Some People Need to Take it Easy

[greencat]

peanutterb, WOW! I thought I had read that thread very thoroughly. I shall go read it again. Thanks! And my girlie is feeling a bit better today, thankyou.

greencat

[Quinshiba]

I am on day 8 of my cleanse, and I was wondering if it is normal to be sick.....I have been quite ill since day 5, draining sinuses, sore throat, cough, phlegm, the whole nine yards. I have been trying to find information about people that are ill for several days, and if this is indeed normal, or if I should quit the cleanse or keep going with it. I know that to some degree there will be some ill feelings, I guess I just want to know how U tell the difference between detoxing and truly being ill?

[Ginger]

Quinsheba - It could be detox OR that you're sick. Most detox symtoms last 1 - 2 days (in my experience...others may feel differently) But even if you're sick, staying on the cleanse till you feel better is the best thing.

[peanutterb]

Quinsheba - it's most likely detox. Please read the General Help for Newbies thread, the Detox Stages thread and the Healing Crisis thread to gain a better understanding of what's going on and why you shouldn't stop cleansing until you feel better.

[Quinshiba]

Thank you very much for the feedback. Because this is my first cleanse, I wasn't sure if it was supposed to feel this bad. I have been following it fairly flawlessly, so I figured this cold was probably related to detoxing, and I do intend to see it through, I didn't give up food for this long not to reap the rewards of this cleanse.

[ksluder1@hotmail.com]

Hi
I was wondering the same thing. How often is to often? I did my 1st mc December 30-January 10. Then I went on vacation. I tried to eat well but I did drink and eat meat. So I did another mc from January 31-feb 22. I felt great during and after both mc. I have not eaten any meat and only very limited dairy and I have tried to eat allot of raw food. 3 weeks ago I got a serious upper resp infection and my Dr. insisted antibiotics. I have felt bad ever since. I also have started have menstrual problems. So I started another mc on April 29. So I am on day 4 and doing well. (On day 2 I had a very bad headache.) Now I am concerned that I have started to soon? Should I only do 10 days? I really see so many benefits from the mc. I hope I am not counteracting all the good it does.
Thanks for any advice
k

[peanutterb]

this info is covered in the general help for newbies thread (link below) and more recently in this thread: http://therawfoodsite.com/forum/showthread.php?t=198
same info.

the ultimate decision is up to you.

[purplegal]

I am on my last day of the cleanse and I feel awful. My stomach is so upset right now I feel like I am going to vomit. This is so strange all the other days I felt fine. I'm trying to figure out what I did wrong. Is my body ready for food? I had to eat some saltine crackers because I started dry heaving (sp?)
I need suggestions people. Please help.....

[peanutterb]

purplegal - what you're going thru is detox. please read the healing crisis thread and the general help for newbies thread for more information.
drink some hot tea and lots of water and get some rest. no more crackers.
try to stick it out, and tomorrow morning do your swf and continue for another day or two until your symptoms clear up.

[purplegal]

Thank you. I am going to try to get back on it during the weekend and hopefully this will help. Thanks