I have read the sticky about detox so I know that it's normal and will pass, but are there any tricks to making it easier. I feel very awful. It's only day 2? Is it possible that it's actually the flu and not detox? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Thread: Detox...am I dying?
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02-29-2012 01:40 PM #1
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Detox...am I dying?
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02-29-2012 01:59 PM #2
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LOL, well, my detox happened all in one night if that makes it any better. It was a horrible night, but just one night.
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02-29-2012 02:01 PM #3
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I will keep my fingers crossed. Thanks :)
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gradually easing into raw can slow detox. Cold turkey right away usually makes detox stronger/harsher. Just keep telling yourself that it will pass. You already know that it will. It CAN feel like the flu, Oh yes it can. You're body is trying to get rid of all that stuff so it's gotta leave somehow in some way. Leaving your body feeling weak and sick in the meantime.
The end results will be worthwhile.
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and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind:
and God saw that it was good."The most sublime truth of all has never been stated or written or sung,
not because it is far away and can’t be reached but because it is so intimately close,
closer than anything that can be spoken." - Gangaji
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02-29-2012 03:42 PM #5
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Oh my yes, it can feel like the flu. A few things you can do to help is to drink lots of water, enema or colonic, hot/cold showers (alternating the two every few minutes), and MUCH rest/sleep. It WILL pass, and afterwards you'll feel like a million bucks ;).
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02-29-2012 07:38 PM #6
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I am going on 4 months and wierd stuff still happens.
Anyone have grain sand type of stuff come out of the eyes??????????
Every time I go raw I get that.
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02-29-2012 07:42 PM #7
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It could be also the flu. If you have a fever, for sure if not, then only detox. To smooth the symptom, you could do steam vegetables at night. Do also green smoothie, they help to reduce the symptoms. It will get better, hang in there.
This is for the best, hope you feel more comfortable soon.Blessings and love
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I didn't notice any detox symptoms. But I DID have a chest infection when I started so I may have just dismissed detox symtoms as related.
I'm quite slim (despite gaining a few extra pounds over christmas), young and ate pretty well before (mostly vegan, a lot of raw veg). So I suppose my detox period was probably brief.Wistful and pale at twenty and four. Delivering daisies.
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03-01-2012 12:03 AM #9
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dying or maybe driving through the valley breathing in smog
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03-02-2012 09:10 AM #10
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Yesterday went well until I had low blood sugar (60) in the evening. Maybe I need to only use my basal insulin now. :) I had vomiting in the middle of the night. I did have a horrible diet for most of my life. If I can reverse my diabetes, the detox will be well worth it.
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03-02-2012 09:23 AM #11
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Did you drink a lot of diet soda?
When i quit diet soda the withdraw was bad.
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03-02-2012 03:49 PM #12
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Former Diet Soda Junkie
Yes, I drank around 3 diet drinks a day. I am still suffering from the headache, but today is looking up. A couple of low readings, but then I just eat a piece of fruit. I can tell that I am detoxing, so the light at the end of the tunnel is keeping me going. I slept 10 hours last night.
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Maybe I was just late on detoxing.
It's day 11 for me (though the first few days weren't 100% they were just easing into it so it's only day 7 of 100%)
At first I had loads of energy but last night for some reason I slept for 15 hours! Completely out for the lot of it, woke up very late afternoon wondering what on earth was going on.
I've felt kinda achy and lousy all day and sleepy. I have less enthusiasm and my mood's dropped.
Maybe it's just due to oversleeping. I should have set an alarm.Wistful and pale at twenty and four. Delivering daisies.
You can call me Pansy. ♥
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03-03-2012 05:02 AM #14
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I found that it was an on and off process; but when it was on it was amazing. The off periods were a bit of a struggle but got less and less over time.
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I've had detox start up in the second week of a fast..... it sounds to me like this might be what's happening -- achey and sleepy and feeling blue are all symptoms I get, too (better than a headache, though!)
Originally Posted by PansyLo
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