Paint Lady! It's good to hear from you...sounds like a frantic pace lately! I'm fairly new to this fasting/cleansing stuff, so I don't know about the swelling...sounds odd to me. I wonder if PTree will know something about this? And both you and your daughter are experiencing this? hmmmm. Are your bowels moving regularly?? What kind of eliminations are you having? Well, I'm no help on this subject am I?! I'm rooting for you, nonetheless!