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Posted 5/18/2013 3:01 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone...so I had a colonic done yesterday. It's been a month. about 2 hours later I had shortness of breath, some anxiety, etc. Some of my symptoms elevated. I'm still out of it and have elevated symptoms.

Detoxing cleans you out but can wipe you out. Anyone else have a bad herx after a colonic or detoxing...just riding it out.

Praying for healing and believing I will be totally healed soon...

Peace.
Posted 5/18/2013 5:07 PM (GMT 0)
Any time that you make a major detoxification movement in your body, it is possible to generate a short term experience of increased symptoms. Your GI tract was loaded with toxins, so now new sources of toxins are moving towards your GI tract. I am very impressed with your positive attitude, faith, and prayer through all of this. Keep your eyes on the prize!

If I were you I would use a detoxicant such as Bentanite clay and psyllium seed to sop up toxins in the colon. This will help to prevent reabsorption of these toxins. I would use these products 2-3 times a week.

Don
Posted 5/18/2013 7:41 PM (GMT 0)
Don thank you so much! I try to stay positive.I really do. Where can I find the two items you mentioned? Yeah there were a lot of toxins. Doing infrared next week but trying to do colonics every 2 week's.

I have my faith and know deep in my heart that I will be healed soon

Thanks for cheering for us and being a wealth of information.
Posted 5/18/2013 10:30 PM (GMT 0)
Last Wednesday, I did my first coffee enema, as advised by my naturopath to see if wringing out my liver would decrease the herxing and gall bladder pain that the essential oils have produced by killing off some of the lyme & company.

After holding the coffee for 10 minutes and releasing it, I made six trips to the bathroom over the next hour. I had tremendous cramping and nausea during that hour. But, that night and for the past few days since then, I've felt better than I have in years ! I felt as though the rigor in my muscles had decreased, I felt very relaxed, I've slept better, my vision is sharper, my ears stopped ringing for the first time in two years, and the brain fog is dramatically decreased.

My plan for now is to do a coffee enema 1-2x/week. Keep up with the essential oil regimen which seems to be killing lyme & company. And keep hoping wringing out my live/gall bladder will help my body to continue to heal itself.

Maybe you should consider a coffee enema instead of a colonic and see if you benefit from it....???

ps ~ I really like your signature line re: hope. yeah
Posted 5/19/2013 2:11 PM (GMT 0)
Hi there...that's great about coffee enema. I have to read into it because I'm very sensitive to coffee. I've done colonics before and this is the first time I felt totally wiped out. I didn't even do my IV treatment yesterday. Instead I did a Vitamin IV infusion.

It's a tough road...I spoke to my doctor and she felt like I was and am toxic and the effects I felt was due to all of those toxins being expunged.

If I can't do coffee enemas I will do a Vitamin C flush :-)

Thanks for the compliment on the signature. That was from President Obama.
Posted 5/19/2013 4:04 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Wryter,

I have used Bentonite Clay and this is the brand I drank, I'm sure there are plenty of others.  This one tasted really good for clay!  I bought it at Vitacost.

http://www.vitacost.com/yerba-prima-great-plains-bentonite-detox/?prSrching=0

I'm sure Vitacost also has the psyllium seed powder, I don't know if this is the type Don is talking about:

http://www.vitacost.com/vitacost-psyllium-husk-powder

http://www.vitacost.com/country-life-super-fiber-psyllium-seed-husk-powder

Nature's Way also makes it in V-Caps though the reviews are not so good:

http://www.vitacost.com/natures-way-psyllium-seeds-100-vcaps

Hope you feel better!

Denise

Posted 5/19/2013 4:11 PM (GMT 0)
The trick is, finding what works for your own physiology. I'd try anything once. Heck, I'd strap a dead rat to my body if someone told me it would kill lyme & company. lol

I tried numerous herbal supplements with antimicrobial properties that seemed to do nothing but result in diarrhea or some form of allergic reaction. My naturopath and I decided to try essential oils for their antimicrobial properties and the fact that they don't contain any form of protein... which means, I couldn't have an allergic reaction to them. I knew the essential oils were working b/c they were the first thing I tried that produced a herx. Antibiotics were never an option b/c I'm deathly allergic to them.

I did a lot of google searching on "lyme and coffee enemas" and read a lot of good things about it so, I decided to try it. I also read that a lot of people who are sensitive to caffeine do not have a problem with coffee enemas... apparently, there's a difference between drinking it and using it as an enema... aside from the obvious. lol

If you decide to try it, go slow. Unlike a colonic, a coffee enema can be done with 8-16 ounces of liquid. Correct me if I'm wrong but, with a colonic, you're filling your GI tract with nearly a gallon, right? I don't think I could tolerate that.

I started with a tablespoon of organic, caffeinated coffee and about six cups of water as marked on the side of my coffee pot. Ran it through the coffee maker, turned it off when finished, and added a handful of ice cubes to let it cool down to luke warm. Then poured out 16 ounces and headed to the bathroom.

Thus, you're not using a strength that most people would drink... ie ~ 2-3 tablespoons of grounds to a pot. Heck, I can't drink coffee that's so thick I have to use a knife to slice it. Ack !

Start slow, give it a try. It might just work for you. And if it doesn't, you move on to something else.

Best wishes.
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