Activated charcoal and bowel movements

Hello,

Kind of a weird question.. took activated charcoal for the first time wednesday night.. I heard that the “black stool” would kick in and not to worry. My question is mine didn't show up until this morning, several movements later. Is that normal? It was weird, yesterday I kinda felt slightly sore for a little bit in my lower back kind of where my kidneys are.. is that normal?

Thanks

Donkey

Mine isn't black, but it's a dark grayish color when i'm taking the charcoal.

So, yours' took 36 hours to come out?
That's not abnormal.



"In the 1980s, Mayo Clinic researchers measured digestion time in 21 healthy people. Total transit time, from eating to elimination in stool, averaged 53 hours (although that figure is a little overstated, because the markers used by the researchers passed more slowly through the stomach than actual food). The average transit time through just the large intestine (colon) was 40 hours, with significant difference between men and women: 33 hours for men, 47 hours for women."


/www.mayoclinic.org/digestive-system/expert-answers/faq-20058340

Very interesting. I guess i never knew my digestion was sluggish. I will say that I feel a tad bit better after that last one.. I’ll keep playing with the AC and see what happens. Is the idea that if you don’t get rid of the toxins from die off you are effectively adding fuel to the Lyme?

eldonkey said...
Very interesting. I guess i never knew my digestion was sluggish. I will say that I feel a tad bit better after that last one.. I’ll keep playing with the AC and see what happens. Is the idea that if you don’t get rid of the toxins from die off you are effectively adding fuel to the Lyme?

It doesn't look sluggish to me..."The average transit time through just the large intestine (colon) was 40 hours, with significant difference between men and women: 33 hours for men, 47 hours for women."


The accumulation of toxins can cause inflammation, and symptoms.

Thanks Girlie! Im off the low dose Xanax, just trying to deal with the anxiety herx by detoxing which I’ve neglected. I’ll try the AC for a while and then add in milk thistle.

aphysicalwreck said...
AC gave me constipation. I stopped taking it.

It did for me too - when I drank a full glass of water - so then I upped my water to two glasses and it was better

aphysicalwreck said...
Thanks girlie. Good to know.

Btw. You getting any better from dr j's protocol?

Well - My pulsatile tinnitus is gone - it was somewhat better prior to going to the J clinic, but the past two months it’s improved - pretty much gone now.

Another symptom - POTS - I had mild pots - diagnosed by my LLND in 2014 due to my heart rate going up to 105 bpm, sometimes higher when I stand up.
For the past week most days I’ve tested it, my heart rate is only going up to low 90’s.

I really really REALLY wish that my nerve pain in the thoracic area of my back and left a arm would get better.

Oh - my memory/cognitive function has improved a bit.
When I wake up most mornings I know what day of the week it is and if I have an appt that day or not.

I’m on a strong Babesia protocol that includes Bactrim - but I’m concerned it’s not enough to keep bart from growing.

How are you doing?