Hmmm....just one dose made you that constipated? This is what I've noticed, it seems no matter what cleanse people do, at first you will get constipated. This is at least what happened with me. I started out with CleanseSmart and FiberSmart and for the first few days I was miserable and not very happy but I stuck with it and things started working better and I ended up having 2-6 movements a day. On the CleanseSmart I only noticed rubbery-like mucous but nothing hard or like the pictures. Plus some of my BM's were small and mushy and sometimes I had terrible belly aches where I had to run to the bathroom. Overall I liked CleanseSmart but to continue with my cleanse I chose to do the BP's next. I've been on them for 25 days now and absolutely LOVE them. They are working really well for me and I must admit I was skeptical like you and was actually a little worried to try it because of some people's results. I only take 2 doses a day since 3 does constipate me. I started out on the first day with one dose, then I increased it to 2 for about a week, then added the 3rd and couldn't last more than 2 days so I went back to 2 and I am getting lots of mucoid plaque! Well whatever you decide I hope it works for you. Good luck.

Hi there!

I can't remember if CleanseSmart has herbal laxatives in it. Cascara sagrada, senna....? Does it? These will give you cramps because it's irritating your colon lining in order to get you to go poo.

If you're constipated then you have to rehydrate yourself first. Drink 2 litres of WARM water every day for three weeks and see how things improve, just with the warm water. Also, take 1 tbsp of olive oil, flax seed oil, Udo's Choice...something like that, daily. This will help with constipation, too.

A good friend of mind had a few hard hard pellet-like stools a couple of times a day. Totally constipated. She started drinking warm water daily and then wen to doing a cleanse with the b&p's. It totally worked for her....now she takes one psyllium (minus the bentonite) first thing in the morning (100% whole husk psyllium - no additives - 1 tbsp in a glass of water)...drinks her 2 litres of WARM water a day (warm water stimulates peristalsis)...and has excellent bowel movements daily! She can't believe it. For years and years she had these pellet-like poos. She did a thorough b&p cleanse 3X daily for about 2 months...now just does the psyllium first thing in the morning on an empty stomach.

So....it CAN be done!

I'd stay away from the herbal laxatives if I were you...they're just flushing out the newer fecal matter anyway...not the old mucoid plaque.

You'll find the right cleanse for you! Holistic Horizons makes an excellent cleanse with herbs, but not herbal laxatives. You might like that...

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