Re: Horrid reaction to parasite killer.
Hi Jove, by Jove!
I am hardly an expert on these matters, as you can see, but when I used OrthoPhos I had a sense of wellbeing, for what that is worth, whereas when I tried malic acid I felt awful, the kind of awful where you know you aren't doing what's right for you. Hard to describe. I did get that one great flush while drinking the apple juice with the orthophos.
As to its "necessity", well, let us simply say it is mighty helpful. But people have done flushes without orthophos or malic acid or anything else but plain apple juice. I'll stick with orthophos when I do my next flush.
Some people are OK with epsom salt. I just had that bad feeling from it, and after the flush was over I had an unquenchable thirst, a totally dried-out feeling. I did produce a few stones, though. The standard liver flushes have TOO MUCH epsom salt, so maybe you are on the right track to reduce, but not totally eliminate it.