Can I continue to drink Lax tea and SWF?

[susiliv]

I am now back to eating but again I am feeling very full and stuffed up. I am only having a small BM although I am eating almost 95% veggies and healthy foods and drinking lots of water. I am 5 days off of the cleanse. I liked the empty feeling in my colon after I flushed everything out. I don't have the book but I'm wondering from those of you who do, does it say if that's safe to do once in a while?

[Res]

It's probably fine to do the LAX tea "once" in a while. It's not recommended to keep doing it and one of our beloved members did damage to herself by doing so.

Burroughs says the SWF can be taken anytime though. Hope that helps.

~Res

[momoftwo477]

The lax tea I bought specifically says not to use for longer than 10 days. From what I understand, it makes your colon lazy, which in turn causes more constipation.

I've been using Psyllium Husks Caps by Yerba Prima and they work wonders!

[susiliv]

Thanks for your replies. While I did my 10 day detox, I drank the tea every single night and did the SWF every single morning. I'm wondering if I did it too long and that's why I'm constipapted. I just don't understand what's going on in my body right now. I am eating so well....mostly veggies and yet close to nothing is coming out in my BM. I heard someone tell me that my body is probably holding on to the food b/c it fears being starved again. Has anyone else experienced that it takes several days or weeks to start being regular again? I am eating normal meals and yet I only have a BM every few days and it's really, really small. I can also feel my stomach bloated and full and I hate this feeling. What can I do?

[susiliv]

What are these Psyllium Husks Caps? Is that a pill? That helps with constipation? Please tell me more about it. Thanks.

[momoftwo477]

The Psyllium Husks caps are pills I picked up at Whole Foods. They are an All Natural Fiber Supplement. These are the ones I bought http://www.myhealthcare21.com/YP106/Psyllium-Husks-Caps.html

It tells you a little bit about it too.

[Lemonysweet346]

Hi;
I have found that using the salt water flush on those days of feeling bloated works wonders. I also use the lemonade drink in the morning and eat at lunch and supper with good elimination.( after a 17 day cleanse.)
I hope this helps you. Try adjusting for you alone as we are all a bit different....

[susiliv]

Well I bought the Psyllium Husk caps and have started taking them but still hardly any elimination. I started out taking 1 a day and then gradually increased to 2 a day. How long did it take for you to start seeing a difference? Also, how many are you taking a day? I read that you can take up to 5. I just don't get this. I thought by now with the amount of water I am drinking and all the veggies I am eating that I would be cleaning myself out regularly. My mom told me about Vitamin C powder or liquid. She said it's supposed to help with BM's as well but nothing so far. Argh....so frustrated. I am still drinking the lemonade every morning as the first thing in my stomach. I tried the SWF one day last week when I was feeling bloated but it didn't work very well. Nothing came out. I guess it only works well with me when I combine it with the laxative tea at night.

[momoftwo477]

I take 4 capsules at a time, 2-3 times daily. Do you have a juicer? There's a recipe for a "moving" drink, that is something like a bunch of collard greens, a handful of prunes and I think an apple, or something like that. I'll try to remember to look it up tonight.

[susiliv]

oh wow....4 capsules 2-3 times a day...no wonder I'm not having any results! ha!! I have only been taking 1 capsule, 2 x per day. I will have to start increasing that amount. Not so be gross, but I heard that BM's should come out in the shape of an S....that means you are releasing most of your waste correctly. Mine are like little marbles! I want an S!!! No I don't have a juicer unftly. I think I will start taking more of this Psyllium and wait for the results. I will let you know if it works for me. Thanks for your help.

[momoftwo477]

No problem! Glad I could help with your "problems." ha ha I'm actually feeling a bit "stuffed" up as well, so I may do a SWF in the morning. I was doing so well before the cleanse with my fiber cereal in the morning and then a fiber tortilla with hummus on it in the afternoons. Talk about fiber! ha Who knew talking about poo could be so much fun?8)