be a cause of depression, so I'm anxious to do a parasite cleanse for that reason. I think taking care of all of the problems in one fell swoop to start with is the way I would feel most comfortable going.

Question 1:
I am currently on birth control pills as well as Wellbutrin for Depression and smoking cessation. I have a concern that I will take my medicine and because I have not eaten anything and because of the P&B shakes that it will flush out without being absorbed. Just in case there are any problems, it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to use alternate birth control methods, but I'm not quite sure about the Wellbutrin. Does anyone have experience with taking prescription medicines during the fast?

Question 2:
After the third day, does the bathroom schedule, for lack of a better way to put it, get any better? Another concern I have is that I work a 9-5 job, and don't know how comfortable I would feel going into the bathroom to have "colon blows" 4-5 times a day. Does it really slow down to one bowel movement after the Salt Water cleanse in the morning, then maybe 2 or 3 during the day? I would feel comfortable with that.

I figure if the first 2-3 days are rough, I could schedule it so that I start the fast on July 4th, the first day of a 3-day weekend, and then by 7th (the fourth day of the fast), I will be settled down enough to make it through work. Then to end my fast, I could do the liver cleanse either the weekend of the 12-13th or the 19-20th depending on how well the fast was going.

Question 3:
Is it best to go straight from the Lemonade Fast to a liver cleanse? Or should I have a "transition day" where I drink apple juice for the day before the cleanse and the day of the cleanse until 2p?

I really appreciate the help on these questions. I'm sure they are questions other "newbies" or people trying to decide if they are ready to cleanse or not.