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[smilee]

Ok I started MC thursday of last week so today is my 7th day. Wanted to share my experience for anyone out there and also curious if anyone has had the same.

I somewhat started my period yesterday (spotting) but by night time I wore my usual always pad. This morning (5am), I woke with sever cramps!!! I went to use the bathroom and the flow wasn't that much but I notice the blood was dark. I was still cramping real bad. I sat on the floor in the living and I was sweating & feeling very very dizzy. I noticed a slight shake in my hand. All this while my cramps were unbearable. I managed to drag myself to the kitchen and was getting ready for my saltwater flush but I just couldn't. I was too weak. So I decided I needed some sugar in me fast! I instead mixed my lemonade and made it back to the living room. I sat for another 5min with my symptoms getting worse that's how weak i was. Then with all the strength in me I started to drink slowly. Within 1min I was not as weak and felt slightly better but cramps was still off the map! I then took 2 midols with water. Boy of boy was I feeling better!!! All cramps gone now and I wasn't as weak. I have been drinking my lemonade mix more though (maybe my system was low in sugar). Not sure if I took my usual 6 mixes yesterday or 1 less as I was doing a lot of running around. Anyway, I am somewhat back to normal but scared of a repeat episode when I wake up tomorrow. At some point i was contemplating breaking the fast but I am glad I did not.

I am hoping to do 40 days!!! Wish me luck!

[islabonita115]

Hi, my name is Jen and I am 28 years old. I started a 16 day MC on June 3rd, finished on June 18th, eased out for 3 days following Stanley Burroughs' instructions, then on the 4th day I had this massive binge so I went back on the MC for 4 more days. Eased out w/ OJ on the first day and then 2nd day post mini-cleanse went back to eating normally, although more raw foods, and in smaller amounts. I got my period early, on Day 13 of the cleanse. I did have to take 2 ibuprofen for cramping but other than that my symptoms were less severe than normal. However, it started out as a brownish colored blood for a few days, then I was bleeding normally (red blood) for about 6 days (I normally only bleed for 4-5) and then it went back to brownish colored blood for another 3 days. I normally get my period every 25-28 days and if I do bleed brown blood it is usually at the tail end of my period, and is not very usual anyway. It has now been 39 days since I started my period (if the brown blood was indeed the start of my period, which I am taking it to be) and I have not gotten it yet. There is zero chance that I am pregnant. I have never missed a period in my life, and I have also never taken BC. I am just curious as to why I have not gotten my period yet. Would really love any insight anybody has for my situation! Thanks so much in advance!

[islabonita115]

My above post can be disregarded...My period finally came today...I guess my body was just resetting itself or possibly this one came late b/c last month's came early.

[pagangoddess77]

Anyone know if the lemonade master cleanse is safe while nursing? Im still nursing my 16 month old all day and night. And no signs of stopping any time soon.

[Healthy Nurse]

Ok I started MC thursday of last week so today is my 7th day. Wanted to share my experience for anyone out there and also curious if anyone has had the same.

I somewhat started my period yesterday (spotting) but by night time I wore my usual always pad. This morning (5am), I woke with sever cramps!!! I went to use the bathroom and the flow wasn't that much but I notice the blood was dark. I was still cramping real bad. I sat on the floor in the living and I was sweating & feeling very very dizzy. I noticed a slight shake in my hand. All this while my cramps were unbearable. I managed to drag myself to the kitchen and was getting ready for my saltwater flush but I just couldn't. I was too weak. So I decided I needed some sugar in me fast! I instead mixed my lemonade and made it back to the living room. I sat for another 5min with my symptoms getting worse that's how weak i was. Then with all the strength in me I started to drink slowly. Within 1min I was not as weak and felt slightly better but cramps was still off the map! I then took 2 midols with water. Boy of boy was I feeling better!!! All cramps gone now and I wasn't as weak. I have been drinking my lemonade mix more though (maybe my system was low in sugar). Not sure if I took my usual 6 mixes yesterday or 1 less as I was doing a lot of running around. Anyway, I am somewhat back to normal but scared of a repeat episode when I wake up tomorrow. At some point i was contemplating breaking the fast but I am glad I did not.

I am hoping to do 40 days!!! Wish me luck!

Hi Smilee:

Yesteday was my day 6 and I had a similar problem. I'm on the pill and I was not supposed to be on my period, but I've been spotting a little bit (on and off) since day 2. Yesterday, however, it was horrible. I woke up with cramps, not as severe as yours but enough to keep me in bed all morning. I did manage to do the SWF but it was even more painful having all that liquid in the tummy area. In any case, my blood is very dark and I can see some clots and tissue sometimes. I did't take anything for the pain though, and it reduced considerably by the afternoon just with rest and lots of lemonade. I'm still bleeding today but not so much and my cramps are tolerable. I guess my body is healing my uterus because right before doing the MC I had a period of 1 month of bleeding that wouldn't stop. I went to the doctor and they gave me hormones to stop the bleeding but couldn't find a cause for it. That's one of the reasons I'm doing this, I feel I'm so full of toxins that my body just keeps getting sick. So, hang in there, trust your body and keep going. I really hope you go all the way to 40 days. This is my first time with the MC so I'll stop at 14 days, but i'm planning to do another MC on January, for a whole month.

[Megan01]

I am currently doing the MC on my menstrual cycle. It's a pain in the ass, but not affecting my flow.

[bee_lop]

I'm going to be starting up a 10 day master cleanse on Nov 1st. This will be my 3rd master cleanse. I'm a little apprehensive though, because the last time i did 20 days I experienced a significant amount of hair loss. Being female, you can see how that's pretty scary. The hair loss took place about 3 months after the cleanse ended. I looked up what it could have been, and it may have been because only a month prior i had done a 10 day cleanse or it could have even been from the shock losing the amount of weight i did in such a short period of time. I started at about 130, and was 116 by the end of it (granted, all that weight is back at this point in time). The lost hair did find it's way back to my head though, so that was a relief.

Anyhow. I just stopped taking the BC pill, which is the main reason I want to do the cleanse again. I'm discontinuing it, after almost 8 years of use, for mental & physical health reasons. I've been doing lots of research on it, and its more beneficial for my use to cease. The only concern i have is my skin. Last time I stopped the pill, about 3 month after i broke out like crazy. It was so depressing.. but I'm hoping that the master cleanse can help with that, as well as adopting a (mostly) raw, and vegan diet.

Here's hoping! Wish me luck, I'll be back to post come November 1st =)

[Happy_butterfly]

Ok I started MC thursday of last week so today is my 7th day. Wanted to share my experience for anyone out there and also curious if anyone has had the same.

I somewhat started my period yesterday (spotting) but by night time I wore my usual always pad. This morning (5am), I woke with sever cramps!!! I went to use the bathroom and the flow wasn't that much but I notice the blood was dark. I was still cramping real bad. I sat on the floor in the living and I was sweating & feeling very very dizzy. I noticed a slight shake in my hand. All this while my cramps were unbearable. I managed to drag myself to the kitchen and was getting ready for my saltwater flush but I just couldn't. I was too weak. So I decided I needed some sugar in me fast! I instead mixed my lemonade and made it back to the living room. I sat for another 5min with my symptoms getting worse that's how weak i was. Then with all the strength in me I started to drink slowly. Within 1min I was not as weak and felt slightly better but cramps was still off the map! I then took 2 midols with water. Boy of boy was I feeling better!!! All cramps gone now and I wasn't as weak. I have been drinking my lemonade mix more though (maybe my system was low in sugar). Not sure if I took my usual 6 mixes yesterday or 1 less as I was doing a lot of running around. Anyway, I am somewhat back to normal but scared of a repeat episode when I wake up tomorrow. At some point i was contemplating breaking the fast but I am glad I did not.

I am hoping to do 40 days!!! Wish me luck!

Maybe it was this bad because it was your first day. You were already a bit weakened by your period and perhaps the cleanse program also was a bit too rough on your system.
Make sure to take Calcium when that happens again and keep calm, no agitation is good. It will probably be better in the 2nd of 3rd day, i'm sure.

[147letsgo]

This thread is so long so I was just wondering if someone could redirect or answer my quick question: I went off BC in May, and am going back on this month. How is this going to stint my weight loss so far? I don't want water retention and to gain 10 pounds, like I did when I first started it.

[HealthyBiz]

Anyone know if the lemonade master cleanse is safe while nursing? Im still nursing my 16 month old all day and night. And no signs of stopping any time soon.

Maybe you've already seen the board by now, but there is a good one you should read entitled, "Pregnant and Nursing Mothers should NOT do the cleanse." It's a subject heading under the Master Cleanse boards, just like this one.

Good luck and congratulations on your baby!