Re: For Pioneer1- colon cleanse question/EDIT

Richard Schulze's bowel cleansing products are meant to be a protocol in and of itself that's followed like he wrote it up.

That's a combination of the #1 and #2 formulas for 30 days at a time. Simply, the #1 formula is used to soften the junk up and the rest of the reasons mentioned above in this thread. It has to be accompanied by the #2 formula that adsorbs toxins (activated charcoal)and pulls the junk off the colon wall (bentonite clay). I would suggest anyone research the contents of both formulas and find out what the properties of them are and why they are used as they are. We need to have a little knowledge of what herbs do and the ingredients in the #2 formula in order to understand why and how we use them and why the dosage and why the reason for the protocol.

I got by by doing only 40 capsules a day of the #2 formula. I thnk Doc said he did, too. Schulze recommends 50 capsules-- doing 10 at a time divided throughout the day. Anything less or not following the protocol like it is written up is not going to work. Schulze has said this himself, and has worked with his formula over the years making it stronger, and that due to the bad colon conditions of people on the American diet.

Let me explain about what I am doing presently and why. I've cut down on both formulas because I have gotten rid of around 15-17# of colon junk, but I still have problems with junk in the diverticuli. Over time, the junk has been softened up, but the junk in the diverticuli does not like to soften up. So I am still using a little of the #1 formula to keep things moving and healing and 1 or 2 TBSP a day of the #2 formula to clean out what is left on the intestinal walls, which isn't much. I've done the big cleanse as Schulze has designated several times. I figure this is giving my digestive system somewhat of a break. I still use some of the healing herbs.

I am using a gentle healing cleanse from Young Living oils called ICP because the oils are also healing, and the psyllium in this is helping to absorb some of the toxins, too. (google that company, if you want, and either find a distributor or get this product directly from the company) I don't like MLM companies, either, but this is a good product that gently cleans and heals. Add the things you feel you need when the time is right.

This is a regimen I have set up for myself, personally, that seems to be working after being at this for probably 8 months. This has only a gentle healing and cleansing action now, because the condition of my digestive system was bad in the beginning. It needed a lot of time to clean out and heal.

I am going to keep at this present regimen I have set up for myself until I think all the junk is gone and the itching from the healing has subsided.

I may keep up with the gentle cleanse that has the essential oils in it for an extended period of time because a lot of dead cells from the colon and candida are still giving a problem. That means I still have toxins that need to be absorbed. This is what is working for me. After 8 months of working hard at this, I feel I don't need "the big guns" for cleaning anymore. I am listening to what my body is trying to tell me.

I'm doing a lot of veggie juicing that is helping the colon situation right now. Taking advantage of in-season fruits and vegetables that have a lot of enzymes in them. Veggie juicing is re-building not only to the colon but the whole body. It's something that I am going to keep doing as part of my healthy food regimen.

EDIT: the problem around the ileocecal valve can be helped by lying on your back and pulling up on your abdominal muscles a little from that area towards your navel. Find a post on this forum where Doc explains this. The other reason for discomfort there is candida that will right itself over time as the colon is cleaned out and you do the rest of this protocol--namely the whole program with the liver, too. .