it did the same to my mom, but she was able to survive, but the 3 days she was in bed, she was unable to care for dad that had been ill for a few years and when she was able, he was too constipated, too lack of breath and it was his last illness. the lemons were not the problem, the lack of prepartation and instructions is. it is not as easy as it appears to mev for the very ill. while the orange juice method works no matter how ill, even in comma.