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Posted 5/14/2017 6:24 PM (GMT -5)
My doctor wants me to be doing a lot of these. More than I think is necessary. I've just been doing them a couple times a week.

I'm hoping a more balanced diet, probiotics, and treatment for the infections, will help, but the flushes have been clearing me out, unlike anything else I've tried for chronic constipation. Everything comes out.

I feel like it's a good thing in that my body's not holding onto stuff in my bowels. There's a ton of poop in there that just sits.

But, I also feel like such high doses of Vitamin C can be a bad thing, which is why I'm not doing the flushes much.

I'm also sure to throw some probiotics, colloidal minerals, and tri salts into me after, for what it's worth.

Came here for an expert opinion.
Posted 5/14/2017 7:00 PM (GMT -5)
Jeez, I don't know. It seems better than using salt. How often are you doing them?
I saw this Dr years ago and he successfully treated me for candida. He was a big advocate of titrating vitamin c to bowel tolerance, then backing off. He has some interesting data about bowel tolerance in relation to pathogen load. His ideas wasn't to flush though. At least you're getting a good bit of c into your system.
www.mall-net.com/cathcart/titrate.html
Posted 5/14/2017 7:59 PM (GMT -5)
NQA - how high Vitamin C are you taking?

I've always believed high dose Vitamin C was benign...but you can find some articles saying otherwise.

It usually will cause diarrhea when you've reached your threshold.

I used to take 1,000 daily...and would increase to 5,000 when exposed to someone who was sick. This was for many years pre-lyme.

Some ND's used (maybe still do) to offer IV Vitamin C.
Posted 5/14/2017 8:14 PM (GMT -5)
A ton! Multiple servings of over 15 grams. The pamphlet she gave me states to start at 1/2 teaspoon servings every 15 minutes. If that doesn't work, move up.

It says that ill people may have a much higher tolerance, so large doses are need. I'd like to not take so much, but it takes a lot for me to flush.

Regarding titrating to tolerance, it says I'm to take 75% of my flush dose on days I'm not doing it.

Lots of Vitamin C. Dunno how to feel. It's definitely affecting something in me negatively, at least short-term, neurotransmitters, etc. I feel very different in terms of my energy and personality when I am dosing. The majority goes away after I've flushed, though.

It is definitely a strange practice, and I should probably try to better my understanding of what exactly is happening in my body during it.

I guess I just trusted the idea and went with it.
Posted 5/15/2017 4:49 AM (GMT -5)
Salt c has gotten rid of paradites in some ..i do 25g in iv form and love the detox effect ...if you have g6pd deficiency it can be contraindicated. .have you tested yours?
Posted 5/15/2017 7:58 AM (GMT -5)
I take as much vitamin C as I can everyday. I feel it is one of the most important vitamins for healing.

Post Edited By Moderator (Michelejc) : 5/15/2017 9:39:43 AM (GMT-6)

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