Salt Water Flush ?

[islesgirl]

Would someone please remind me how much sea salt to how much water for this flush? Also, I bought some Bentonite to remove plaque, parasites, kill yeast overgrowth etc. and it says to take it on an empty stomach. When would I take it. When I wake up before the SWF or an hour after or what? Or could I combine them. Anyone know about this? Thanks.:confused:

[Aleesha Sattva]

A SWF is just a simple cleanser that cleans it all out and It works well.

1 quart of room temp water + 1 palm full of Celtic sea salt - I like to use
the himilyan pink crystals, or Bolivian pink crystals, shake it all up and
the water asorbs the salt, if there is salt left in the bottom of your qt
glass (mason jar) you have too much in there- lessons learn't. AnyHoo The
next step is to drink it, yep you read it right drink it. I have a much
better time getting it down if it is room temp rather than cold. Some think
it is totally gross and cannot do it, but they think green smoothies are
gross too. LOL

Seriously sometimes I only get 1/2 of it down, I really
push for 3/4 of it and then sometimes I am able to get it all in. It will
start working 10-30 minutes after you drink it and depending how much is in
you can last up to 2 hours, sometimes more. When I am fasting I do this
every 3-4 days, when I am drinking the MC Lemonade I do it daily. Depends
on what I am fasting on.


that is what my girlfriend told me... she's a raw food coach

[islesgirl]

Thank you muchly! I am just finishing up a qt. of it. I rub my tongue with a cut lemon first - seems to dull the taste buds thus making it easier to drink this concoction. I also use a straw. And I used 2 teaspoons celtic sea salt. I hope that is okay. I was in doubt the other day as it was not working at all. We'll see what happens this morning.

[Bethanie]

....do you mean bathroom type of cleaning out?
How has it worked for you?
It sounds like something i could do.
B.

[islesgirl]

Hi Bethanie,
Yes, this is exactly what it does. Cleans you right out. I urge you to read Crystalzgoneraw's posts about this - she says it cleans far more than just our colon. And you can learn more by googling Master Cleanse by Stanley Burroughs. I'm doing it because I want to start RAW foods in March but being really clean inside first. This is my 5th day without coffee and the withdrawl headache is finally gone and I really am not craving it. Try it.

[Bethanie]

..to let me know more about it.
Do i have to fast the entire day to take it?
I will gladly start tomorrow.
I'm sooooo glad you posted this information:D thank you again.
I will also read that posts you mentioned to learn more about the process.
B.

[islesgirl]

I drink it in the morning when I wake up. Stir 2 level teaspoons sea salt into 1 quart lukewarm water. Rub your tongue with a piece of fresh cut lemon as it seems to deaden your tastebuds a bit. I also drink this salty drink with a straw. I drink it all at once and within a half hour I am running to the bathroom. Don't be afraid of it as it will be just like peeing through your bum. UGH! I'm sorry to be so gross, but this is what happens and it will continue many times over a period of 1-2 hours. Unless everyone is different. One person on the board said if you lie on your right side for about 30 minutes as soon as you drink it, it will go through you faster. I am going to try that tomorrow as I forgot to do it that way today. I know nothing about using this while eating normally. I only do this when I am on the Master Cleanse and drinking it all day. Does that help?

[Bethanie]

I was hoping that i could take it in the morning and then in the afternoon eat something light and still get some positive effects from it:)
I wonderful has anyone ever taken it like that.
B.

[beppa66]

Thank you muchly! I am just finishing up a qt. of it. I rub my tongue with a cut lemon first - seems to dull the taste buds thus making it easier to drink this concoction. I also use a straw. And I used 2 teaspoons celtic sea salt. I hope that is okay. I was in doubt the other day as it was not working at all. We'll see what happens this morning.

Islegirl, I think food grade epsom salt is what is called for, at least in the liver cleanse...not sea salt. Perhaps thats the issue. Although celtic may work...I don't know???

[islesgirl]

beppa, I will definitely check that out. It sure worked this morning though -the sea salt, I mean.

[islesgirl]

beppa,
I checked again and the recipe says "uniodized sea salt". That is what I used last time and it is sure working. Perhaps others will comment on this too.

[Eva]

Ick, just did this. I'm READY! :eek:

[islesgirl]

Ready, set, GO....then Eva!!!! Haahaahaa!

[Eva]

Still at the ready set! Any reason I shouldn't drink my usual green smoothie right now? I have some left over from yesterday...

Or would that prevent the flush from being useful.

I don't even know why I did it! I just felt like, "Why not?" haha

[Eva]

OK, weird. Now I'm feeling bloated and sluggish!!! That's so weird. 10 minutes ago, I was feeling energetic and not at all bloated.

I even decided to sit up with great posture, and I still feel that way!

[islesgirl]

Eva, all I know is that this flush is supposed to be used in conjunction with the Master Cleanse in which no food is eaten. So wouldn't that include any kind of smoothie? We are just supposed to be fasting - cleaning out our bodies with this solution. Maybe others will comment on this. I'd buy the book if I were you. "The Master Cleanse" by Stanley Burroughs. I haven't got mine anymore.

[Eva]

Man.... I just did it for the heck of it. I'm not on a fast!!! It just sounded like a good idea to do a flush. :) It actually didn't do much for me except make my stomach unhappily gargle. And the funny thing is... I've gone to the "bathroom" less than usual today since I did it. So strange!

[Bethanie]

My stomach just made noise that's all.
Oh, well no harm done.
B.

[DivaInTheRaw]

I experienced the Salt Water Flush as part of the Master Cleanse years ago and repeat it without doing the MC from time to time to "clean" my insides out! It works wonderfully, I don't understand why anyone would want to do an enema when this cleans the entire digestive track!

I was taught to mix in one teaspoon sea salt (preferably celtic/hemelayan) with 1 quart luke warm water. Someone mentioned Epson salt - can you take that orally? I've never heard of anyone doing that.

Try it! It's great!

Blessings!

[MiahTay]

I used the SWF during my juice fast. I think if your digestive system is loaded up with solid food it my not work the same.

Heather

[RawHeaven]

I've done both the MC and a Liver Flush.

You use uniodized sea salt for the MC and epsom salts for the liver cleanse.

The SWF flushes out the toxins and cleanses the colon during the master cleanse. It's a critical piece because you want to get the toxins out of your bloodstream or else you're going to feel crappy. And also because the lemonades contain no fiber, so you really need to clear the waste from your colon. The senna tea that you take at night dislodges the mucus pockets and other impacted waste along the colon walls and then the SWF flushes them out in the morning. The formula that I got from the Burroughs' book calls for 32 ozs of water shaken with 2 teaspoons of uniodized sea salt. This mixture exactly mirrors the composition of blood which is why the water doesn't filter through your kidneys. If it's not working at first, it could be that you're dehydrated or else have a lot of toxic build up and waste in your colon. If you're doing the MC, have patience as it will take a couple of days to work sometimes.

I've also used the SWF occassionally when I'm not fasting to give my entire digestive tract a good cleanse. It's better than any laxative and definately came in handy when I was overdoing it with flax crackers and other dehydrated foods. However, it's not a good idea to depend on this method to clear your colon as you do flush out the healthy flora or good bacteria when you do this. This is the reason that you need to take probiotics or digestive enzymes after a master cleanse. To restore the healthy enzymes to your intestines.

The Liver Cleanse calls for using epsom salts in order to really open the bile ducts so that when gallstones pass through it will not cause discomfort as you do the flush.

[nfracer]

OK, I gotta jump in on this. Me, who has never been able to fast more than 2 1/2 days is on Day 5 of the Master Cleanse. I am doing fine and the SWF definately works like a charm....I have a question for someone who has completed mc. TMI so if squeamish fell free to not read....After the SWF today I barely made it to the bathroom (UPSTAIRS I MIGHT ADD) and let's just say there was a lot of mucous-I feel this must be normal at some point so I am just wondering about it + I have been crampy all day + how is it that 5 days with no solid food can produce "solids" still... ewwwww-I warned you! What will tomorrow bring...I am going to track the remainder of my "adventure" in my blog!

[amyambro1]

nfracer, I guess you only produce solids the first day or two, whatever is remainiing in your colon. It's liquid from there on out. If you do the SWF and still feel bad and crampy, or nauseated, it means drink more salt water. Any time I feel nauseated or bad during the MC, I do a SWF and it clears me right up. BY THE WAY~! Congrats on Day 5!!!

[Stina]

I'd like to try this but I'm concerned about emergency runs to the bathroom. Is it something I shouldn't do on days I'm working and fasting? If I get up early enough before work to do this, how long should I give it?

thanks very much for the info. Sounds like a good tool for fasters.

[Callybop]

I just wondered... if the sea salt I have bought is iodized, it should say so on the packet right? :confused:

[River Mom]

Islegirl, I think food grade epsom salt is what is called for, at least in the liver cleanse...not sea salt. Perhaps thats the issue. Although celtic may work...I don't know???

B66
I trust you, my fellow husker, and I want to try this with the Epsom salt, but what I was reading said you had to do this under Dr. instructions. Well I don't have that, but I drink it then lay on my left side then I'm suposta...?
Really poop or what?
sorry to be so uneducated about this kind of stuff, I'm trying to learn and just have to ask questions when I don't know.

I want to clean my guts out and my sweet husbands too.
Thanks for spellen' it out for us.
River Mom

[Hygeia]

I know this is an older post but just saw it. If your still reading RiverGirl, you are suppose to lie on your right side not your left side. Your bladder is like a teapot and when you like on your right side, that is when it flushes through your system. At least that's what I read in my previous attempts of the SWF.

I sooooooooooo wish I was able to complete a MC. I have tried several times and can never make it past day 2. Maybe I'm just not commited enough? I don't know. And the SWF EWWWWE, I just can't do that! I try and gag and it doesn't work properly.

Well I'm off to do more research because I really really really want to complete a successful MC.

[yogashmoga]

i know this is an old thread, but i want to add some cool info. i am really into testing my pH after meals to see which combinations of foods keep me the most alkaline. on mornings when i SWF, i immediately skyrocket to the most alkaline value my strips test (8.0.) i expected these results, but i've noticed that on these SWF days my pH pretty much remains that high throughout the entire day...even when incorporating sugary fruits! fruits typically make me test acidic. i like this very much :).

[Foodster]

I just started the MC for the first time three days ago and have been diligently doing a salt water flush every morning... Except I can't get it to work at all. I stir two teaspoons of uniodized sea salt in warm water, gulp it down, and that's it. Nothing at all after that, no "elimination." Anyone have an idea as to what I may be doing wrong?

And yes I am drinking senna tea at bedtime...

[Raine]

I just started the MC for the first time three days ago and have been diligently doing a salt water flush every morning... Except I can't get it to work at all. I stir two teaspoons of uniodized sea salt in warm water, gulp it down, and that's it. Nothing at all after that, no "elimination." Anyone have an idea as to what I may be doing wrong?

And yes I am drinking senna tea at bedtime...

For what it's worth, I've never gotten a SWF to work either. The only thing I achieve is feeling like I got sucked up into an ocean undertow and swallowed too much sea water.

Much like everything else, I think somethings work for some people and not so much for others.

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[iamacranberry]

I've gotten it to work. But I am not convinced that it is healthy to consume such large amounts of sodium all at once.

[LisaLisaSM]

if it doesn't work then you need to add more salt. i can only get it to work with 3 teaspoons of salt. try it.

[RawHeaven]

if it doesn't work then you need to add more salt. i can only get it to work with 3 teaspoons of salt. try it.

I've heard this 2-3 teaspoons. 2 teaspoons of celtic sea salt in 32oz of water is the only thing that works for me when I use the SWF. I drink it rather quickly, immediately lay down on my right side or get in a warm tub to expediate the process. If I miscalculate and use more salt than necessary, the saltwater conconction just gets absorbed into my system and doesn't flush anything. Per Stanley Burroughs' literature the measurement of 2 tsp sea salt in 32oz of water exactly mirrors the consistency of blood, which is why it moves through the colon and the water isn't filtered through the kidneys. Just something to keep in mind.


I've gotten it to work. But I am not convinced that it is healthy to consume such large amounts of sodium all at once.

You're correct. It is not a good idea to rely on the SWF regularly (when not doing the master cleanse) because it flushes out the good bacteria and digestive enzymes along with it. I only use it in severe cases of being backed up which rarely happens anymore. Or if I'm water fasting, I will use it on the 8th or 9th day to cleanse the mucus. Usually my body's self-healing mechanism kicks in and I will move my bowels when I begin eating again. It feels wonderful though to flush the system when you're experiencing temporary gas, constipation or digestive upset. However, another note to echo your concern iamcranberry - you will feel super uncomfortable when eliminating if you've been gorging on a lot of food previously and I wouldn't recommend using it in those cases.

[RawHeaven]

For what it's worth, I've never gotten a SWF to work either. The only thing I achieve is feeling like I got sucked up into an ocean undertow and swallowed too much sea water.

Much like everything else, I think somethings work for some people and not so much for others.

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The primary reason it doesn't work is usually because there is too much
"stuff" in the colon for it to work. During the master cleanse, a good number of people experience issues with it "not working" in the beginning stages of their cleanse for this reason. Usually after day 3 or 4 or as they cleanse deeper, there is less to flush and so it works very effectively and easily thereafter. The other reason could simply be to validate your statement, it may just not work for everyone because of how their body processes sodium perhaps. Could be a stage of healing. Just a thought - not based on scientific fact - just my experience doing a number of MC's.

[Vaclare79]

So, you HAVE to use a tea or swf with the mc so you can get the junk out more effectively? You can't get by without using the swf or tea and just doing the mc ?

[raw2live]

Can You Do A SWF if you have high blood pressure?

[nfracer]

Does anyone do the SWF on a regular basis WITHOUT doing MC? on an empty stomach? first thing in the a.m.? It's been awhile and I want to do this again.....but not doing MC right now!

[streetsurfer]

Yes, done it many times (not on a regular basis) to relieve constipation, without doing a cleanse. You can do it on an empty stomach, and first thing in the morning before eating or drinking anything else is how I've heard it recommended, although I've also done it at various times in the day. I am not a large person and 2 teaspoons won't usually do it for me. I use about double that.

This is an old remedy I had learned from my grandmother many years ago. It is not particular to any certain cleanse. Just a method to get your bowels moving.

[sketchfreevegan]

I just did the flush this morning, like Eva I was like what the heck, I'll just do it. I wasn't on the master cleanse or anything, I am on a raw food transition, raw until dinner (I had vegetarian chili last night). I also consume raw dairy.
So I tried it this morning, ya it worked really great, it just feels like diahrrea. Great for people who are intimidated by enemas :) I even managed to get the whole quart down.

[sketchfreevegan]

I have a question though, how frequent can you do the SWF? Daily for a few days? once a week? I guess it depends on diet, my diet consists of green smoothie, veggie juice, salads, until dinner, then I have a light cooked meal (usually quinoa, sweet potato etc). ANy insight?

[fastfreedom]

IMO they should be done in the morning during the first 3-5 days of a fast. And any other morning when you feel you need one during a fast. But not done consistently while eating solids.

I think that doing em everyday may flush all your friendly GI tract bacteria's away. And you want those friendlies in there while you're eating solid foods.

But IMO if you're fasting I think it's okay to do in the mornings for a little while to clear the GI tract and get your body into fasting mode sooner.

[MyRedPanda]

I've gotten it to work. But I am not convinced that it is healthy to consume such large amounts of sodium all at once.

It is not healthy. I have done the salt water flush during part of the master cleanse and it caused me to have some internal bleeding. Not a good idea!

[mysticshore]

I'd be very carefull before doing it. One detox book I read said it was toxic to your system. Sailor stranded out to sea will die quickly drinking salt water. I expect that is alot stronger but still is it good to be drinking something that is toxic to the body?