When LFing I never have an ES reaction until the next morning, however when I am doing a fasting cleanse it seems to effect me within a couple of hours.

So, what did you eat during the day? I'm thinking that the less solid food you have in you, the faster the ES will run through you.

Epsom Salts is a hyperosmotic saline type laxative which acts within in a regulation time of 1-6 hours, however this figure is also reported to be 3 to 12 hours or even longer up to 24 hours. I assume it is dependant upon the transit time through the small intestines. It contracts the gallbladder, relaxes the sphincter of Oddi, and increases gastric, intestinal and pancreatic secretion and, very importantly, production of cholecystokinin.

It is recommended that if you get an extreme reaction then you should reduce the dose from 3 teaspoons (1 tablespoon per 6 fluid ounces of warm water by 1 teaspoon at a time.

Also as a rough guide that the first bowel movement containing food from previous meals should be extremely soft but not watery.

I always have diarrhea within 2 hours of my first ES dose and throughout until I take the oil mixture. ES usually works very fast on me and I like that. Your experience was typical and what I believe should happen.

If you read closely to Hulda Clark s recipe, she says you can omit the 6 oclock epsoms and just take the 8 oclock. Just another option.