Day 11, Ended. O2 good, Colosan good, MCT not so good.
All done. Orange juice never tasted so good.
Fairly tame and moderate cleanse. Had face pimples and big tongue coatings on Days 2 & 3. Had notable intestinal purging on Days 5 & 6. Last few days feeling centered and meditative -- very nice rosy skin and cheek glow going on.
I really liked adding oxygenated water to my early morning routine. It was a pleasant way to feel energetic without actually taking in any calories. It makes me "all tingly."
I have mixed feelings about adding the MCT Oil. I liked that it helped with extra energy during the day, and did seem to help keep me physical active -- I even felt somewhat "pumped" after the mild exercise I was doing. This was an improvement from my usual tiredness during cleanses.
It seems obvious to me now that when I took the the MCT, a bit of bile was released to process it. This had the effect of inducing a bowel movement. The small semi-solid BM obviously removed the day's accumulated waste, but was not a system-wide "flush" like one gets with a SWF, or with Colosan. I prefer a flush, as it seems more likely to clean intestinal walls and "free" the cilia. The MCT alone was sufficient to give the requisite daily BM, but trying to combine it with any other digestive flushing technique proved too much, distressing my system with diarrhea.
It was surprisingly easy for me to transition back into solid foods. Today, I had OJ for breakfast, green smoothie for lunch, and am snacking on small meat pieces (wild venison) in afternoon -- without any ill effects, it seems right and good. I think that normally after a cleanse, it takes a little while for the digestive tract to get used to bile again, so one must come back slowly. Because of the MCT, I don't have that problem. Conclusion: MCT is counter to the goal of "giving digestion a rest."
I liked using Colosan as an addition to the MC. It gave an extra and deeper measure of "cleanse," and served to replace the
SWF (Salt-Water-Flush) or laxative. It did not work well in combination with MCT Oil.
I am moving into a Paleo-diet approach, eliminating dairy and starch from what I was doing, and probably also adopting some version of "calorie-restriction," too, because I think my body will feel good on this type of protocol. I plan to continue with oxygenated water daily, with MCT Oil daily, and with a 1 tsp per week Colosan treatment. On balance, MCT is not a good fast or cleanse addition for me. I will not use it again for that in the future. I would use O2 therapy and/or Colosan on future cleanses.
Happy Cleansing!