Hi all, my wife hurt her lower back last week and her co-workers insisted that she go to the emergency room to get checked out since she is a little more than 4 1/2 months pregnant and they didn’t want her to drive home alone in case something happened. While she was in the emergency they gave her a shot of morphine for the pain. She asked several times and they assured her there was little risk to the baby. Now she feels guilty for having taken the morphine and is somewhat afraid that there might be a risk to the child. This is the one and only time she has taken a painkiller since ...
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Hi everyone, I used to frequent this board quite often and did try OPing for a month or so earlier this year. A series of personal issues distracted me from my routine and soon I let it slide. So recently I decided to start doing it again. I seem to remember this being quite a lively board (still looks that way :-) ). I started visiting here when it was still fairly new and most people were still experimenting and seeing what benefits they could get from OPing. Just wondering now that this has been going for some time how every one is doing and how OPing has worked for them. Che ...
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I know this will vary from person to person, but I am curious... how do you know which oil is ’right’? I am currently pulling with organic clod pressed sunflower oil. I have used EVOO in the past (which brought about a healing crisis after the very first pull) as well. Would love to hear some of your thoughts! Omega2000   [End]
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I started op’ing just after Christmas and did it 1x/day for about a month and a half. Then for some reason I stopped... I started to feel really run down and tired. I re-started again about 10 days ago. 1x/day in the mornings. I’m feeling a little more energetic, but that’s about it. I’ll keep going. I might try swtiching oils. Is there anyone else out there who notices a difference with 1/2 or 3 pulls per day?   [End]
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Hello. I have just recently stumbled across this wonderful forum. I have been reading a lot of the posts and reading the material on the website. My issues are weight issues and fatigue. Anyhow I have done bowel cleansing in the past and I’m not really sure about the other flushes etc. Perhaps that’s why this forum is so appealing! I was out at the shops today trying to track down the ingredients for the drinks, but couldn’t find any pickling lime. Any tips? Thanks   [End]
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I’ve been OPing for almost two weeks now.  Almost immediately I developed a ’rash’ on my left arm (which was also achy from time to time).  This has all healed nicely and now I have had a sore throat for the past 3-4 days.  I’m pretty sure it wasn’t a cold because I didn’t have runny nose, sneezing, etc.  Also this morning I noticed that the waste oil had a slight yellow tinge to it when I spat it out.  I can’t rule out food/drink and my tongue had the same color.  I smoked for a couple of years, but quit about 6 years ago.  I can’t help but wonder if the ...
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I have been OPing for almost 2 weeks now. The first time I did it I was so inspired and did it after I got home. I used sunflower oil with a couple of drops of oil of oregano. Within hours I had a ’rash’ running from the outside of my left bicep down to my wrist. I didn’t link the two together thinking it was ’too soon’ to see any results from OP. The next morning the ’rash’ was worse and basically covered my entire left arm. As the morning progressed the redness of the ’rash’ increased and it became very hot and itchy. All of the sudden I had to rush to the bathroom and after I was ...
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Hi everyone, I just started OP last Thursday and I’m having some interesting results so far. I was so inspired to start that my first 3 pulls were done with olive oil. I found it rather heavy, but tried it anyways. I put a drop of oil of oregano in it as well. Interesting that the oil is milky after only a few minutes. The other interesting thing is the same day as my first pull I broke out in a rash on my left arm. I had the same rash there last spring when I had to change laundry detergent several times until it subsided. It has gotten a little better the past day or so, but it ...
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Hi I have been having rashes and itchiness on my skin on my arms and legs for the past few months of and all. I have tried everything to discover the cause of things and I am sure it has to be my laudry detergent. The problem areas are all parts of my body that are covered by my clothing. Has anyone else experienced this and if so what produced the best results? Thanks.   [End]
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Emotional cleasing? Sounds interesting... would love to hear an explanation for that one if you have the time. I have heard from more experienced cleansers that if it is done right that you shouldn’t feel too much discomfort while doing it. I guess since this is my first time I really don’t know what to expect while doing it. I would love for some more experienced cleansers to weigh in and relate some of their experiences on their first cleanse!   [End]
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well honestly I do feel kinda out of it today and a little light headed. I don’t know if this is something I should be worried about or if its just more of the detox symptoms. I don’t have much cramping or aching in my tummy today so who knows what’s going on in there. Right now I can’t wait to go home and have a nap on the train and do some yoga when I get home. I’m gonna hang in there until tomorrow... taking it one day at a time right now!   [End]
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Hi everyone, I just started day 5 this morning and so far I must admit its not what I expected this far into the MC. Did the SWF this morning, but it didn’t work. Perhaps it is because I did not take my laxative tea last night. I think I will just use the tea from now on because I seem to get better results with it. I had 3 good bm’s yesterday and they were fairly mucous like in consistency. I haven’t had the urge to go yet today. I’m feeling fairly tired this morning and all round bummed out on everything which is weird because it is completely the opposite of what I am usually l ...
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that’s interesting because I was taking the shakes until about a week, 10 days before I started the MC. I have heard people say that it isn’t a good idea to take the shakes while on the MC, but I am not sure why. If it is safe then it would make sense to take them to absorb all the junk.   [End]
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Just curious. I keep seeing people mentioning that their tongue is coated. Mine has a whitish coating to it... what does that mean? PS Day 4 going good!   [End]
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what about some other forms of exercise such as yoga/stretching or walking? I’m fairly active so to cut out the exercise completely would be a little weird.   [End]
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Hi Dana, I’m just going for the 10 cleanse. So far so good! I feel a little foggy, crampy and tired this morning, but otherwise I feel fine! Its a nice feeling to think that I’m almost 1/2 way through. I’m glad the SWF worked this morning. It was nice to get some stuff out. I had a slight headache the first day, but I realized I did not get enough water that day so I am making sure I’m drinking plenty of water at work and in the evening. Best of luck! Omega2000   [End]
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Ok tomorrow I’ll stick to just the SWF in the AM. Glad to hear that if the MC is followed properly there aren’t too many detox symptoms! I’m feeling pretty good and have done so far. Down about 6 pounds since I started so I’m hoping some more will come off and I will do my best to keep as much of it off after I have finished on the 28th :-)   [End]
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Well the first 3 days have gone pretty good. Haven’t really had too many detox symptoms so far which has been nice. I have felt a little backed up despite the laxative tea and SWF (which I think I wasn’t preparing properly). So this morning I did a proper SWF and a cup of laxative tea. I had one BM which I had to strain to get some soft, rubbery stuff out and just now I had the dreaded ”butt pee” (man did it ever smell bad!). My stomach is feeling a little gurgly and crampy right row, but I’m going to keep going. Day 4... tomorrow is ”hump day” Day 5... other than that feeling pretty ...
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Does everyone get this so-called ”butt-pee”. So far yesterday and today I have had a couple of very solid BM’s although today there wasn’t much to it. I am curious if this is something I can expect at some point as well.   [End]
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Well it has been going pretty good today, except the past hour or two. I really feel the urge to have something to eat, so I thought instead of running to the store across from the office I would spend the time to vent here instead. I’m also a little irritable today, which is not normal for me. Has anyone else experienced this while on the MC? Also how often should one be having a BM at this stage? I had 2 yesterday and 1 small one this morning. My abdominal area has been gurgling from time to time and I have had some minor cramping from time to time. Any thoughts?   [End]
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keep up the good work... I’m one day behind you and feeling the same, but determined to see it through :-)   [End]
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It hasn’t really worked for my either, but the first 2 days I was using cold water in a 8 fl. oz. glass. This morning I tried the warmer water and entire quart, but I just couldn’t do it. I could only take a few sips and then had to wash it down with lots of water. I’ll try again tomorrow and perhaps be more brave! I did take extra tea last night so I had the urge to go when I woke up... not a lot in the BM, but there was something.   [End]
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Good for you... I must admit that I am feeling a little tempted this morning, but I am determined not to give in! Glad to hear that SWF is working for you... I have been having eliminations, but not a lot and definitely there is some delay after taking the SWF or laxative tea. This is nothing new so I believe that there is some impacted matter in my digestive tract. I did do a round of bowel cleansing recently and that has helped matters as long as I stay away from the starchy, heavy breads, pastas, etc. anything like that. I’m hoping that the MC will help clean out the bowel to some ...
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Well the first two days have gone relatively smoothly. Some headaches, grogginess, cramping, but all in all not too bad. Started at 255lbs and this morning I was at 249... man oh man it would be nice if it would stay off afterwards! I am using the time not spent preparing meals for my lifestyle after the MC. I have a new routine at the gym and I am working on eliminating the bad foods from my diet as well. Time well spent! I am finding that my energy is pretty good too. I have been tempted a couple of times, but I have been strong and not caved in. The SWF I am finding a little har ...
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I am on my second day and I was surprised to see that as well! I’m feeling really good today so I don’t really want to break off now that I’ve started.   [End]
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Well the headache has passed. I have been drinking lots of fluids (water, lemonades, herbal tea) and I think that perhaps my headache was related to a slight dehydration issue. All seems well. I still feel a little foggy, but it is not too bad either. I feel pretty like and the stomach cramps have almost gone. I think the SWF did help, but it was a bit of a delayed reaction. Did the SWF at about 6AM and didn’t feel the urge to go until about 10.30. It took awhile before it came and it wasn’t alot either. I have had to urinate lots today too... I used cold water do perhaps that is p ...
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good point... I feel exactly the same as you do this morning. Slight headache.. some cramping in my abdomen, some bad breath and my tongue is white. I did the SWF and laxative tea last night and this morning but nothing yet. I wonder if this means it will all release at once?   [End]
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I’m on day 2 of my first MC. So far so good. A little foggy and I have a dull headache this morning. My breath is a little bad and my tongue is coated white - my stomach/abdomen area is a little crampy/achy too. I haven’t had any BM’s this morning despite the SWF and laxative tea last night and this morning. All in all I feel pretty good so I’m going to stick to it. I am surprised that it has been this easy to not eat though. The hardest part about not eating is the temptation to grab something when I’m in the kitchen!   [End]
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I’m on day 2 of my first MC. Feeling a little headachy and crampy this morning, but otherwise I’m feeling awesome. I didn’t need to sleep on the train on the way into work for the first time in a long time! Good to hear you’re back on the cleanse... it takes a lot of courage to start (I know!) so keep it up!   [End]
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Well after reading all the material over the past weeks and months I finally started my first MC yesterday. So far so good. I was surprised that I did not feel as hungry as I thought that I might and other than that I did not feel too bad. Fortunately I have been eating a healthy diet for a few years now so I figure that is one of the reason that I have not been suffering from too many detox sypmtoms so far. I started out the day by doing a SWF which did seem to help get things moving. I had a couple of good BM’s yesterday, but nothing seems to be moving so far this morning despite th ...
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Thanks Jason, It looks like we’re both pretty similar and not just in age, but also height, weight and the allergies. I have done some cleansing this past year, but only using some of the remedies from the health food store. They definitely have lessened the effect of my allergies for sure. I’m in much better health this year than this time last year, although the weight still seems to be an issue. My feeling is that the weight is still a problem due to a clogged up system. I cannot think of any other reason than that. My diet has been pretty good for the past few years, but it wa ...
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Hi everyone, first off great forum. I have been visiting here for a month or two reading about all your experiences. After reading about it all I have decided to do my first MC for 10 days. I’m still getting prepared for it so I will probably be starting in just over a week. I’m a little nervous obviously, but excited to do it. I’m a 32yr male, with ’no’ health problems, although I have been struggling to maintain a healthy weight for years despite all efforts to the contrary. Recently I have been experiencing skin rashes and minor outbreaks from time to time. So fate has lead me ...
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I have been taking the shakes for a couple of weeks now as well. I haven’t had the ropes as such, but things have definitely been moving better and there have been a lot of debris and junk in what I am passing. I am wondering how long I will have to take them before I see the MP ropes. I think that I am still working out a lot of impacted fecal matter.   [End]
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of course I am eating! I am eating healthy.. lots of organic fruits and vegetables. I am avoidng dairy and gluten products as I am sensitive to them and I do notice I do not feel all that great if I eat something with those in them. I try to eat organic meat when it is available and affordable. I am drinking half my body weight in water i.e. if you weigh 150lbs you must drink at least 75 fl. oz. of water per day. If I don’t have my quota I do feel a little backed up. The nice thing about the P&B shakes is that they force you to not eat for 2 hours at a time. If you take 3 per day ...
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I was a little worried about starting a bowel cleanse too. I tried some colonics and after 4 sessions there was still nothing coming out. So I decided to take matters into my own hands and see if I could find a better way. I started taking the P&B shakes a couple of weeks ago and immediately I started to see a lot of junk coming out, including an undigested vitamin tablet of a brand I stopped using 6 months ago (at least). This was the turning point for me and I decided that there was no stopping now. I have been taking 3 P&B shakes per day, plus a scoop of the Organic Bowel Cleanse ...
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I have been taking the P&B shakes now for about 3 weeks or so and they have really benefitted me thus far. I have been taking about 3 per day and I’m still shocked at the amount of junk that comes out with every BM. I typically now have a couple of BM’s per day now compared to one long, forced and prolonged BM I was having prior to this past Christmas. I had a couple of social functions to go to this past weekend and I am finding that I am still a little backed up. Amazing how things can go back to the way they were so quickly. For the first couple of weeks I was just taking P&B sha ...
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I’ve been taking P&B shakes for a couple of weeks now. So far, so good. After every BM I have there always seems to be some kind of junk in there. It is encouraging to see that things are coming out and that things are starting to move again. Anyhow straight to the point. The other day I was at home relaxing. Mid afternoon I felt a gurgling feeling in my stomach that seemed to work its was down as the day wore on. Early evening I had the urge to go to the bathroom. I had a very small BM, but what I found interesting is that floating on the top of the water was a mucus (almost phl ...
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Since I started taking the shakes about 2 weeks ago I have been having about 2-3 bowel movements per day. Usually the first one in the morning is the biggest and comes with the most ease. I have been drinking my quota of water every day. Things are really starting to flow nicely and I am pleased with what I have achieved so far. I’m confident with the results and I will keep it going and see what happens. But I digress. After my initial BM I find that any subsequent ones I have do not come quite as easily. I do have a herbal laxative tea (which has senna leaf in it). Is it ok to ...
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I have a question for those who have done the P&B shakes before. I’m just shy of 2 weeks taking the shakes. I have decided against doing any other cleanses until things start to move a little better and I get cleaned out. So far so good. Most of the time there is lots of ’junk’ that comes out in the stool and I am not feeling gassy or bloated as I have done for a long time. I also find that I am not as hungry either, which is a bonus. However, to the point at hand. I’ve become tired of dragging my P&B shake kit with me everywhere so I decided to get some bentonite and pysllium for ...
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Hi everyone, Wow. I never realized how much info there actually is here on the topic of bowel cleansing. I’ve been going through a lot of it and I stopped using the Advanced Naturals Cleanse Max that I got from my colon hydrotherapist and have started using the P&B shakes. The colon hydrotherapy was a disappointment for me and we still had not flushed out anything after 4 session, so I decided to give it a rest for the time being. I was using the 2 step Cleanse Max program and I did have some results at the beginning. I was getting some really foul looking (and smelling) material c ...
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Well the past two days I have been back to my normal routine and healthy lifestyle. Ouch! Yesterday was a pretty good day until about 6PM. I started to feel tired, achy, nauseous, and generally awful. I finally crept into bed at 8PM and I couldn’t get warm. Even with extra blankets and a heating pad! Finally about 10PM it was off to the bathroom and boy what a release! I usually don’t check what I pass, but this time I had to get something and have a poke around. I was totally blown away when I found an undigested vitamin tablet in there too! I usually use a multi that is in one ...
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I had tried a couple of different methods of bowel cleansing and found that they made me feel really bad... obviously a crisis of some kind. Some junk came out, but the BM’s were not consistent. More often than not they were very loose and runny. I tried colonics as well, but after 4 sessions nothing happened. Only after the sessions did I see some results, but sometimes it was even a day AFTER my colonics session. I started taking the B&P shakes a week ago. Initially I noticed more bulk to my BM’s, but the past few days (and keep in consideration we were still in the holidays). I ...
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that’s what I’m hoping as well! I’m really hoping after trying some different methods that this may be the way to go. I really hope to see some mucoid plaque as well as some other nasty things (lol). That way I’ll know for sure that things are loosening up. Its a very promising start and I’m going to keep at it!   [End]
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Hi everyone... Happy New Years first of all. I hope you all have a happy, healthy and prosperous 2006 in front of you! I’ve been researching the subject of bowel cleansing for the past several months and became interested in the subject after my brother did a series of colonics last spring which ”cured” him of an acute case of acne (he was 28 at the time and it was a major issue for him). I myself knew that my digestive tract was not working as well as it should be. I took some colonics myself and did not nearly have the same experience as my brother did. In fact nothing came out du ...
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Hi everyone, First off I have really enjoyed reading all your posts here. Very informative and reassuring that there are others out here that are going through the same thing or have been through it before. I recently started a session of 6 colonics. Initially I was disappointed after the first few sessions when nothing came out while I was there. After the first 2 visits my hydrotherapist gave me some magnesium oxide pills (I believe they were) and they did help to get things moving. After the first visit it was almost 30 hours before things started to move and when they did... ...
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Yes that is an excellent point. I have never really taken too many prescription drugs, although I would always take the over-the-counter stuff for headaches, colds, flu, etc. So I’ve tried to avoid that sort of stuff when I am not well and use natural remedies on the rare occassion I am not well. When I am eating meat, poultry, etc. I try to eat organic when possible, and naturally fed (anti-biotic free) at the very least!   [End]
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Thanks for the tips. I will definitely check them out. I am taking a fiber supplement (Fibersmart) and also probiotics and enzymes to help with things. I will check out the website you mentioned too. Thanks!   [End]
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Hi Kathryn, Thanks for the response. The suggestion of checking the basal body temperature is a good one and I have been doing that for sometime. I have taken it both orally and in the axillary location in the arm pit. I tracked it for some time and the resulting temperatures were in the normal ranges for both areas. I keep a thermometer on my night stand and I take my temperature as soon as I wake up. A typical day for me starts with a glass of water with apple cider vinegar, a fruit salad made with fresh organic fruits. I usually take a snack for mid morning and this is usuall ...
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Thanks for the input... I do try to change things up and I do not take in a lot of calories. I have been over my diet with my doctor and dietician/nutritionist and as far as they can tell my diet is ok.   [End]
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No I don’t drink any diet sodas or anything with artifical sweeteners in them. I do not like them and I believe that they are very unhealthy. I do lift weights during the week, but I use lighter weights and higher reps. I already have plenty of muscle mass, so I am not interested in building what I have. I walk at least an hour a day. During my lunch hour and also running errands during office hours. This is in addition to the other exercise I get during my spare time and weekends.   [End]
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Hi there everyone. I hope that someone out there might be able to help me out. My stats: 31 yrs Male 6’0” 255lbs. Like many people I have tried many different diets. The weight has come off and always come back and then some afterwards. The past few years I have been eating a very healthy diet: lots of fresh, organic fruits and vegetables. Little or no red meat - replaced with fish or chicken or turkey (organic or natural fed when possible). I have completed eliminated processed foods, white flour, white sugar, fried foods, etc. from my diet. I have been tested for food all ...
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Hi everyone, Glad that I stumbled across this site and these forums. Like many of you here I know that things are pretty clogged up there. I bought a session of 6 colonics and after 4 we still did not see anything coming out during the session. My hydrotherapist suggested I try doing CleanseMax 30 day cleanse. As long as I keep taking the supplements then things are ok. I’ll have several bowel movements a day, but if I forget to take them then things move a lot slower and do not pass as easily. My naturopath told me that he was concerned I was not absorbing enough nutrients, etc. ...
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I’ve had 3 sessions now and nothing has happened until afterwards. After the first session it was almost 36 hours before I had a BM! I had my last session on the weekend and now I’m having a BM several times a day and its nasty whats coming out. All sorts of weird things, undigested bits of food, the BM’s are constantly different colors... a dark color one day and then a tan color the next day sometimes even a little reddish (although this could be from the beets I have in my salads and I eat lots of those!). I don’t like feeling bad afterwards, but if that is the way I’m getting rid o ...
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Hi there. I’m new to the world of colon cleansing and I’m glad I have found this forum. I have done a few sessions of colon hydrotherapy now and my colon hydrotherapist (who is also a nutritionist) has helped me to clean up my diet. She has also given me something to help the colon cleansing process and all sorts of things are coming out now. Sometimes from the very runny to thicker BM’s. Its usually stinks pretty bad too. Quite often there is a lot of undigested food in it and sometimes things I am not too sure what they are. Sometimes the color of the BM is a little on the darker ...
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The hydration issue is a good point. I try to make sure I am getting enough fluids, but find sometimes I am not remembering to do so. I have programmed my outlook to flash a reminder periodically while I am at work otherwise I will forget. I do think that there is a lot of material in there because even after the first two sessions friends/family were making comments that I had lost weight/looked thinner so obviously it was a fair amount of material that came out. I have ”lost” 3-4 pounds already and I believe it to be the junk that came out after the first few sessions.   [End]
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Ok thanks for sharing your experiences. Is there anything I can do to help out with the overall process or do I basically have to grin and bear it until it works its way out?   [End]
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Hi everyone, I’m new here, but I have been reading through the forum and its great to see all the feedback on here. Anyhow here’s my story: Been fighting with constipation problems for some time. I was fortunate to be able to have a BM every day, but I was one of those people who would take the newspaper with me because I knew I was going to be in there awhile! Besides the constipation I was suffering from bloating and gas which was very uncomfortable. My brother tried colon hydrotherapy and he recommended trying it for myself. So after doing all the necessary research and f ...
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