question related to acidity

[msg60]

so i tried this cleanse once before as i was trying to recover form a stomach illness i picked up while i was in southeast asia. i started throwing up on the second day -- not because i was detoxing -- but because of all of the acid in the lemon drink. it bothered my stomach is a major way. i don't know if this was only because i was so sick already or if this an experience anyone else has had. i want to try this fast again, but i am fearful that my stomach cannot handle the acid. any thoughts?

[ladydee]

Lemon juice is actually alkaline, not acidic.

[msg60]

ok. well, despite my inaccurate assessment of the problem, something in the lemons was making my stomach burn and making me throw up, so i guess i am just trying to get feedback on whether or not this is normal and, if so, if it passes.

[ladydi]

Hi msg60,
How much cayenne pepper are you using? I read in one of the posts that someone was using too much cayenne and it made their stomach hurt. Possibly this is what is happening. Try just a small dash and gradually increase the amount over the ten days. Hope this helps :)

[mycroftxxx]

Hi msg60,
How much cayenne pepper are you using? I read in one of the posts that someone was using too much cayenne and it made their stomach hurt. Possibly this is what is happening. Try just a small dash and gradually increase the amount over the ten days. Hope this helps :)


yup that was probably me, I turned a friend of mine onto doing the cleanse.

he made a monster batch of lemonade at once (said he was too lazy to make individual portions ::) ) he dropped waaaaayyyy too much cayenne into his solution. I tried to help the guy by taking a days supply from him.... I could only stand 3 sips... I had HORRIBLE heartburn the rest of the day. felt like my insides were on fire and would turn inside out. :P

So perhaps try making a lemonade solution with less cayenne or perhaps taking a cayenne pill??

hope it helps ya out.

also were you okay with the taste of the lemonade?? a lot of people have complained about the taste of the maple syrup used... said the taste of the syrup made them puke. perhaps use a different brand this time around.

good luck

[msg60]

thank you all SO much. you know what -- it was probably that. my cayenne pepper dosage was pretty high. I mean, the lemonade was pretty gnarly to the taste, but i just assumed that the stomach aches were lemon related. i appreciate the feedback. i have a new confidence and a new plan of attack for my next attempt. thanks again.