Since December I have completed 9 successful flushes. I started doing the flushes because I felt my gallbladder was acting up (it runs in the family). I had some nausea, plus pain in the right rib area and right side (not to mention back pains). After still experiencing constant nagging pain in my right rib cage after flush #4, I went to the doctor and had a gallbladder and liver ultrasound. No stones in the gallbladder were detected and the Dr. said my main bile ducts were clear. He figured that my rib area pain was caused by costochondritis, since my gallbladder area wasn't tender to touch. I still have that pain, so it must be Arthritis like he said, but continue doing flushes periodically. I can tell when it's time to do one - I start feeling nauseated and feel the pressure building up in the liver. I definitely have more energy now and am trying to lose some weight. I did a parasite cleanse for a few weeks off and on and eliminated a half dozen sheep flukes (maybe more - I only happened to see those during an epson salts cleanse). My only concern is that the epson salts I take during the Liver Cleanses are putting a strain on my kidneys. Right after a cleanse the dark circles under my eyes are very pronounced, and only improve a little if I don't cleanse for a number of weeks. I have never attempted a kidney cleanse. Is that something that would help? Julia (GCG lady) told me once that the dark circles are from poor kidney function. Please advise.