RE: How long does iodine generally stay in the body

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Lori,Some people find that they have far worse detox symptoms at a low dose because their body is looking for more, and reacts more drastically. You could try jumping to a higher dose for a day or so and see what happens. But if you don’t want to try that, there are other things to be working on. Are you continuing to take the companion nutrients? That will help prepare your body if you want to wait on trying the iodine again. Also moving your bowels 2-3 times a day is really essential to getting the toxins out of your system once they are moving, so getting that part in place first is very helpful. And taking the salt will help with the detox symptoms you can experience from the liver detoxing. Donna in IL, moderator I think you would have more success with at least 50mg of lugols. I didn't do well at lower doses.Gracia I haven't taken any iodine for nearly two months. I was suffering severe detox symptoms (only from 4 drops of 2% Lugol's per day for about two months) and swelling/weight gain (all in my upper body and stomach, that's it). I gained 16 pounds in two months, and in the two months following NOT taking a drop of iodine, I have yet to lose any of it and, premenstrually, I'm suffering the worst swelling in my breasts and stomach I've ever had.I am a personal trainer and I workout at an advanced level for over two hours a day, usually seven days a week. To gain this much weight in just my upper body (breasts and stomach) and not be able to lose it, is incredibly distressing. I've been concentrating on just healing my liver by taking magnesium, vit c, apple cider vinegar, and chlorophyll. I've removed nearly all sugar from my diet and have been generally eating very lightly throughout the day. Any attempts at a stronger liver detox have given me horrendous headaches and major swelling, so a mild and slow liver healing is all I can handle at the moment. How long does iodine stay in the body? Is the swelling I'm experiencing now still from the iodine that I stopped taking two months ago? Is there anything I can do to help this? After I feel confident in my liver healing, my plan is start back with the lugol's (and the companion nutrients), but much more slowly. I started iodine for scalp hair loss and fibrocystic breasts, neither of which improved at all while on the iodine and companion nutrients (probably because my detox pathways are so clogged and too low of a dose of iodine).Thanks,Lori