Purging your body of all the built up fecal plaque, phlegm, and other garbage is one of the best reasons to do the master cleanse. But it doesn’t always happen right away.
Sometimes you don’t eliminate solid waste until a few days into the cleanse. Don’t worry if you don’t see solid waste coming out right away. Remember your stomach will be empty after the first day of drinking only lemonade and water, and it will take a while for the hardened internal waste to start to break free and be eliminated from your body.
For me the best eliminations (if you can call them that) have come after the first solid meal I eat after I finish the master cleanse diet. It’s like that first whole meal just pushes all the junk out of your intestines.
But there are some things you can do to help the process along. Here’s some tips for better eliminations:
* Use a natural fiber supplement like phylum husk in addition to the other laxatives. You can buy psyllium husk in capsules or in a bulk powder.
* Do some light exercises. Don’t strain your self, but try to get your body moving.
* Massage you belly. This ones kind of silly, but it works. Sit ups are also good.
* Drink lots of water, or better yet drink warm water because it’s not so constricting and does a better job at flushing waste through your system.
* Practice deep breathing a couple times a day. You would be surprised at how much tension you carry in your body. Try to make a concentrated effort to breath deeply and relax the core of your body.
I hope this helps, and if anyone has some tips for better eliminations they would like to share feel free to post them.
If you noticed I haven’t been posting to this blog much it’s because I’ve been busy with a new master cleanse book I put together. It’s gotten lots of positive feedback from readers. You can pick up a copy by going to master cleanse book
If you had a chance to read it I’d love to hear what you think.
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While staying more than 10 days on the cleanse can be tolerated by some, I might suggest juicing in between to supply the body with needed nutrients. Simple juices at first – not too much fruit – more veggies. If it is weight loss you are after, it will still come off. And if it is maximum health and rejuvination, then you can’t go wrong with juicing.
Hi, I completed a 10day cleanse for the first time about a week and a 1/2 ago. I see there’s a few questions about the salt flush, I drank approximately 32oz of water mixed with 1tsp of sea salt at night starting at 8pm and I didn’t rest until about 10 or 10:30pm. I had the same results with 1Tblsp but the 1tsp was more palatable to drink. I weighed myself once during the cleanse and noticed that I lost about 10lbs. I say, “about” because the scale is not accurate. Either way my clothes are looser, my attitude is brighter, I feel healthier, and I have a different perception about food. I’m eating solids now, and I haven’t eaten any breads, sweets, diary or meats/fish. I have no desire to eat any of it at the moment. I eat mainly fresh fruit and veggies, brown rice, beans, and some tofu. One thing I noticed is that my tongue isn’t cloudy looking and it’s pink! Imagine that!! I’ll do my second run of a 10day cleanse next week.
I want to respond to ***Pamela from S.Africa*** who asked whether her friend should do the cleanse while breastfeeding – I HIGHLY HIGHLY DO NOT RECOMMEND DOING A CLEANSE WHILE BREASTFEEDING!!!!! It’s not the right time to do it, and the toxins being flushed from the mother’s body will be in the breastmilk. I breastfed my son until he was 2 1/2, he’s now almost 5 and this is my first time to doing any sort of cleanse. I completely understand that pregnancy will do strange things to the digestive system. She might want to incorporate psyllium husks (mixed with some apple juice) into her diet, staying away from white flour & white sugar & processed foods.That’s just my two cents to the matter.
I love all the feedback and information from everyone regarding the MC. I’m now a believer and I tell everyone I know about it!
Hi,
I’m on my 5th day and i ate a small amount of coconut husk last night which i hoped would not effect me as im planning on continuing with the 10 days! Also i have allowed myself the odd natural caffeine free coffee (with milk) and chai. Will this effect my eliminations? One more thing…….i want to do the epsom in the afternoon sometimes so i can hold myself together for morning work!! Is this ok if i stick to water a few hours before i do it? Also have you any tips for weight loss as i have only lost a couple of pounds so far and im hoping to lose 20 if possible!!! I suppose less maple syrup……
Thanks so much this site is helping to keep me motivated as im in a house with many people eating and cooking delicious food all the time, which i praise, but it does take some will power!!!
Love Light and Laughter,
Ruth
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i have only one question i have only one bowl movent in the last 3 days on the cleanse. only drinking the laxative tea and still nothing and when i drank the salt through it up immediatly so i’m not doing that again. so what if i cant poo for the next 40 days. email me at angelmusic11236@aol.com
just wondering if it’s ok to go out during the day while am on the master cleanse or do have to stay home the whole time….?( from what i read those on the master cleanse visit the bathroom oftenly).help plizz
I’m on my 5th day of master cleanse and I don’t have any hunger attack. I drink average of 6 t0 8 glasses of lemonade a day and taking herbal tea morning and doing sea salt flush at night. But I’m not elimating as I should therefore I’m bloated everyday since I’ve been on master cleanse and have gained 3 pounds. It’s so frustrating. What am I doing wrong here? PLEASE HELP!!!
I have been on the master cleanse sense last 5/15. I started the ease -in process(to help prepare for cleanse) first with only fruits and vegetables on first day, the second day only fruit and vegetable juices , the third day only 2 liters orange juice(only from fresh squeezed oranges),molasses, and cayenne pepper, add a little water to taste). (plus drink plenty of water)Then I started the master cleanse itself. I did seat salt flush the first night and first couple of nights, then i switched between the sea salt flush and smooth move tea every other night (Don’t do both at the same time). I am on day 7 and have lost 12ibs. i have a lot of energy so illnesses, no headaches. I feel full and I make sure I drink plenty of natural spring water. I plan to end on Sunday, May 24 which will be 10 days. I will then do the ease-out process on Minday which reverses the ease in process. This is important because you don’t want to put your body in shock by getting on a regular diet too fast. So, on Monday, I will have 2 liters of fresh squeezed orange juice w/ molasses, and water, and cayenne pepper, Tuesday, I will have only fruit and vegetable juices(and of course plenty of water), and Wednesday, I will have solid fruits and vegetables. Thursday, I will eat a regular diet but will choose wisely. I will do cleanse again in 3-6 months most likely.
I went from a size 10 to 8 pants size already and from size 8 dress to size 6 dress. I look and feel healthy and everybody else also thinks so.
I am on my 5th day now with the cleansing and l have only had 1 BM … what am l doing wrong? l dring 6-12 glass of the cleansing juice.. green tea both in the morning and before bedtime and about 6-8 glasses of purified water..please help am very anxious to hear from you
Today i ended a 17 days MC. I would have gone longer but i have to prepare for a trip abroad. I have hypoglacemia and i thought this would not be for me bcz of the sugar in the maple and salt water. But i did it anyway trusting my body reactions and it was all amazing!
The snd day i had a terrible headache but none after that. I did salt water in the morning and herbal laxative tea at night and for 7 days i purged nothing but clear water. Then on the 8th day and until the end i had lots of BM and tht went on until the last day i did the MC. My tongue was not as coated at the end but yet not pink. I lost 11 lbs in 17 days and felt great all along and no hunger. I did chew gum with no sugar to help me with the coated tongue and that did not reduce the benefit of the MC. I drank about 3 glasses of salt water, 5-6 glasses of lemonade and 6-10 glasses of clear water. I love the results and intend to do it in increments of 3-4 days many times a year and especially if i overeat in parties/weddings etc…I recommend it to everyone.
I am on my 6th day of this diet. The 2nd day I was so hungry, I almost failed. All I could think of was steaks, steaks and more steaks.
One of the things that I have not done is weighed myself before. I never weigh myself. Maybe I am bad, I do not know. I do know I weigh myself by trying on my clothes (different sizes) and that is how I know I have lost weight.
So here I am on my 6th day and I have probably only lost a couple of pounds. I love water so that is not a big deal drinking it.
However I tried the salt water and almost gagged. The laxative tea was good (tasting) but the cramps just about did me in. I did some research on the laxative tea and if you do not steep it as much (leaving tag bag in for awhile) the cramps are not as bad. (True) Since I have started this yesterday it works.
Some Tips:
Laxative Tea: Be by a bathroom for the first couple of hours. (for me it hit at about the 4th hour and lasted for a couple of hours). Don’t start your tea too late in the evening or you will be up with cramps.
Get rid of anything in your house that might tempt you during this time period. If I had a dime for everytime that I went into the pantry or fridge during these past couple of days, I would be rich.
Buy your syrup online, it is much cheaper. I purchased a 5 gallon from http://andersonsmaplesyrup.com/home.html. Or try Ebay
Dear Benny Liza
Is the tea laxative tea that you are using?
Hi I have just finished day 3 and i’m not doing so well, have not managed to go one day without slipping up and eating (just picking really) I am so disgusted with myself as this is something I really want to do. On the plus side today was the first day that I managed to keep down the SWF. I am refusing to let my slip ups discourage me and will start afresh tomorrow!!! Well done everyone and wish me luck!!!
I like the smooth move laxative tea. You can find it at the health/herbal food store.
This is my first time trying the MC and I am on my 5th day; I have lost 7 lbs so far. I’ve noticed today especially I’m getting bad pains in my lower abdominal area; the only thing that helped was to eat plain saltines about 6. Up until now I’ve been doing ok.
NO headaches. A little light headedness since I’m up usually at 4:30am and work until 7:30 pm. I don’t have a extra energy either…I used the organic lemons/ organic cayenne pepper/organic grade B maple syrup/ and purified water.
I use a herbal tea laxitive at night…with Senna in it called : smooth moove.
Anybody know what is causing the pain??
Trying to stick with it.
hello everyone,
i just started the mc today and ive done good so far, i feel good im not hungry , i went twice this morning and thats it … i just have a really bad headache, is that normal? also i couldnt find the laxative tea last nite so i took a ducolax(laxative) to start..is that ok?? can you please send me the secret everyone is commenting about please?? also why cant i chew gum? should i do the salt thing everymorning?
thank you please get bac to me
Good luck everyone….have a blessed day!!
I’m on day one and have only had maybe 45 oz of lemonaid at the most, and even worse I threw it all up about an hour ago. Does this happen often? I’m just drinking water now. Maybe I just can’t tolerate the concoction (too sweet or peppery). I had a terrible headache earlier, but after vomiting. It went away… Hmmm
Has anyone experienced the vomiting?
Tried the cleanse for the first time. It took only one day to clear out solids. The rest of the 7 days were only (rather violent) liquid eliminations. I could not leave my house, because I had to be RIGHT BY the bathroom. I had to come off of the cleanse because I could no longer stay home 24/7. I am thinking that this cleanse is not good for my body. I lost about 8 pounds, but feel quite run down and dizzy. Is this common? Are these effects indicative of one who should not do this cleanse?
I will keep these tips in mind!
I have sort of a question in a comment, and a lot to write. Apologies in advance.
I am going to be starting the Master Cleanse tomorrow. I have been reading up a lot on the Master Cleanse (and researching nutrition in general for what I had not yet learned) the past few days, also considering a college education of some kind of foods/nutrition study…
I have not heavily researched whether this will be beneficial, but I have planned to eat a small meal in the mornings, and quite possibly at nights as well.
I’m planning on 2 tbsp organic oats, cooked in 1/4 cup organic vanilla soy milk (complex carbohydrates and complete soy protein); a very small portion of vegetables or fruit (fruit: 1-2 slices, or 1/4 cup); 1/4 to 1/2 cup of the lemonade concoction. This meal, focusing on fiberous foods, hoping it will aid the cleansing. After all, many people have stated that their biggest bowel movements came after they had finished the cleanse and began taking in solids again.
Another reason, my first reason for modifying the cleanse, is that the lemonade alone is completely inadequate, as far as nutrients go…Where are the macro/micronutrients? Grade B maple syrup may have more nutrients than other kinds, but it does not supply protein (I think long-term use would begin to deplete your muscle) or lipids, and does not supply all of your daily vitamins and minerals.. I understand that the point of this is to cleanse out the toxins, but if the little food that one eats in the morning is organic, natural, and little in quantity, could it really do much harm to the cleanse? The body will be getting rid of waste either way.
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A little healthy meal in the morning to provide my body with at least some of its essential nutrients. After the saltwater flush, so that the saltwater has a chance to take effect immediately. Also to help the flow of movement and get my metabolism running on better fuel than sugar.
Possibly another little healthy meal in the evening with the laxative tea. I have not come to a decision yet, because in the past, stimulant laxatives worked more effectively when I took them on an empty stomach. I’m not sure how laxative in tea form will differ, and also while I’m cleansing.
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Correct me, if you’ve studied foods/nutrition for college education, and I am wrong. I’ve made this modification based on what I’ve learned and experienced the past five years, since I really started paying close attention to my body and learning/studying independently about nutrition.
I’m bookmarking this webpage. I’ll check back regularly.
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P.S.!! If anybody is worried about having bowel movements in public…I do not yet know if this is unavoidable or not. But, if it does happen, try to find a small restaurant, shop, or store with a single-person restroom. I live in Seattle, and many of the Starbucks restrooms are private, sometimes 2-person. Grocery stores (not department stores), convenience stores like 7-Eleven, some bus transit centers (example: Metro Service buildings–the one in Bellevue has two private restrooms). Family/unisex restrooms. Porta-potties. At worst, go into the city and use a public restroom where there are a lot of people going in and out and nobody will care at all (like at Westlake in downtown Seattle!), or ask a favor of a friend who would be serious and understanding about your situation.
Sorry I’ve taken up so much space. I’m done now.
I’m on my 4th day of the cleanse, and did it for 5 days in January… this time I want to get through to 10 days. The last time I did it, and up until now, I have not had any solid bowel movements/ eliminated any mucus. I had one solid the day I started but I think it was the last meal I ate. I eat pretty well and am wondering if this has to do with the plaque not eliminating. I saw here that someone had the mucus come after 8 days. I’m sticking to the Master Cleanse by the book, and today I read that upping the cayenne might move the plaque through you faster. I’m trying that today. I’m curious if anyone else has had this same experience on the Master Cleanse. I know there’s bad toxins in me that need to be flushed! I’m waiting for them to come out! I’ve been doing a sauna and steam room for the last 2 days and plan on sticking to that every day if I can. I’d love your input about the plaque, however. Thanks!
This is to the guy above me, Melo*D… eating anything on a fast defeats the purpose of the fast, which is to give your digestive system a break. If I were you, I would consider choosing either/ or… your “diet” you have mentioned above, or just fasting on the Master Cleanse, or whatever fast suits you. Clearly, it’s up to you but what’s the point of fasting if you don’t fast?
I want to thank everyone for their comments. They help me realize that you can actually complete this.
I just finished my first day. It was hard – not because of hunger but because I hate the taste of everything – even the maple syrup makes me gag. But I will go on – I figure it is mind over matter. I was surprised that I had no hunger pains – I think that may come tomorrow.
I have one question – how important is the laxative tea. I find the taste disgusting – and would prefer to just do the salt water flush.
The other surprise was that I did not find the eliminations horrible – it took 90 minutes to come on but then I just went to the bathroom twice – 15 minutes apart and that was it.
Hi .thank you for the encouragement on these blogs.had started the cleanse but I only lasted 2 days and to make it worse I went straight to binge eating!needless to say my tummy really suffered for a week.this time am doing it for real………don’t know for how long but am planning for at least 10 days.on day 1 today,so far so good.currently 75kgs and looking forward to the side effects of the cleanse i.e weight loss.keep you posted!
Anybody know a good tea for eliminating the parasites.
I have a book which say what ingredients to look for but wanted to know if somebody already knows of a tea on the market which will do the job.
hi,
it’s my first day to do the master cleanse…can i delete the cayenne pepper in the lemonade? what is it’s role anyway?
I have always had great success with the Master Cleanse. I always follow it to a “t”. I won’t even eat a lifesaver or certs candy on it as I am depending on the enzyme in the mixture and don’t want to mess anything up. I recently finished a cleanse and lost 12 pounds in 12 days. I was losing 2 pounds a day, but this time, I forgot I was on a cleanse and a lifesaver after 8 days and my weight loss slowed down to 1 pound a day.
If you’re hungry, drink the juice. It gets easier after day 3. Drink lots of water – no too cold or it could give you a belly ache.
As for the salt part. It says drink drink a tablespoon of salt in the morning in 20 ounces of water. Yeah – that’s gross, so what I did and found worked really well for me was to drink the tablespoon of salt in three ounces of salt, and VERY quickly followed by the 17 ounces of water after that. Nowhere does it say you can’t break it up like that. Try it – it’s much, much easier to do. It should “hit” you within the hour. I had huge bowel movements everyday for twelve days. On about day 9, I went for a colonic. The next day (I know this is gross) but I had an uninterupted bowel movement of about 7 or 8 feel that was the exact shape of the insides of my bowels.
I could not believe how much gunk was in there. I went back to regular eating then went back on the fast and lost another 8 pounds, still having HUGE bowel movements, and this is all without any food. I felt like I probably was getting rid of baby food by that point! hahahaha. I am going back on it tomorrow. I would highly recommend doing the salt thing as a shooter, and then quickly drink the rest of the water as you can. Drink the juice as much as you can and if you are really hungry, warm it up. It will make you feel like you just had a bowl of soup. Stick with it, it’s worth. Don’t be a whiner or complainer, we’re all doing the same thing and yeah…. sometimes dog food commercias looked pretty good to me, I’ll admit, but it’s not forever, your stomach gets slimmer, your complexion looks better, you have more energy and you save lots of money on your food bill! Of the number of days you have in your life, what is 12 days. I used to do this cleanse alot about fifteen years ago, but had to go on medication that made me gain weight. This took it off really fast. So, I may have to do a week long fast every month, but to me, it’s worth it because I feel better about myself, my clothes fit better, stairs are not Mount Everest; everything physical is just easier.
Good luck and I hope you stick with it! it’s worth it!
I just ended the mc fast, and I did break my fast too quick. The second day of coming off the fast, I woke up feeling dizzy… my blood pressure has been elevated since…help!
I’m ashamed of myself. I went off the cleanse this evening after my second step class of the day. My heart was palpitating and I was sweating so much that I had a huge puddle that I was standing in. I thought that I was going to drop dead. I left class and headed straight home to enjoy a salad with balsomic vinegar on it. I also topped it with pepper and you guessed it…cayanne! I only lasted 5 days…Good luck to all the rest. I’ll try again next mont. I did manage to loose 8 pounds!
To ‘godsfavor’: Thank you for your advice. Did you replace the maple syrup with molasses for the 10 day fast as well? lj
Hi Everyone
I am on day 10 of the MC and I feel sooo good. I have lost 20 pounds but I understand that a good percentage of that weight is water weight. I do not want to end it today. I plan on doing 15 days and I will see how i feel once i reach the 15 th day.
This is Day 6 for me and I feel GREAT! Thought it was going to be hard to do with no food, but I really dont feel hungry and I am working out now like its nobodys biz!! I am still able to cook meals for the family (which looks at my drink and says “ewww” all the time) and do not have the urge to eat it cause I know I have a goal and I am sticking to it. So far so good on weight loss too, 7lbs! WOOT!
This is my 2nd day on the MC. i took the smooth move tea last night. i let it steep for 15 minutes (as instructed on the box). NOTHING has happened….not even a cramp! Has this happened to anyone else? Can someone recommend another product??
Thanks!
This is my first day on the MC. So far so good its been going great. I hope to complete the 14days I plan doing. I’ll keep posting my progress. Wishing everyone luck.
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