Aborted Flush

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Well, I was attempting my second flush (the first being two weeks ago, with

another aborted attempt the week before that one). I was on the apple juice

all day yesterday (that stuff makes me gag after a day of it). This a.m. I had

a colonic and went to work. At work I became very chilled, and turning on the

space heater didn't help. So I went home, thinking a hot bath might help.

After the bath, I threw up a bunch of very acidic stuff (the remnants of the

juice). A few hours later, I tried the apple juice again, but it made my

stomach hurt, so I had to stop the flush.

I see on the Sensible Health website that does not recommend apple juice

for people with ulcers. I don't know if I have an ulcer, but I do know that my

stomach feels raw at times (I have a long history of aspirin abuse, but have

stopped that, though I still take 1/4 tablet in water occasionally, as I'm

headache prone). also doesn't recommend apple juice for people with

candida, and I do have candida. I ordered some of her tinctures yesterday. I

had decided that if this flush didn't produce better results than the first

flush, that I would go on her tinctures and try again later.

However, I do have some pain, and I noticed that after each of the aborted

flushes and the one I completed two weeks ago, that I have had MORE pain. Is

this normal--a result of the juice? What can I do in the meantime, while I

wait for the tinctures to arrive? Should I do malic acid, apple cider vinegar

tablets, a bit of olive oil each night? If so, how much? Where does one get

the malic acid and apple cide vinegar tablets? I checked Walgreens and the

local co-op for malic acid, but couldn't find it.

Any advice on what to do in the meantime, would be appreciated. I did a castor

oil pack last night, and will do one tonight, but when I did them last month, I

didn't notice much happening as a result.

The good news (I think) is that I have changed to a more holistic doctor for the

new year (January). He works with hormone balancing. My chiropractor told me

that women are more prone to gallbladder problems after menopause because they

become estrogen dominant. Anyone on this group using hormone balancing to help

with the gallbladder problems? I'd appreciate more info on the topic, if anyone

knows about this.

mrf in Milwaukee