poop

[papergirl]

I have been reading about the master cleanse and would like to try it. However, the constant pooping worries me...I deliver the newspaper and am driving in my car for about 3-4 hours a night. Is there a way I can structure this program so that I am not having to go to the bathroom (there aren't any) during this time?

[Guest]

I have been reading about the master cleanse and would like to try it. However, the constant pooping worries me...I deliver the newspaper and am driving in my car for about 3-4 hours a night. Is there a way I can structure this program so that I am not having to go to the bathroom (there aren't any) during this time?

I don't know that there's any particular way to "structure" the cleanse. It really depends on how your body reacts. It's really not "constant pooping" so much as constant peeing - well, least for me but that's what citrus does to me. Most of your eliminations poop-wise should occur during your early morning hours between the laxative tea at night and SWF in the AM (or laxative tea again if you can't do the SWF). Once you're through with the "whoosh" of the SWF, you should be okay during the rest of the day poop-wise. Peeing is another story and I guess that would depend on how much lemonade you drink and how fast your body processes it. You should be okay by the time you have to drive around at night. That's how it generally worked for me.

Hope this is of some help.

Anne

[Wellheregoes]

I was worried about that too. I'm on day two and after about 1 1/2 hours after the SWF I was done pooping. I don't want to have those while in a car!! After that I haven't been back except to pee.

[patriotgirl]

Yup, I agree with both of these replies.
All of your pooping (I call it peebottoms) should in fact be finished by 11 a.m or so. That is if you drink Swf around 8 or 9. By the time I make mine that when it is.'
Actually I have for a week one time when I visited a friend in W.V. I took the tea everynight at 9pm sharp and the swf before 6:30am and all of that peebottoms stuff was done with by 8 am or so.

Hope this helps!
~Patriotgirl~

[patriotgirl]

Oh, and I forgot to say that, "yeah, by the time evening rolls around (at least for me) there is absolutely NO , nada, nothing coming out that end. Only alot of t'ting (that's urinating)
I have done this cleanse 6 times.

~Patriotgirl~

[papergirl]

Thanks, you guys are great! I appreciate your time.

[saltsick]

So I'll be blunt...
I'm on day 3 and NO elimination yet. I havn't been doing the SWF - can't keep it down. I have however been doing senna tea morning and night. this morning i had two teas. I have been doing 6 lemonades a day, drinking lots of water. what am i doing wrong??? is this normal? i don't want all of that to be stagnant in my system.

[sweetcornprincess]

Did you have any problems before the cleanse? It sounds like things just can't get moving. I bet that once they do, you'll be okay.

Is there anything about your body that would cause you to anticipate a problem getting started? Heavy meat eater? Pharmaceuticals?

What kind of tea are you using? My first action would be to try a different tea...and drink more water.

Good luck.

[saltsick]

thanks for the reply - no i have never had problems before... not a heavy meat eater at all. i rarely ever eat meat. i have been drinking SO much water! i have been doing senna tea morning and night. maybe i'll try the saltwater flush tomorrow morning. yuk :( oh well its not a big deal

[Shine]

Hi there,
I just finished my first 10-day cleanse yesterday and am now on Day 1, post-cleanse, drinking oj today.

I didn't have any problems with the swf during my cleanse. For me, the trick was in heating up the water ahead of time, in a little saucepan, so it was relatively hot and salty. Then I just pretended it was like a salty soup, when I drank it. heheh.

Hey, whatever works, right? I know some people on this board like to drink it cold, but there's no way I'd be able to get it down that way.

Anyway, that's my little tip for the swf. Good luck to you!

[ula]

It also helps me a LOT to heat up the water for the SWF. It makes such a huge difference, and it's the only way I can get it to go down.

[sandywashere]

Can you give me an update on the "poo poo" problem?

Did it correct itself? More water work?

I have a VERY good friend who has watched me do this at least 5 times over the last few years and the wonderful results and energy, etc. and I've FINALLY got him on it . . . sigh . . . and he can't go poo and I'm worried.

I KNOW he's probably not drinking TONS of water, but he is drinking water and the drink and he's going poo, but not going like he should - and he's in DEEP detox right now (2nd day).

I am on the board searching for extra ways to make a person use the bathroom (which is sooo hard for me to believe that anyone could have this problem!!!) But I'm on it too for moral support and I want him to stay on, but he's in TERRIBLE PAIN right now, SEVERE headaches and is NOT going poo - - - so . . . ??? drink more tea? MORE SALT? More than a TABLESPOON?

He's doing tea at night and TABLESPOON of saltwater in the morning . . . help! I want to support him and keep him on it, but if he can't handle the pain, he can't live in this torture. I'm so afraid there will be no relief by tomorrow - day three. ANY SUGGESTIONS??

Thanks!

[chixor]

I have problems keeping the SWF down sometimes too, but I have found it much more beneficial than the tea in the morning.

I try a mixture of different things to try and keep it down.

The first as many have suggested is to have the swf with warm/hot water.

Another is to drink it down through a straw

third is to do the salt as a shot, just enough water to make it drinkable, down it and then follow it with the 4 cups of warm water.

The one thing I do when drinking such a large volume of liquid is to count when drinking it.

With the SWF I find it hard to get it all down in one or two sittings, so I continually made deals with myself, the first time I drink for example I will drink 20 gulps, take a breather, then try again to make 20, if I cant make 20 I have to at least make 18 gulps.
I do this 4-5 times until its all gone.

I also find the short breathers in between gulps helps keep it settled so im not throwing it back up.


Now these are not fool proof, i do have odd days when I still throw up some of the SWF, but I keep on trucking.

[Guest]

I am on day 3 of MC 3 an dthis has happened before, but I do the SWF this morning feeling very weak, went back to bed and have not had any elimination at all yet today. I am sure this is normal and I know I will feel better after I do go... should i drink more SWF to try to bring it on? I am REALLY low energy and find myself just wanting to sit around on teh couch all day and watch the food network (torture I know but I love to cook and it makes me excited for my meals after the cleanse is done)

Any suggestions on how to bring on the poopage!?

[Res]

MSamm: the people that are having a problem eliminating usually up the salt a bit in the swf. That seems to work really well. You might want to check out the "Salt Water Flush" thread.

During the first 3 days, I go through the "really weak" phase as well. Just listen to your body and rest as much as possible. The first 3 days are the hardest but you can do it. :)

~Res

[MSamm]

Thanks I will try that!

[MSamm]

Update! Wow this morning was "Elimination Morning!"... and wow do I feel better! My legs were hurting all morning while this was going on... just a throbbing ache all the way along my legs and lower back... but that has since subsided. I am hoping the pain in my legs etc will not return every morning, it was quite uncomfortable... but the after effects are great. I feel somewhat..."cleansed".

[EllenG]

I was very excited to start the cleanse - I've been plagued by skin rashes and low grade infimations.

I've just finished the 6th day and as to poop - I'm at the other end of the spectrum. I have none following the diet! I drink the 12 glasses of lemonade - the tea now twice a day and the salt water drink every morning. And yes I'm urinating a lot. I read that I should expect 3 poops after the salt drink. I had only one in the morniing after an enema after 2 days of nothing. That enema produced hard marble size balls (sorry for being rather graffic). I have a history of constipation and no amount of teas or poop softeners helped until I found a bran cereal with psillium in it. That plus a normal diet with fruits and vegetables and grains adds the extra fiber for substantial poops ...

Given that things aren't going as the literature and all of your experiences I'm about ready to quit.

eg

[MSamm]

You might be building up to major poopage actually... sorry for the silliness but it's just funny to talk about this.

I am on day 7, and despite all the worries about day 7 being a craving day or whatever, I am not craving food. But I actualy had a solid movement this morning! Where did this come from???

I have to admit I could not handle the tea last night so I skipped it... after Yoga I was driving home and had a little ... leakage (Ok I am now grossing myself out sorry!) so I felt I needed the break in the flushing of my bowels. I can't be having that happen at work!

But the solid poo this morning has me wondering what is going on.

Also after 7 days, when should I start to see my skin clearing up? My chin is still breaking out (I have had problem acne my entire life)

Thanks!

[Res]

msamm:

The colon walls have caked on uh, poo. Especially if eating habits are rather unhealthy. So, it takes a while to move it all out.

The Tea actually softens and loosens it all up. The SWF moves it all out. It isn't strange to have "solid" type stuff making it's way to the ocean. We spend years eating poorly so it could take a while to get "clean as a whistle". ;)

I broke out on my face on one of my cleanses on Day 18...so again it all depends. Don't stop though! The acne is also detox.

Keep going!! :)

Love,
~Res

[ricecakes]

Hi All,

I'm new to the Message Board on Day 3 of my first M.C.

I'm wondering about poo because I haven't had a solid b.m. since the morning of day 1. I had drank my laxative tea the night before and every night subsequent along with the s.w.f. in the morning.

It makes sense to me that my b.m.'s are liquid since that's all I'm consuming, but could it be diarrhea and I'm not recognizing that? My boyfriend thinks so and wants me to give the tea/s.w.f. a rest but I don't want to because I want to get the maximum benefits from the cleanse. I am drinking water too

Also, I am wondering if my b.m.'s shouldn't be more solid when stored toxins start to come out?

Thanks! Ricecakes

[ClaudiaP]

I am wondering the same thing. Nothing solid has come out of me since day 2. I am on day 4. Please help. Do I keep up with the tea? Also I cannot do the saltwater. It makes me throw up so I am strictly using the tea.

[twinkletoes2]

claudia, from what i understand liquid bowel movements are the norm on the cleanse... as someone said here before (i think it was Res :)) - what goes in must come out... since only liquid is going in, liquid will come back out.... im on day 9 of my cleanse, and today was the first day when i had anything resembling a solid BM.... day 2 through day 8 had all been lemonade-like!

hang in there and good luck!

[lbnatalie]

MSAMM:

I had the same pain too! It was horrible! It made my legs hurt and I quicky did the flush and it hasn't hurt that much afterwards...If you're still reading this thread, did it continue? Anyone else?? I was fine on day 1 but Im on day 2 now...

thanks!

[lbnatalie]

I am on day 2. I eliminated a lot yesterday in the morning after the flush and was going to opt for the tea this morning cause the saltwater made me sick for an hour afterwards, yesterday. But I had stomach pains shortly after and went to the bathroom and the poop was kind of like watery paste and there was this film, like oil?? And so I decided to do the flush to make sure it all comes out and I don't feel that pain again and now my (buttwater) was been florescent! Like vitamin-pee florescent! Does anyone know what that is? Or what's going on? I know my body is getting rid of something so that's great but I just want to know if anyone knows what it is! Eww.

Thanks!!

[diannerini1]

Hi i am on my 17th day and i have been doing the mc for 3 years now 2- 4 times each year. i am on my second one this year. i just read that someone was putting in 1 tablespoon of salt ( being their first time)and it should only be 2 level teaspoons to start out with and then if you need to add more t you can. it is also (per Stanley Burroughs instructions) 10 oz of water not 8oz - per each serving of lemon, cayenne pepper. i find that really helps in eliminating. When you have cramps, if you do, i find if you message your stomachand intestine area helps it along. I am eliminating first thing in the morning a couple times before and during i drink the swf and then again a few more times after i drink it. I wish you all good detoxing and healthy life.
dianne

[jojobrew]

i am on day 6 and i only eliminate in the morning when i do the SWF and it's mostly mucous and water,
should i not be going more??? i had the most horrific back pain day 2-4 and i belive it was an injury trying to heal so i was happy about that, but...i HAD to take ibprophen...:o

[sgman316]

This is one of the reasons I am doing the cleanse. I have been haveing trouble going to the restroom the past few months. And lately it's gotten worse. Even when I do the SWF I don't end up with a movement within the 30-90 minutes afterwards. I have been a heavy meat/milk eater and this may be the reason. I hope I don't have any trouble on the detox portion. I'd hate to have that stuff getting reabsorbed into my system.

[makhay]

since i cant find the answer to this anywhere, and i have searched the board... my eliminations smell like like maple syrup. I dont get it... am i putting too much maple syrup, i am following the directions, though at time i sometimes make 2 lemonades at once to drink. My friend made a comment when he entered the bathroom after me, he said, it smeels like aunt jemaimah just took a **** in here.... please tell me if this is normal.

[skippy]

You really need to keep trying the SWF. I remember the first few times I used it it was tough, but you will get used to it. You really need to flush or all of those toxins that you are releasing are just swimming around in your body. I am surprised that you are not feeling ill.

Do the SWF on an empty stomach. That is all that I could suggest. Also make sure that you are using the right kind of salt (UN iodized).

Good luck...

[Nix]

Everything I have read says if you can do the SWF, you should. If not, you should drink senna tea (Smooth Move tastes best) at night and in the morning. I've skipped the SWF once I returned to work because I have a 45 minute train ride and I can't take the risk. I drink the tea as soon as I get to work and I'm fine. On Saturday and Sunday, I plan to do the SWF again.

[DarcyM]

What is the problem with doing an enema while on the master cleanse? i am not having a problem with elimination but use eneams for other detoxes so just wondering why not on the MC.

[tami1013]

I believe the SWF if also called a top down enema. It completely flushes the colon, so the enema is not needed.

[Jeanie]

I have the same question as the original post. I have done the cleanse three times now and i have never had a solid BM. I drink the SW, drink the tea, 6-8 glasses of lemonade a day, lots of water and NOTHING. I do not cheat and i do everything exactly as i should. I have always been very regular, very rarely eat meat and not a lot of dairy. No prescription drugs or drugs period. I live a very clean lifestyle. What could be the problem??

[desertdweller]

Can you give me an update on the "poo poo" problem?

Did it correct itself? More water work?

I have a VERY good friend who has watched me do this at least 5 times over the last few years and the wonderful results and energy, etc. and I've FINALLY got him on it . . . sigh . . . and he can't go poo and I'm worried.

I KNOW he's probably not drinking TONS of water, but he is drinking water and the drink and he's going poo, but not going like he should - and he's in DEEP detox right now (2nd day).

I am on the board searching for extra ways to make a person use the bathroom (which is sooo hard for me to believe that anyone could have this problem!!!) But I'm on it too for moral support and I want him to stay on, but he's in TERRIBLE PAIN right now, SEVERE headaches and is NOT going poo - - - so . . . ??? drink more tea? MORE SALT? More than a TABLESPOON?

He's doing tea at night and TABLESPOON of saltwater in the morning . . . help! I want to support him and keep him on it, but if he can't handle the pain, he can't live in this torture. I'm so afraid there will be no relief by tomorrow - day three. ANY SUGGESTIONS??

Thanks!

have him drink a glass of MC right after the SWF... it helps get things moving

[trudi]

It's day #8 for me but I had to reread both stanley borroughs book and peter glickmans and I'm still confused about the amount of water to use. Is it 8oz or 10oz. Peter mentions both in two separate places in his book and stanley borroughs indicates 80z of spring water or 10 oz of sugar can water.
I've started with 10oz and then changed to 8oz. Now that I'm nearing the end of the cleanse, its getting harder and harder to drink the lemonade at all.

[KingsbrookeQueen]

I have mastered the salt water bath by doing mine this way:

I use a 32 oz. plastic drink jug that has a "sippy hole" in the top.

Fill the jug with filtered water, leaving about 6 oz. to be filled with boiled water (to heat it up.)
It is then the temperature of what a soup might be.

I count 8 swallows and then busy myself in the kitchen with something for about 20 - 30
seconds and then take another 8 swallows. This system gets it down in the l0 minute range
as suggested in the book, and it is still warm.


The trick for me is to busy myself in some way.

Good luck.

[peachie]

I do similar things as mentioned above. I give myself a time limit 5-10 min, & try to do better each day. But just getting it down somedays (esp. towards the end of the cleanse) is an accomplishment in itself. I drink it, but can't say I like it. I just know it's going to benefit me, & that is helps .

As to Jeanie, with the clean lifestyle already, maybe you just don't have much toxins for your body to get rid of??? I haven't had the massive losses & wierd things coming out either, & I've been doing MC for about 2 years now (several a year). I would guess that means we are pretty clean already, or maybe just really uptight people who don't want to let go of our "stuff". :rolleyes:

[dnmaloney]

I have had the same problems as you SaltSick. I am also on my third day and haven't really needed to "go". I did once when I drink 1/2 of my SWF. If you are having a problem keeping it down. Divide it in 1/2. Make one 16 oz glass with 1 tsp of sea salt and then another one. Drinking two glasses does not seem as difficult as drinking one big one!

[melody10]

I am on Day 2 of MC. This is my third time. MC1/7 and MC2/16 and I intend to go 10 days this time. I have previously drunk the tea pm and am as didnt think I could handle the SWF. After reading all great comments about benefits of SWF will give it a go this time. Can keep salt drink down but no real effects yet. I have had a BM both yesterday and today but attribute it to the laxative tea as still solid. Upped my salt to 2 1/2 tspns today and did 2 tspns yesterday. I do normally eat meat and dairy. My motto is everyhting in moderation. Could this be why the watery eliminations havent started yet? I am just worried about all that salt water going into my system and not coming out. Should I just keep going and hope that it starts working soon?

[babsofyours]

I'm worried about after the cleanse. I hear that when breaking the fast you don't really have eliminations. Has anyone here had this problem?

[mojojojoanna]

So this is my second master cleanse and I've noticed that it takes a while for bowel movements to get moving. At least in my case it took a few days for the saltwater to produce any eliminations. And even after they started it would take as many as 5 or 6 hours to move through me. It certainly didn't cause any problems. I still detoxed A LOT. But now, (on day 3) of my second master cleanse I look forward to eliminating even more of the waste build up inside me :)
Keep at it all of you! IT'S WORTH THE RESULTS :)

[mallis]

i have a really bad problem and i havent found any solutions anywhere in the net...
im on day 6 of the master cleanse and havent pooped once since i started.. not once!
the laxative tea doesnt work on me and neither does the saltwater bath, tough i realized today im using iodized seasalt so i dunno if thats my problem .. ?? i dont know if i should quit the cleanse.... is there something i can do to make it come down? :confused:
PLEASE HELP!

[cayennecutie]

I heard that using non-iodized does help.

LOL last time I did this, I only put in 1 teaspoon of salt for the first day or so and NOTHING happened! However, I spent all day feeling yucky and getting rid of a little salt water every hour or so. Talk about pain in the butt lol! Actually, it wasn't painful, just annoying. And no big rush to get to the bathroom, it just "happened" while I was already in there.

I've never had to rush to the bathroom, other than after the SWF.

[Chirinium]

I'm on day 6 and after 5 days of regular morning poop (one session in the early morning from the tea and another session after the SWF) the poop has been very liquidy. The color is very yellow too (is it the lemonade??)
Since yesterday though and more so today, the poop is not so liquid anymore and I actually feel like something wants to come out but can't just yet. It's very strange... is anyone experiencing that?
I find it strange because after 5 days of no solid food, what could be so difficult to let out? Or is it them toxins we are all waiting for to leave?
Feedback would be highly appreciated. Thanks :)
I love this cleanse, I feel great on it.

[Res]

Chirinium: You're fine and this is normal. You can read all about it in the 2009 What day are you on...thread. You'll have a combo of solid and liquid. We call the liquid, "butt pee". :o

[alexkarma]

This is my FIFTH DAY on the cleanse. I've only pooped once. It was on my second day. I've been drinking the senna tea twice a day -morning and night- and doing the salt water at night as well. I have had chronic constipation for a long while before doing this.. the only thing that makes me go to the bathroom is caffeine. I was hoping that the master cleanse would be beneficial to me in this area, but apparently not. I don't know what to do :/ Should I quit now? It mustn't be good to have all these toxins running around loose in my body with no where to go :(

[Res]

Alex: Don't quit. I know of someone else who didn't poop until Day 6. Try using 2 tea bags at a time if the senna doesn't cause any cramping. You may want to consider giving the swf a whirl. :)

[lemonyfresh]

I am on day 18 and I am wondering....do you ever poop clear? I mean, has anyone cleansed for long enough to REALLY be cleaned out? I am still getting out bits of solids, which encourages me to keep going, but would it ever stop? Thanks to whomever knows the answer to my gross query :D
Lemonyfresh

[Res]

Well, I know someone who cleansed for 53 days, got down to 124 lbs and STILL had junk coming out. I don't think you'd ever poop clear, due to the lemonade mixture which is actually food. But I'll tell ya some butt pee has been pretty darned liquidy and close! :o

[RaeVynn]

I don't think you will ever "poop clear", since the colon is the avenue that your body uses to get rid of dead cells and toxins!
Even when you are completely squeeky clean, no toxins at all, you still have metabolic processes that will be dumping dead, expired cells into the system on a daily basis! It's important to always do skin brushing (or rebounding) to keep the lymphatic system moving along, and to drink enough water so that all that waste can leave.

[FruitLoop]

I don't think you will ever "poop clear", since the colon is the avenue that your body uses to get rid of dead cells and toxins!
Even when you are completely squeeky clean, no toxins at all, you still have metabolic processes that will be dumping dead, expired cells into the system on a daily basis! It's important to always do skin brushing (or rebounding) to keep the lymphatic system moving along, and to drink enough water so that all that waste can leave.

:D Hello Raevynn it's like you read my mind! I was just looking at this thread to see what to expect in "that" area and you've answered the question in my head beautifully 8) Thank you!

Very informative.

[tami1013]

I can handle the butt pee, but what about the mucous? Does this go away? Do I need to keep cleansing until it is gone? What causes this?

[skippy]

since i cant find the answer to this anywhere, and i have searched the board... my eliminations smell like like maple syrup. I dont get it... am i putting too much maple syrup, i am following the directions, though at time i sometimes make 2 lemonades at once to drink. My friend made a comment when he entered the bathroom after me, he said, it smeels like aunt jemaimah just took a **** in here.... please tell me if this is normal.

That is so hilarious! Soooo Funny!

[melusine]

I'm a bit on the nervous side of doing the cleanse right now. I have done it previously, with great success, but at that time I really didn't have anywhere I needed to go for a week or so, so it worked out great. When I did it previously, I eliminated ALL DAY (and we're not just talking urine here), for the first 5 or 6 days.
So, presently, my body is in a funk, and I know it's time to do the cleanse again, but now I home school my kids M-F, work part-time in the early morning 3 days a week, and work part-time in the evening 2 days a week. And both of the jobs are not the kind where I can just hop up and go running to the restroom.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Is there some way that I can "control" the time frame of the BM? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[Jenjen118]

Everyone's talking about not going..but I am going like every 5 minutes all day long. I'm on my 3rd day of my first MC. Nothing solid has come out since day one, but now I fear leaving the house because as soon as a drink the lemonade I have to go immediately after and a few times after that. Its just little watery chunks/pieces. Gross I know. I feel like nothing solid would come out because no solids are going in me. Will I poo solid again? haha. I did the salt water flush the first day, and it was mostly brown water; I plan on doing it again tomorrow morning. We'll see...

[jonirae]

well this is day 2 of my 1st cleanse, so i'm no expert but am obsessed and have been reading a lot. it sounds like the salt water flush is a must, it gets all the toxins out, it may make you, uh, 'squishy' all day, but it sounds essential. i get basically bright yellow liquid as my BM after the flush, and nothing solid after yesterday really, and that sounds normal. but i'm waiting for the 'reward' i guess i'd say, i've been a happy meat and cheese eater for many years, so i suspect that little by little, as the lemonade, and a ton of water, does it's trick loosening toxins and sticky poo resin, & the salt water expels that crap from my body, I should, toward the end of the cleanse, poo out the nasty stuff that must be lining my intestines/colon. but a vegan or vegetarian might not have that grand finale. good luck! so far, no problem, it's sort of an adventure, i'm loving it! you hanging in there?

[Bluto]

I was eliminating clear liquid on days 3 through 5 and then on Day 6 I had a lot of fecal matter in my eliminations. This continued (lighter though) on day 7 and today (day 8) I still had matter after the morning SWF. It did become mostly clear later in the day. What I am wondering is should I stay on the cleanse longer than the 10 days if matter is still coming out? To give a quick lowdown, this is my first cleanse I did not do the "ease in", but other than that I have followed it to a tee. As a side note I think I must be some sort of freak o' nature. Nothing has bothered me one bit. I like the tea, I down the salt water, I love the lemonade mix, and I have hardly lost but 9 pounds.... I have a lot of weight to lose, too! On that, I only have about 7tbl spoons of the syrup per day. I also have had no problem with any sort of hunger. So there you have it, any input is appreciated. Thanks!

[masterclean]

i am on day 8 right (but i also did the full 10 days less than a year ago) and have been vegetarian all year and my poop is just about clear. it's crazy...like water! my tongue is still not super pink, but is the ultimate sign of being cleansed or is the poop? does anyone know?