Salt Water Flush

[Truaymica]

I did a salt water flush the other night 1 whole quart warm water with 2 tablespoons sea salt! It didnt work. I didnt have any bowl movements. Did I do something wrong??

[Lorraine]

Oh dear. The salt water flush calls for two teaspoons of sea salt, not two tablespoons. That's way too much salt.

[walnutty]

You did it at night?

I have always read you are supposed to do it upon rising and before eating or drinking anything else.

I don't think it has to be 2 tsps. I have known people that have used different amounts.

[Truaymica]

OMG! Just teaspoons? The one I found on the internet said tablespoons!! Yeah it was at night, so upon rising? :-( All that struggling to drink it down for nothing!! :( Thanks so much!

[Traceyraw]

I did it too never worked for me but Epsom salt worked for me. It tastes good with O.J. or lemon water. SWF yucky. good luck happy flushing.

[walnutty]

It always works for me on an empty stomach and upon rising.

[walnutty]

It needs to "flush" the system (or your system) and it can't do that with a bunch of stuff/food in the way. Hope this helps!

[Truaymica]

So you have an elimination right away? Does it last all day? Sorry for so many questions but I really want to help my detox along. This is one way I thought would help since I need to order an enema bag from Amazon. lol

[ZombieDawn]

I did it once with 1 T of salt in water and the results were...... immediate. LOL, yep first thing in the morning on an empty stomach. I needed to be close to a bathroom for maybe a few hours.

[fastfreedom]

I typically noticed that I would eliminate about 50-70 minutes later. And if I chugged the drink down it would be all over within an one and a half hours or so from when I drank it. If I didn't chug it then I would still need to be near a toilet for a couple hours.

You may live in the boonies, but it's common for walgreens to have the enema bag kit. I've seen them in quite a few stores actually. But just so you know, I think they are a cheap kit and I've thrown away two because they began to leak. Another thing you can do is get surgical tubing from a medical supply store or wherever would sell it. Then drill a hole in the side near the bottom of a gallon jug and insert the tubing about an inch into the jug. Then get you one of those large paper clamps to use as a shutoff on the tubing.

[walnutty]

I just purchased this one from this ebay seller and it arrived super quick and at a great price too!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/160712368049?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

[climbing]

I do this every day while fasting. It's definitely two teaspoons. I made the same mistake the first time, although with more salt it should still work (you'll just gag and nearly die trying to get it down) to that's not the reason it failed you. It wont work if you have food in your intestines.

[Truaymica]

Oh my gosh! THanks so much guys!! I did it all wrong!! LOL

[Traceyraw]

I do this every day while fasting. It's definitely two teaspoons. I made the same mistake the first time, although with more salt it should still work (you'll just gag and nearly die trying to get it down) to that's not the reason it failed you. It wont work if you have food in your intestines.

Thanks for the info. I tried it on a juice fast with no success. Im guessing on the master cleanse or water fast would be the best choice for this type of cleansing.

[Shaeliya]

How would baking soda work for cleansing instead of salt?

[Aleesha Sattva]

not that i'm aware of.

your body doesn't like the salt water hence why it flushes it right out of you! personally i don't do any of these (SWF, enemas, colonics) - instead i allow my body to do it's own thing. works for me. ;)

[Truaymica]

Thanks Aleesha! Im all new to this and there is just so much info out there it can get confusing!

[Aleesha Sattva]

here's some reading for ya:

http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0201hyglibcat/020127shelton.III/020127.ch13.htm

[Truaymica]

Ok I am on it!! Reading it right now!!! :-)

[walnutty]

For those of you who do the salt water flush, what kind of salt do you usually use?

[Mony]

Just thought I would reply with my latest and first SWF experience... Unfortunately for me it has not worked! I woke up early this morning, made the mixture with 2tsp and one quart, and drank it all.. Had a few BMs but nothing more than normal, was still feeling constipated.. Thought the SWF would help me with this! But no, since then I have become EXTREMELY bloated - so uncomfortable and worried I have retained all of that salt! Ugh
Should have listened to my intuition and not do the SWF.. It has completely backfired and left me feeling worse than before - my opinion is that they work for some and not for others, unfortunately not for me!

[walnutty]

One quart of water is not enough water, first. Second, did you dissolve the salt fully in warm water before drinking it? Also, you need to drink it pretty quickly so it literally flushes the system.

[walnutty]

here's some reading for ya:

http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0201hyglibcat/020127shelton.III/020127.ch13.htm

Aleesha,

Do you know who "Kellogg" is in this article?

[SunshineMN]

Doesn't it need to be epsom salt? As a part of the liver/gallbladder cleanse it uses epsom salts to help clear your colon before and after you drink the oil/citrus juice. When I went to put it in my cart on Amazon it said it was used for "short term relief from constipation". I'm not sure sea salt will give the same result as they are two different things. Epsom salt is a chemical compound containing magnesium, sulfur and oxygen. While sea salt is mostly chloride and sodium with some (3%) magnesium and traces of other minerals.

[walnutty]

I currently use Real Salt and it works FANTASTIC!!!

[Mony]

One quart of water is not enough water, first. Second, did you dissolve the salt fully in warm water before drinking it? Also, you need to drink it pretty quickly so it literally flushes the system.

All the websites I read said 1 liter/quart with 2 teaspoons.. I did let the salt melt/mix in warm water and drunk it all warm in less than 2 minutes..

I waited two hours and then started drinking regular purified water in fear of being super dehydrated..
Waited another 4 hours and decided to have a green smoothie packed with potassium to help with all the sodium!

Funny thing is - 10 hours later now and I finally had a good 'flushing out' after consuming a fair bit of water and the green smoothie, I guess things sorted themselves out - eventually! Still a little bloated I'm guessing from the salt? Not sure.. But feeling much better than a few hours ago!