Hi gang, thought I'd share my first flush experiences. Let me start out by saying, I have had no problems with liver/gall bladder whatsoever, but have just felt generally run down. I have been eating 100% raw for the past 2 weeks, and this has helped, but I'm definitely not where I want to be yet. I have not done any other cleanses yet.

Here's what I did, and what happened:

Morning of: only had fruit juice and apples.

2 pm: made grapefruit/ Epsom Salt mixture. Used a juicer for the grapefruit juice; couldn't decide how much Epsom Salt to use as I'd read that some ppl have trouble with the 4 tablespoons...decided to go with the full 4 tablespoons to start. Ate nothing solid after this, though I did have an ounce or so of fresh squeezed oj around 5pm. Also prepared 2 cups fresh lemon juice for later tonight.

6 pm: Drank my first dose of the grapefruit/ Epsom Salt mix. It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. It tasted surprisingly like, grapefruit and salt...wonder why! Felt a little rumbling in the abdomen shortly after.

8pm: Drank the second dose of the grapefruit/epsom mix.

~9:15 Had to go to the bathroom...runny! I saw little things floating, which I belive were the apple I ate in the am. Note to self: no apples on the morning of again. Could confuse the results.

~9:40: Bathroom trip again. Runny again. Apple again.

9:45: Decided to take a hot bath. I had heard that cholesterol melts in temps over 70 degrees, and just wanted to speed it up a little.

10pm: Was having a lot of doubts about drinking all that olive oil. Thought I'd get creative. Added a little more than 1/2 a cup to a blender, added 2 garlic cloves, 3 fresh basil leaves, and some Sea Salt . Maybe I could actually enjoy it!

10:15: Drank the olive oil and lemon juice, one from each glass, while sitting in a hot bath. I thought I was gonna die. I have serious doubts as to whether I will ever be able enjoy olive oil and garlic again. The first few sips were ok, even good. But then...! I don't know which was worse: the olive oil combo or the lemon juice. That lemon juice was NASTY! And it was from ripe, fresh lemons. Then again, I've never been a big lemon fan.

Stayed in bath 10-15 minutes, then found I had to go to the bathroom again. Runny, no stones (didn't expect them so soon anyway, but felt disappointed to go again...wanted to lie still!). Went and layed down on my bed, flat on my back, head raised.

10:40: Had to go to the bathroom again! I was really thinking, gee, is this going to mess it up? Don't I need to save the bm's for later when I'll be passing stones?

I got really thirsty. All that epsom salt dehydrating me and going into the bowels I suppose. I drank a glass of distilled water. Oh! It tasted so good! Oh, the burp I got from it! The vile re-tasting of that olive oil/lemon juice again. Mmmm...YUCK! Then my stomach felt acidic for a while, from the added water. I was also concerned that adding the water could mess up the cleanse, but I was thirsty, and just decided to trust my body.

A couple more vile burps.

I read and played with my cat while I waited to get sleepy. I tried to stay in bed, but got up 2-3 times for more water, or bathroom (no stones). I felt a little pain here and there in my lower right abdomen area...I imagine that is where the liver/gall bladder are. I was worried that perhaps stones might be getting stuck. Had little pains there for hours--but not bad, just a little uncomfortable. I also felt a little shaky, and like my body was under a little stress. Not bad, but noticeable.

While I lay there, I visualized stones moving through the tubes to my colon. I told my body to relax the tubes, to pass as many stones as possible without pain. I imagined relaxing all the tubes. A couple did not want to relax! (in my mind that is). Eventually was successful with the imagery.

Finally fell asleep around 1:30am. Slept ok through the night.

6am: Alarm so soon! Got up and drank another 3/4 cup grapefruit/epsom salt mix. Went back to bed.

8 am: Again got up and had the grapefruit/epsom mixture. Definite rumblings in the tummy.

~8:30 am: Went to the bathroom. Runny. And...STONES! Or mushy blobs. Mostly greenish, a few brown. Not sure if all the brown ones were really stones or poop or apple from the day before, but they were floating.

At first when I looked, I thought there were hardly any stones, but when I counted, there were roughly 100. The largest was about 1/4" across, with most of them much smaller, like 1/8" or even 1/16". I mashed one of the largest ones with my finger. It was very soft, and smelled lemony. Definitely a brighter green color.

I'm still getting some awful burps now and then. The meal that keeps going, and going...like the energizer bunny!

It's now 9:15 am, and I feel like I'll have to go to the bathroom again soon. I'll post any updates. Thanks for reading, and good luck to you if you are considering this. It's bad, but not that bad, and if it cleans out the liver and helps you to be healthy, why, you can afford this relatively minor discomfort for just one night/morning.