I have been thinking about your post from yesterday and went back and read all of your posts but couldn't find a lot about your diet or supplement regimen.

I wanted to ask you a few questions about the symptoms you stated you are having and hopefully add some encouragement.

If you have already answered these questions, I'm so sorry. I know I hate to be redundant, so I assume other people do too.

I can only assume that you are doing the right thing with all that you are doing but I wanted to add one little thing that may help you greatly. ShelleyCat has taken this too and can attest to it's efficacy. The Primal Defense by Garden of Life is a MUST HAVE for people with liver/bowel/colon issues.

I don't know if you have heard of this product, but it's available at the Vitamin Shoppe MUCH CHEAPER than in the health food store. You should be able to order online: www.vitaminshoppe.com

I cannot even describe how incredible and awesome this product is. This product helps people with lots of bowel problems and was the main thing that helped cure Jason Rubens when he was dying (literally) of Crohn's Disease.

I took LOTS of this stuff during a cleanse in September and it helped a lot!!!

I also noticed you asking a question about coconut oil used during flushing. First, I had been taking coconut oil daily (Garden of Life also) and found that for whatever reason, (maybe because it's the saturated fat), it totally clogged me up. If I take a couple of tablespoons of that stuff, I get stomach and colon pain and discomfort, and I'm not even prone to such things. I may try to resume it's use after I'm done flushing my liver, but realize that for whatever reason, I don't seem to process it very well. The Garden of Life variety is the purest around. Most of the other coconut oils on the market aren't pure and refined (even though they say "organic"). All that means is that the coconut hasn't been sprayed, but the processing is the most important thing. Saying all that to say that most of the people on the coconut forum don't realize that almost all the coconut oils on the market aren't good for you. Nevertheless, I still cannot take the purest coconut oil; it really irritates my digestive tract and liver.

Anyway, I'm offering things up in the way of suggestions for you that may or may not help you. I have no idea if they will or not.

When I spoke with Julia Chang yesterday she said that she was on the herbs for 4 months before she ever did her first cleanse. She emphasized that her liver slowly healed over many, many months. Therefore, I hope that you can try a few things and over a period of months, see what works, what doesn't.

Regarding taking herbs during flushing, I might be wrong, but I don't see where it would hurt. I took Gold Coin Grass with my first two flushes; I took it with my first Epsom Salts dose on the second morning of my flush. For me, I just feel better about doing this because I don't want to risk a stuck stone.

Good luck and I hope that what I've added can help in some small way.