Thank you for that info Just-n. I guess a healthfood store might have the appropriate ones. By the way, for jfh, that olive oil mix is only because that was the only oil I had on hand. It can be a bit messy - just so you know. When I have the time to do it, I want to whip up a batch of Wombat’s mixture, it just sounds so good.   [End]
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Maybe an adjustment in the formula is in order. I just realized this afternoon that I have not had any cravings today. Usually something like chocolate, or else to the other end of the spectrum, salty. Also, I have not had the mid-afternoon energy drop I’ve been having! I’ll be out of town tomorrow so won’t be back on til Friday. Hope there is more discussion and comments by then.   [End]
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Hi jfh, Like I told Just-n, I go by gut instinct, which is not what everybody likes to do. I’ve just been an experiment in the making with so many things I’ve tried. Some people are so much more sensitive and reactive than others, in which case they should go with a few drops of iodine in an ounce of olive oil to start with and go from there. I haven’t had any problem with it discoloring my skin. I do enjoy that bronzed look when I first put it on my face, but I absorb it so fast it’s not a problem. As for diluting the dmso, WOW! you mean you’ve been using it full strength? Are you u ...
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Hi Just-n I didn’t really measure anything. The mixture is in a small travel size lotion bottle. I filled it up with olive oil and dropped iodine in until I felt comfortable with it. I just usually go by gut instinct - which is how I get into these situations. I’ve done a variety of parasite cleanses in the past 3-4 years. The best were in conjunction with liver flushes.   [End]
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Thought I would share my iodine experiences with the group. First, I have been plagued with numerous health problems. Nothing to note from my doctor’s perspective but plenty from within me. My biggest issue has always been allergies and fatigue. I’ve also had candida in the past, adrenal fatigue (not the same fatigue I now experience), constipation, and hypoglycemia, and more recently found that I am gluten intolerant. I have been experimenting with iodine for about 3 months now and have had mixed responses. First, on about 5-6 drops I had the standard detox which was like a cold – ...
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Forgive me, I’m having a hard time digesting all this. It seems, from this link that potassium iodine is a weaker form of iodine. Is that correct? Also, can anyone tell me why when I Google postassium iodine, I mostly get potassium iodide links? Are they they same? This is oh so confusing to one with an adrenal fatigue fogged brain......:(   [End]
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Yes to all of the above. I did try them all with varying degrees of success, however, the problem still remains of how to do a flush when I’m not breaking down the oil. I do have some bile salts and maybe taking lipase along with the salts might help when taking the olive oil mixture. I really don’t want to spend the money on labwork - as it is, I spend a small fortune every month on my supplements. I was hoping someone on this forum might have had the same problem and found a method. Thanks to all who responded.   [End]
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I’ve used olive oil, walnut oil, sesame oil, and grapeseed oil. All with the same results.   [End]
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I did my first flush about 4 years ago and several more after that, with fair to good results. I experienced some (not total)relief from the chronic back pain that had bothered me for so many years. I just felt better in general. But then about 2 years later, I was no longer able to deal with the oil. It sat in my stomach all night long. I dared not move for fear of hurling it. And I did not pass one single stone. I had an oil slick in the toilet bowl with my morning poop. I’ve tried a few flushes after that using digestive enzymes, and ginger which someone on this forum suggested, w ...
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Thanks,I did try the Chinese Bitters with no change. I can’t remember the other herbs I’ve tried which were recommended to me on one of these forums. Would I be having some sort of pain or other indicators if a pancreatic duct was blocked?   [End]
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This is my update from last week’s post. I’m happy to report that my bowels have improved somewhat. I discontinued the epsom salts and started taking magnesium citrate (340 mg) 2x a day on an empty stomach along with taurine (1000 mg). I had one more day of very mucousy stools and then it stopped. This week-end I had a houseful of company and hardly bothered to take any of my supplements and then this morning (Tuesday) when I got up I resumed my daily protocol (Rosedale diet recommended supplements): l-arginine, l-carnitine, l-glutamine (1000 mg ea) then my own rx: 1 tsp msm and 1 tsp ...
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I’ve just read through everyone’s responses. Have to tell you, in the past 15-20 years, I’ve been through candida; alopecia (hair loss); depression; adrenal fatigue; allergies... that’s what I can remember off the top of my head. My bowel function is poor but definitely not diarhea. I’m actually taking cod liver oil once a day. I can say for sure, the bottom line in all of my issues has always been stress. I also recently had some energy healing which cleared so many issues for me. This was one reason why I wanted to do another liver flush - just to get the old emotional junk out. Wh ...
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Thanks everyone for your responses and concern. Prettysoulful, the article is great! It brought up some issues I’ve dealt with over the years. I usually have a strong instinctive sense about what supplements I’m needing. I’ve been taking magnesium (in epsom salt form) for the last couple of years, but was recently contemplating whether I was needing more and a different type - one can only take so much in es form!!! This article just answered that. I’ve had a bottle of taurine on hand for awhile and could not remember what prompted me to buy it in the first place......instinct, I beli ...
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I started flushing about 2 years ago with great success. I passed many stones and parasites. I was starting to feel more energy and less pain in my back. Then suddenly, I stopped passing any stones. I knew my liver wasn’t cleared out yet just by how I was still feeling. The olive oil and grapefruit juice were sitting in my stomach all night. I wasn’t digesting them. There was alot of oil floating in the toilet the next day but hardly anything else. Even the effect of the epsom salts lessened. I tried using walnut oil and then sesame oil as well as digestive enzymes, to no avail. I ...
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I don’t know if I’m at the right forum or not but here goes. My mother is 85 years old, suffering from early stages of dimentia and she no longer wants to eat or drink anything. For many years she had been constipated and then bowel incontinence. She managed to hide it from us for quite a long time, but is now unable to get to the bathroom in time nor can she clean herself up. It is the typical ”never-had-to-rely-on-anybody” problem. The dimentia makes it even more difficult to deal with these issues. I have been giving her different herbs for the bowel maintenance and Levothyroxin wh ...
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At last, someone with the same symptoms! I just logged on to ask about these threads I keep seeing in my mucus. I’ve come to the conclusion that it is excrement from parasites that are hanging around my sinus cavities - but that is my own theory, I would like to hear what others think. I have chronic sinusitis. I’ve been able to overcome so many other issues concerning my health - with the exception of sinusitis. I am so tired of toting my box of kleenix around. It’s embarrassing to have to keep blowing my nose and constantly coughing up phlegm. I recently came down with a cold which ...
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Thanks everyone for your helpful input. I’m having to tend to some family matters in the next few days which means I won’t be able to flush for at least another week. So I’ll continue with the bitter herbs and parasite herbs until I can flush. You’ve confirmed what I was feeling about the congested liver and I do feel like I could get through a much better flush now. Thanks again.   [End]
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What is the difference between fatty liver and congested liver? And what is the best way to treat? How long should you treat for these conditions before doing a liver flush? My early liver flushes were very productive but later on I started having problems with not being able to hold the oil down and I was passing very small and just a few stones and the pain between my shoulders continued. The epsom salts were not having any effect on me either. I have stopped the flushes and been taking alot of bitter herbs primarily to improve my digestive functions as well as herbs for parasites. ...
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I’ve tried it too. I am gluten intolerant and have alot of mucus build up but I actually ordered it because I understood it to be a good digestive aid - I hadn’t made the connection with the mucous. Also, even though it was effective, I wasn’t consistent enough to notice any reduction in mucous. Now I’m just going to have to order some more so I can study this!   [End]
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Yes, I’ve checked out his flush - I’m not sure I could follow his protocol. I’m focusing now on herbs and supplements that are good for fatty/congested liver. I’ve been taking bitter herbs and now adding the Planetary Herbs - Buplureum Liver Cleanse. N-Acetyl Cysteine and Pantothene are also supposed to be good for breaking down the fatty liver stuff.   [End]
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I just had it diagnosed last year, but had about 2 years of serious congestion problems. Prior to that, I’ve had many years of allergy type symptoms, including constipation, indigestion, reactions to other foods, etc. I don’t leave home without my kleenix. Currently, I’m dealing with what I think is a congested liver. Can’t do liver flushes either because I’m not able to keep the oil down. I did not have this problem when I first started doing the flushes.   [End]
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Thanks for your response Tyler. I guess I’m just curious as to whether anyone has overcome gluten intolerance. I actually don’t miss the grains and breads in my diet, but it is really a pain when people invite you to dinner and all you can eat is the garnish on the plate!!   [End]
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Is it possible to overcome gluten intolerance? I don’t know how long I’ve had this problem but once I identified it and cut the gluten out of my diet, my severe allergy problems went away. I’m currently focusing on building up my digestive system, which I believe has been the underlying cause of a myriad of health problems that I’ve experienced for years. I’m just wondering if I can ever get past this?   [End]
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Hi Andreas, I started doing liver flushes about 2 years ago. Initially, I had very good results. Many stones and parasites through the early flushes. The pain and discomfort I had experienced for years in my back went away and I was looking forward to more and better results. However, in the last few months it seems I can no longer digest the olive oil. The mixture sits in my stomach all night and I burp it up when I get up or move around in bed. I tried a taking ginger and pancreatic enzymes before taking the oil but that did not help at all. I got a very few speckles of green stones ...
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My grandson has lived with my husband and I for the last 2 years and I fully expect to have him here until he is 18. His mother (no relation to us) is bi-polar and has drug problems. there are 3 younger siblings who are still with her and her husband. This child has been in and out of foster care since he was a toddler. The mother has been in and out of the court system for as long as we can tell. Our grandson has memories of his mother and grandmother fighting and then after he was in bed heard a gunshot and ran in where his grandmother had killer herself. He has witnessed numerous p ...
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Hi Shelley, just wanted to let you know how my (and my daughter’s) flush went this past weekend. First of all, my daughter did not follow the necessary colon cleansing prior to the flush. It was also obvious after the first sip of epsom salts that she would not complete this. I subsituted a bottle of magnesium citrate which she was able to drink without puking it up. She was in the bathroom far many more times than I was, but refused to look in the toilet to check results. I didn’t consider it a total loss - at the very least she got a good colon flush. She slept most of the next day ...
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Hi Shelley, I have yet another question for you. I have had hot sweaty feet for most of my life. I hadn’t really paid much attention to it because I just got in the habit of wearing socks most of the time. This has been a breeding ground for athlete’s foot - something I’ve battled off and on. This summer it seemed like the problem had settled down, however, in this last month it flared up again hotter than ever. The insoles of my shoes look scorched and dirty all the time. Can you tell me what this is about. Will a good liver flush help this?   [End]
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Thanks Shelley, I’ve actually been doing castor oil packs everyday for 6 months. I do them for an hour a day, on the liver/gallbladder area. It has helped with some of the discomfort, but done nothing for the nausea. I have tried the tinctures from sensible health (Coptis, curcuma and chinese bitters) each has made my nausea much worse, but I have not tried GCG yet. I will try that if you think it will really help. I just feel like I have tried so many things and nothing seems to put a dent in this nausea.   [End]
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Hi Shelley, I want to thank you first of all for the good advice you gave me. I’ve been having so much unbearable pain around my ribcage esp. around the right back shoulder blade. You advised me to take my B’s every other day which I have been doing with no problem. Also, I stopped the Chinese Bitters. I have been seeing a ND who does energy healing, acupuncture and other therapies. Can’t remember what she calls the energy technique but it’s wonderful. I told her about my problem with my last lf (grapefruit juice and oo sat in my stomach all night and never passed any stones). She ha ...
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Hi Shelley, I posted (on p.73) about my dilema with flushing. I feel as though my liver swells up. Recently I’ve had to just quit wearing a bra because any kind of constriction is just so uncomfortable. The problem with the liver flush is that the oil mixture is just sitting in my stomach. This wasn’t a problem when I first started flushing 2 years ago. I have this chronic discomfort in my right shoulder blade area. When bent over working at my desk I often get a pain in the stomach area on the left side. I’m wondering if I’m not getting enough bile or have I depleted some digestive ...
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Hi Shelley, I haven’t posted to any of the Curezone Forums for over a year although I have been a regular reader. First of all, I took the questionaire on Dosha types and I came out an overwhelmingly vatta type. I started liver flushing about 2 years ago and experienced quite a few successful flushes. I passed alot of parasites throughout. It seems that about 6 months ago something just wasn’t right anymore. I would get very few and very tiny stones, but it just felt incomplete. As additional background I should add, I have had what seems to be a lifetime of allergies with severe con ...
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Thanks so much all of you for your responses. Tears came to my eyes as I read these. I know that there seems to be alot of contradiction in what I say, like my parents protecting me, but not protecting me. It’s really all about the suppressed emotions that I’ve had for so long. I’m still unraveling it all. Last week I had a full day of rage for my father. I indulged myself in it. I realize that I must allow myself these feelings as part of my healing process. It’s quite ironic that now we are nurturing our parents in their old age. I do a little reflexology on them. It seems a bit b ...
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Wow! I have been checking in on this Forum off and on for quite awhile and hadn’t really stopped to read alot of the posts simply because I have been so depressed I just couldn’t bring myself to read about everybody else’s depression - what irony! Anyway, today I finally took some time to read and I find you talking about Rapid Eye Technology. I found out about this therapy about 3 years ago through my acupuncturist who wasn’t able to make any more progress for my physical complaints. In her wisdom she gently suggested that if there were any emotional issues that might need to be add ...
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I’ve been wondering what purpose the juice serves other than to mix with the olive oil. I just cannot hold down the lemon juice/oo mix, it sits there and burns in my stomach all night long. I’ve tried it 2x just to see if it was something else that caused that. I like grapefruit juice so that’s not a problem for me. However, I’ve tried to get my daughter to do the flush and she cringes at the thought of grapefruit juice and I won’t suggest the lemon juice. She just loves orange juice though so maybe there’s still hope for her!!!!   [End]
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I haven’t posted for awhile because I’ve had to pursue other venues in my healing path. I have finally begun to address issues resulting from sexual abuse at age 8. This has been extremely difficult for me and has resulted in anxiety attacks, headaches, much pain in the liver region and insomnia. I’m exhausted. Two days after my therapy session last week I did a liver flush. I wouldn’t say it was a failure but I was disappointed with the results. The pain and discomfort is still there but I can tell there has been some shifting. I know I’m at the root of so many of my lifelong ailme ...
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I would like to interject here - I have an appointment with my therapist next week who practices Rapid Eye Technology. It is, in my opinion one of the best and most effective therapies I have ever experienced especially for the lifelong issues I’m dealing with, including sexual abuse and the anger I’ve carried most of my life which I have only recently recognized as anger towards my parents. It’s kind of difficult to explain. After some discussion with your therapist, he/she will have you zoom in on whatever issue you feel is the source of your complaints, they then have you sit in fron ...
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Will a person with low blood pressure (has passed out on a couple of occasions) be ok taking the epsom salts? What effect does it have on this condition?   [End]
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I need some advice from any of you great masters of the Curezone Team! My grandson, whom I posted about several months ago about a root canal, has had chronic allergies since coming to live with us a year ago. I fear this is turning into asthma. He is complaining about shortness of breath along with a tight, dry feeling in his chest. I went on-line to read more about asthma. Both his father (my stepson) and his mother have asthma in their families. Several of his siblings have asthma. His mother has serious drug problems and we have no doubt she probably used drugs at some point durin ...
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Wow! Bob, I just hung up the phone after a short conversation with my daughter about water! I have a question: When I wasn’t drinking my daily quota of water, I found water very nauseating in the morning or when I would get up at night to go to the bathroom. Even though I felt thirsty and would take a sip of water, it was nauseating. Why   [End]
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Lapis, you’re too cute!!!!! Anyway, 23rd Man, yes that is the obvious. I’m very serious though, I’m just not able to get one right now - however, I did get on the treadmill last night with some good results. 10 minutes at a time is about all I can manage. Tried to do some gardening after that and about fell on my face I was so weak I could hardly hold myself up. Thanks for your responses and support. Tina   [End]
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Hello Curezone Team! I posted last week amidst much frustration and panic over my plugged up sinuses. I finally made an appointment at our local Acupuncture College and they focused first on getting me calmed down plus they did a little bit of work on my sinuses. MOst of the needles were in the solar plex area so in my pointy little head I deduced that we are trying to stimulate the lymph????? It sorta seems logical to me that with all the cleansing and flushing I’ve been doing my lymph glands could be overloaded - anyone agree with this? I am also taking some herbs to help alleviate ...
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Thanks for the recipe. I can certainly do that. I even have a jar of dehydrated jalapenos from our garden last year. By the way, I went to see my chiropractor yesterday afternoon and he worked alot around my neck and cranial areas. He even did a ”sinus adjustment” :) Also showed me an excercise for the tmj. After that I went home and had a nice long bath in epsom salts. I slept better last night (still not deep sleep though) and my sinuses seem to be improving somewhat. I may try a liver flush tonight - since I’ve taken so many over-the-counter decongestant formulas to get through ...
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Hi Dirtdiva, My sister and I were both having this same problem to a lesser degree. Her acupuncturist told her it was a problem between the pancreas and the gallbladder (chi?). Anyway, he did give her some herbs for it which I later went out and got for myself. It did take care of the nausea in short order. I can’t remember the names of them. It was 2 different bottles. I will dig them out of my collection and get that to you if you want.   [End]
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You guys are such a wealth of info and with a great sense of humor too! Thanks, I knew I could get my perspective. As I write this, the swelling in my glands has gone down and the headache has lessened substantially. Tracy, re: the pear fast: I don’t handle the sugars in pears very well (just yet). I did read your prior post about that. With my candida in the wings I don’t think I want to do that right now. But I have kept that post marked. 23rd Man, re: cayenne: do jalapeno peppers count? I eat alot of that as well as green or red chile. Hey, I’m from New Mexico - it’s pa ...
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I’ve been posting about my parasite cleansing, my candida issues, and especially about this d**@@@ed sinus problem I’m having and here I am again! I started with colon cleansing earlier this year and was doing ok (nothing fantastic, just ok). Then I went on to do the parasite cleanse - during this time (before Easter) I started getting candida flare-ups; and the day after Easter I was so sick from the candida that I had to take some quick and immediate action. I got past that and started on CandiGoneI by Renew Life. Oh, prior to that I was taking the black walnut/clove/wormwood combo fo ...
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I’ve kept a bottle of probiotics (specially made for children)on hand ever since my grandson (now 2 1/2) was born. I actually use it directly on his bottom when he has diaper rash. He was a very colicky baby and my daughter-in-law who doesn’t have a clue about natural health, just kept taking him in to the doctor or e.r. and they were constantly putting him on antibiotics! There’s no convincing her of the long range effects of this since antibiotics get him settled down and cleared up quick enough for her. Of course she’s back to the doctor in another month or 2 with something else! W ...
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Yup, same thing. I call it candida rash because it’s usually one of the telltale signs that my candida is flaring up - that and the itchies.   [End]
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I’ve had that many times with candida. I usually take a bath with vinegar - it works. Also, I keep a spray bottle with a vinegar/water solution in the shower for those times when I don’t have time for a bath. Straight vinegar is also good for dry skin, just spray on, rub in,and let it dry. When I get the candida rashes on my underarms, vinegar is the only thing I use - I’ve found that I don’t need deodorant.   [End]
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I tried the tincture, but I brought the water to a boil then added the tincture and let it set until it cooled off. It wasn’t so bad. That evaporates most of the alcohol. I didn’t see any results UNTIL I saturated a cotton ball with the tincture and stuffed it up my nostrils (alternating) for a while. Today I have one puffy eyelid with a red rash on it - I think I’m making the pesky invaders uncomfortable! I believe I have an invasion of candida in my sinuses. It happened while I was in the midst of a really bad hayfever attack. So the setting was probably perfect. I’m determined to g ...
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Thanks Yemaya, I’ll check my supplies, I just might have a couple of those on hand.   [End]
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That’s interesting because I have had the most horrific allergy problems that started out when the tree pollens began. However, the pollen counts are way down now and my allergies persist. My teeth hurt from breathing through my mouth so much. I think I had an invasion of candida in my sinuses. I started flushing my sinuses with a water/peroxide solution and got alot of the swelling down but not completely and I have had tmj ever since this started. I cannot chew my food without my jaw popping. I have to press the right side of my jaw while chewing! My chiro has been able to correct ...
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I tried it many years ago when I had my first onslaught of candida. It stinks!!!! I just couldn’t find anything else to overpower the smell. I was too weak and dibilitated and my resources were extremely limited to mess with it - I gave up. I heard it was really effective so I hope someone else on this forum has found a more delicious way to drink it.   [End]
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Hi Krista Have you tried a really good probiotic like LB12? Check out info at website below... www.osumex.com   [End]
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Do I understand you to say that you used the dewormer in your saline wash?   [End]
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Thanks Richard. I do have some probiotics, I just keep forgetting to take them because they’re in the refrigerator!!! I’m such a creature of habit. :)   [End]
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Just wanted to share my candida nightmare with you. I really got overconfident that my candida was totally under control and over the Easter Holiday weekend managed to eat and drink all the right things to revive that monster! I got up feeling a little queasy on Monday morning and figured maybe it was from the 2 beers I had on Sunday. As the morning wore on I started feeling worse. I tried to eat and oh that familiar nausea with headache and hunger.... I finally had to admit what I had done to myself. I didn’t really have any candida products on hand so I made a ”cocktail” of 1 part ...
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It would seem more probable that what you experienced was parasites. Seems like I’ve felt ”ill” or under the weather prior to passing parasites; and I do believe that they can be expelled sometimes without a person using anti-parasitics (a result of something we’ve eaten that they didn’t like!). I don’t have any proof, just my personal experience. Maybe someone can throw my theory apart????.....   [End]
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The major problem I had at the onset of candida was severe constipation. I was so impacted it hurt to sit down. I started myself on enemas because I just didn’t know what else to do; I had no knowledge of candidiasis. I heard of a doctor in town who practiced natural therapies and she was the one who diagnosed candida. I was on the diet for almost 10 years along with some supplements that were all I could find on the store shelf. We moved to another city where alternative health and healing are so much more available. I went to one doctor here for the constipation and chronic muscle ...
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Petra, garlic juice is like rocketfuel!! I tried it once and I thought I was going to explode! My eyes about popped out of my head. That’s when I reached for buttered toast and got immediate relief! I wanted to try it in an enema but that reaction had me intimidated. :)   [End]
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I’ve lost track of how many liver flushes I’ve done. Started a little over a year ago in November. I am definitely a frequent flusher. I’ve done the b&p shakes for the last 6 months (I think) with breaks in between when I needed to flush. As for parasite cleanses, I’ve been doing quite a variety of products since before I found the CureZone. I’ve used tinctures, also Arise and Shine, and finally Dr. Clarke’s recipe (though I didn’t purchase her products), I recently started zapping and after my last flush I zapped my temples to clear the detox headache I had and got many threadlike paras ...
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Many, many liver flushes, bowel cleanses, parasite cleanses later, I finally evicted one! At least 10” long, with several sacs attached that looked like they were tightly wrapped in stringy sheaths. I managed to get one and squash it, but didn’t see anything that looked like anything - I prefer to believe that they were eggs. Since I was leaving for church, I didn’t have time to pull this stuff out and wash off for a really close look. I gave it all my blessing and flushed!!!!! This came about after a week of eating raw garlic. My bowel movements have been good since doi ...
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I’ve asked around on this forum and also checked on-line for threadworms that was the only thing that seemed to fit, but they don’t seem to fit the description. I’m going to retreat to my ”home kitchen apothecary” and see what I can cook up for a sinus flush.... I’m just gonna go after them with my herbal guns smokin’!!!! If anyone else has had a similar experience I’d love to hear from you.   [End]
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I’ve been so focused on trying to recall every step of my husband’s first flush I forgot about my own ”day after” event. We were both really tuckered out and about midday while folding laundry on my bed, I decided to lay down just a bit. I was getting a detox headache so I thought this would be a good time to test my Zapper. I have the type with wristbands so I tied a rolled up bandanna around my head and inserted my wet wristbands at my temples then I laid back and snoozed for about 10 minutes or so. When I got up, my headache was gone and my head felt much clearer. Later that aftern ...
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Tracey, We are taking Planetary Formulas Bupleurum Liver Cleanse. It contains bupleurum root, dandelion root extract, milk thistle seed extract and a few other liver supporting herbs. I like it. Any time I have felt the discomfort from a flush I’ve taken it. It’s very soothing for me. I also forgot in my excitement to mention that after the second dose of epsom salts, we both used heat on our gallbladder area and then massaged around there. That does seem to make a difference. I did use the bupleurum/chinese bitters from Julia Chang before doing my first flush and it was so good. ...
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Well, we did it! My husband was such a trooper! He followed my instructions throughout the day - i.e. - no fat/low fat foods up until midday, lots of water, etc. He didn’t realize he would be fasting for a good 12 hours or more (something he has never done - at least not to my knowledge) but he went along with it. The only variation was that he took a tsp of epsom salts (for his headache) that afternoon before we took our first dose for the flush, so of course he was running to the bathroom alot earlier than normal. I also gave him a lemon water chaser after each epsom salt drink just t ...
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I recall from your book there was some indicators you gave for different things. The one I’m curious about is - as you put it teeth marks on the tongue. I’m not sure if this is the same as biting your tongue. I frequently have a sore tongue from biting down on it at night. I don’t know why or how this happens. Can you offer any insight? I used to have seizures from about age 12 through 17 and I really bit my tongue then. The entire underside of my tongue would be purple and swollen. What I get now is just minor swelling and a little redness.   [End]
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Oops - my husband has been taking a tsp. of epsom salts at night to help him sleep. (a little omission there!)   [End]
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I am proud to announce that after many, many sleepless nights and chronic back and neck pain, my husband has agreed to do a liver flush. I simply told him it was time to do it and he nodded. I’ll be doing a flush alongside him too so I’ll be posting next week on our results. I have had him taking a tsp (more or less) every night to get some sleep so he at least knows some of what he’s in for. In preparation for my flush I did an enema last night and then (for what ever reason) I ate about 4 large cloves of garlic. I sliced them and swallowed with a glass of water. Shortly afterwards ...
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Thank you PTree! Actually when I started waking up at 4:00 am I was having alot of discomfort in the area of my kidneys. I thought it was a kidney thing so I picked up some herbs for it and upped my water intake with no relief. I finally went to my chiro and he didn’t find any kidney issues but he did help with the back discomfort. However, I’ve been really short of breath throughout this time as if I’m having an asthma problem! Go figure!!! My allergies are kicking up like crazy. This drought and warm weather we’re having has all the juniper in bloom already. Yuk. By the way, I’ve ...
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Tracey. what is the indication in TCM for waking up at 4:00 am. I was waking up every morning anytime between 12:30 and 2:30 am which I understand was the liver/gallbladder meridian. Now this past week or 2 I’ve been waking up around 4:00 am. and I can’t remember the site where I found this info. or your post where you brought this up. Thanks, Tina   [End]
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I can tell you from my candida diet days that fruit juices would send me through the roof! Prior to the onslaught of candida I had a relatively sugar-free diet as far as refined and processed foods. I did eat alot of fruits and fruit juices, plus I had no idea how much hidden sugar there was in so many other foods. When I first went on the candida diet I went through sugar withdrawal galore!!!! It wasn’t until I had done a few liver flushes this past year (15 years later) that I can finally drink apple juice to prepare for a flush! I used to add club soda to my juices when I felt the u ...
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Thanks for your response. I’m trying to work up to some long term fasting and trying to make fresh foods the bulk of my diet. I’m not ready to give up certain ”dead foods” yet - but for my health, I will give it a good try. I’m looking forward to reading your other book, The Key to Health & Rejuvenation.   [End]
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I have been reading The Amazing Liver Cleanse. Thank you for such an insightful book. I am particularly interested in the area of the lymph system. What you address caught my attention. I have had numerous problems with my health, probably starting with allergies when I was young. I still get so congested that I have to breathe through my mouth alot which makes my teeth hurt. I don’t get sinus infections and the mucus is always clear. I always have drainage or thick phlegm in the back of my throat. My energy levels are low. Since discovering the curezone, I have been doing colon cle ...
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Thank you Sabrina. He just had a cold last week and of course the gum around the tooth started swelling again so I put bentonite on a piece of gauze overnight for 2-3 nights and it seemed to help. I’ll try the slippery elm if that happens again.   [End]
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I posted this question on a previous thread but didn’t get a response. I ordered my zapper from loaves n fishes, it has the elastic wristbands, but there were no instructions with it. Do I just use it directly on my skin? I saw some discussions about using salt water and a paper towel, but am not sure if this just applies to the hand held rods. I have been using them directly on my skin but sometimes it leaves red welts. Also, I understand I can zap on different areas, but with the wristbands it takes a little effort to figure this out. I have been turning the bands inside out, slippi ...
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Just how do you use the wrist bands? I didn’t get any instructions with mine. I ordered it from loaves-n-fishes? I’ve been using it directly on my skin - is this bad?   [End]
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I would like to put my 8 year old grandson on a liver cleanse and/or a parasite cleanse. I imagine he is needing both. When he came to live with us last year, he was suffering from very dry skin (painful to put lotion on or to scrub in the shower). He also has severe allergies where his eyes itch intensely and he gets huge bags under his eyes. He also does not sleep well - very restless. He’s a skinny scrawny kid (but then so is his father). There is a history of asthma in the family so I’m concerned about that becoming an issue. I’m working on his eating habits - of course his favor ...
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My 8 year old grandson came to live with us last summer. His mother (no relation to us) has a drup problem and we think has been diagnosed at one time as bi-polar. (She is not related to me or my husband). At any rate, one week after Mathew came, his gum became infected. One of his front permanent teeth has been broken (we don’t know how - conflicting stories)but the dentist says the roots are damaged and he needs a root canal so we can save his tooth. I was understanding from the dentist that a root canal is about cleaning out the dead material in there, but on this forum I’m hearing ...
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Hi Ladybloom, I saw my first evidence of candida using h202 enema (table grade, 35%) although at the time I had no idea what it was (white egg-shaped things about the size of beans). I just knew that when I was feeling very ill from the candida and I did the enema and passed those things I would feel so much better afterwards. This was in the early years of systemic candidiasis when I had no knowledge or resources to turn to. Another time, I passed something that I could have sworn was a piece of my intestine. I was so scared - I thought I had o-d’d on an h202 enema!!! How could I ev ...
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Hi Kelly, I do experience pain in and around my liver quite often. When I first found CureZone it was chronic pain in between my shoulder blades - it just wouldn’t quit. After my first flush it was gone, but came back later. Sometimes it was closer to the neck and upper shoulder; other times in the lower region. Last week-end after a very successful flush - which by the way, produced some gems that looked alot like Spock’s motherlode, my liver was very tender for several days. I still have a long way to go before I’m done - you just keep on flushing and don’t give up!!! Tina   [End]
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Don, I can see why it would slow a pilots response time if they’re cleansing. That certainly doesn’t qualify it as a poison. The body is just putting its energy into cleansing!!!!   [End]
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I’m really wanting to try the garlic thing. One question though, how long did it take for the garlic odor to subside (breath? body?) If I take it on Friday afternoon will I be able to sit next to people in church on sunday morning without them wanting to heave?   [End]
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Thanks for your response. Do you use anything directly in your ears for the itching? This is driving me crazy. I just started taking Primal Defense last week and its possible it’s pushing stuff out of me. I’m getting all kinds of familiar candida signals, i.e., the itchy ears, warped appetite for all the wrong foods and a little nausea after eating with no feeling of satisfaction, plus depression and just feeling ”frumpy”.   [End]
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I’ve posted something about this in one Forum or another, but recent developments prompt me to bring the subject up again. I’ve had chronic sinusitis forever, plus dry,itchy ear canals, and dry itchy eyes at times, other times I have the floaters, but I consistently have red at the outer corners of my eyes. Recently, I started washing my eyes with a colloidal silver/msm solution. This seems to be helping with the dry scratchy feeling and the redness. I’ve also been sniffing up a sea salt and distilled water mixture to flush out my sinuses on a daily basis. This has helped alot with th ...
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The only time I have not been able to hold the drink down was when I had the lemon and olive oil. I tried it several times just to ascertain whether it was my physical state or other circumstances causing that to happen because I don’t usually heave up stuff. The epsom salt drink doesn’t taste good, but I don’t have trouble drinking it or keeping it down. I just get a little bit of lemon juice and swish around my mouth after drinking it. I actually enjoy the olive oil with grapefruit. That is soooo much better than the lemon juice.   [End]
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Joan, I’m with you on the salt water flush! I just tried it this morning and I was heaving by the time I got it all down. I have been drinking 2 glasses of warm water first thing in the morning to get my bowels moving little or no results so thought I’d check this out. It was absolutely horrible. I don’t usually gag that easily. This one ranks right up there with the lemon juice/olive oil drink. I haven’t been able to keep that down either. (I do the grapefruit juice). I didn’t heave it all up though so within the hour I was definitely flushing!!! However, that seemed to be only fro ...
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Hi Beautiful! I get the same type of itching you are describing - I interpret that as an indication that I need to flush out - my ”dormant” candida is being fed! Anyway, for immediate relief, I use vinegar. Dilute with a little water as it can really sting if you use it straight. I keep a small spray bottle handy in my shower since I am so prone to the ”itchies” all over, not just my bum.:) Spray it on after your shower. Then plan on doing a colon cleanse as soon as possible. If it’s a bad case, I also follow up my enema with a probiotic retention enema to keep anything hovering aro ...
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Rahi, I had a doctor about 12 years ago who diagnosed me with candida. She put me on the candida diet and some other protocol which I don’t quite remember. But 35% table grade hydrogen peroxide was one of em. That stuff is sooo strong!! You really have to start by the drop and I don’t mean in an 8oz glass of water! You need a larger container. The die off from my candida was so intense - I can’t even compare anything else like it in my path to healing. Some days I couldn’t make it go past my lips. I would put my little drop in my big glass of water and stand there and look at it; b ...
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Hi Southern Belle! I finally ordered my zapper and am anxiously awaiting its arrival. One of the issues I’m dealing with is chronic sinus problems which I’ve come to the conclusion must be parasites - simply because nothing else has cleared the problem. Do you mean to tell me my eyes and sinuses could get more swollen and scratchy and stuffy before this is over??? Oh my Gawd!!!! I am happy to hear that I can place the zapper directly on my face, I had wondered about that.   [End]
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51 here - felt like 91 until I discovered liver flushes!!!   [End]
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I would say that the tens unit is different then the Zapper. Go to http://healingtools.tripod.com/. Click on ”My Background” There you can read the bio of Tom Harrelson, the inventor of the Tens unit. You could email him at tharrels@hotmail.com and ask him what the difference is between the two.   [End]
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Well, I have finally decided that I should order a Zapper! I believe that the sinus and ear issues I keep having are definitely parasites. Anyway, I have a question. In checking out the Zapper sites, I am curious. These little puppies look just like my T.E.N.S. unit which I bought and used so many years ago when I was having so many muscle spasms in my back! What is the difference? My TENS unit uses a 9v battery, I don’t know exactly what the output is, but it could certainly make me dance if I got it up high enough!!! Is anyone here familiar with T.E.N.S. units?   [End]
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I too want to say thanks PTree. You’re a wealth of information and I truly appreciate the support you’ve shown me and so many others on this forum.   [End]
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Thanks for your response. The 2:00 -4:00 am discussion is from chinese medicine sources. I can’t remember which ones, but I’ve run across this on several sites. I’m planning to do a liver flush next week, I’ve scheduled a few days off from work. I don’t know if it’s a combination of so many nights of poor quality sleep and all this cleansing but my energy levels have really nosedived and I’m feeling really ”funky” today - as though I’m coming down with something. Is this what you’re referring to? Hope it goes away soon - I’m really having a hard time keeping up with my holiday prepar ...
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Hey Alison that sounds very much like what I’m getting. Only difference is, I havent fasted, nor done the Master Cleanse. I’m just eating less because I’m actually feeling too full and if I do feel hungry, water usually curbs my appetite.   [End]
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When I was taking nystatin, any form of yeast or sugar or by-products (including the packaging) would send me bouncing of the walls and ceiling! If I did not completely wash the molds off my vegetables it was the same reaction. Anxiety and depression were my middle name!! It was harsh, to say the least. Many years and tears later I found a line of candida products by Vaxa that helped me to get the candida under control. I’ve gone through many different products and treatments so I can’t say for sure if that’s what eradicated the problem completely, but it certainly made a huge differenc ...
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That’s exactly why I brought it up. I’ve read that and I’ve done the liver flushes which caused the pain to move around a bit. Sometimes it settles in the upper shoulder area, other times it goes from the right to left between the shoulder blades which is why I think it’s probably ”The Big One” that keeps escaping my efforts!! Usually, I start waking up at 1:59 a.m. unless I’ve had something to provoke my liver, then I wake up about 12:30 or 1:00.   [End]
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PTree, I decided last night to do another enema because I was not feeling well. My energy was taking a nosedive and I felt as though I was going into a detox. So, I figured if as you say there is a connection with the colon and back pain, an enema might help there too. Well, the stool I flushed out was initially a small bit of very loose, light colored stuff, when I swished it around, it seemed to be a piece of phlegm with the loose stool attached. After that I flushed out some very dark pieces which seemed to be rather hard. But the color was kind of murky black. Is this plaque? Th ...
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Hi Summer, Sounds alot like what I had going about 15 years ago. Alot of stress plus I was also drinking alot (very bad marriage). It really put a drain on my system, then I suddenly started getting so constipated it even hurt to sit down. I was not educated about natural health practices until this started up. A doctor diagnosed me with candida. I now believe the stress just totally compromised my digestive system. One thing that really, really affected me badly was MSG. Talk about feeling like a space cadet! It made my brain fuzzy for days at a time, plus I felt like I had the ...
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When I was doing the liver flushes this pain seemed to shift around alot so I thought it might be either stones or parasites??? I’m just not sure. I haven’t felt any other changes in the pain while doing the colon cleanse. I just felt it was because I had taken it so late last night.   [End]
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I started out with one shake in the morning and one in the evening with alot of trepidation as I’ve had such sluggish bowels for years. I did do an enema after the second day because I couldn’t stand it anymore. But held steady after that. I did 3 doses over the week-end, but at work I tend to lose track so I’ve just today started taking capsules of psyllium and bentonite combination. Don’t know if I’m taking the equivalent dosage but oh well.   [End]
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Rog - I loved your poem!!! To me there is nothing more healing than humor in all that we do! You just made my day! Happy Holidays!   [End]
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I just sent this message in and it didn’t seem to go through so if there is a duplicate of this out there that’s why! I have been taking the psyllium and bentonite for a week now and was getting a bit frustrated. I felt like the Pillsbury doughboy with all that stuff building up inside of me. Then yesterday morning within one and a half hours of arising, I had THREE bowel movements! I was so happy. Like the little kids getting potty trained. They’re so proud of their poop. So was I. The stools were full, and long each time. There was no black ropy stuff, no mucous, possibly some sma ...
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Thanks, I’ll try that. By the way I searched on-line for that Colonic Rinse product and it’s by Unique Vitality Products. Was I ever surprised to find out that they are based right here in my own little city of Santa Fe, NM!! and in addition he is one of my husband’s internet service provider customers!!! Anyway, they don’t list what exactly the herbs are. I’m going to e-mail him to find out. I just remember how gentle this stuff was and how I could hear it working in my colon throughout the month-long process!   [End]
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Thanks for your reply. One other question. My sinuses are so very dry and congested since starting the bentonite and psyllium. Is this a normal reaction? I’m also having a hard time trying to figure out how I can take any other supplements while on the colon cleanse. I am so stuffed and feeling full after the drink plus all the water I need to be drinking. I’m especially concerned about this time of year when everyone around me starts coming down with the flu and colds. I do appreciate the information you share with everyone!   [End]
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Question(s)/comments for anyone who can give me some insight: I work a typical 8-5 job so taking the psyllium and bentonite in the middle of the day just doesn’t work for me. However, I do have a product in capsule form that has psyllium and bentonite as the main ingredients along with some herbs. I’m thinking I could take this as my midday dosage. What do you think? Also, I recall many years ago when I was having my ”candida” problems - primarily constipation, I found a product called Colonic Rinse. It was very gentle one month cleanse and broke down all kinds of stuff in my colon. ...
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I sympathize with you. I too had many years of constipation and was finally diagnosed with candida by an m.d. who practiced wholistic medicine. I wish I had had access to all this information in this forum back then; it could have saved me alot of misery and money. I agree that the colon cleansing is the first step; but I would also find some good digestive enzymes to take before or with your meals. I am often so lax in doing this but when I follow it through it not only helps with the constipation problems but with the gas and bloating. I believe I could have prevented many of the en ...
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