Salt Water Flush in the morning while doing The Master Cleanse to create a bowel movement and eliminate the toxins in your waste that is continually being eliminated during your cleanse. Since you’re not eating any solid food, you’ll need to create a bowel movement, and the Saltwater Flush will do that. You can, and should also do a laxative at night. The Salt Water Flush is optional but I find it very helpful. Many people find it difficult, but if you watch the video below, you’ll learn some of the tips and technique.
2 Important Tips to make sure you do the Salt Water Flush right
- Make sure you don’t used iodized table salt. NON-iodized sea salt is essential.
- The Salt Water Flush MUST be done on an empty stomach
The Salt Water Flush is very important. I suggest to do the SWF in the morning as it is suppose to be done on an empty stomach. The process is a commitment in itself. Once you take the solution, you will have to be on guard, a bowel movement WILL be shortly coming. I don’t mean in 5 or even 15 minutes, but generally in 30-60 minutes between taking it and the first movement. The last movements will begin to wind down an hour or so after they begin. This is a, ahem… crappy process, and there is really no way to sugar-coat it. The next few paragraphs will describe in detail what you can expect.
Salt Water Flush Video
Check out the video on YouTube on how to do the Salt Water Flush
How to prepare the Salt Water Flush mixture:
Using 1 liter BPA Free Water Bottle and your teaspoon measure, mix a solution consisted of :
- Sea Salt - 2 teaspoons or 1 tablespoon
- And Pure Water – 1 quart of warm water
Mix a solution of sea salt and room temperature water.
The original book says 2 teaspoons, but I have used 1 tablespoon almost every time and it works for me the same. The last time I did the cleanse, I tried it each way (once with 2 teaspoon and then again with 1 tablespoon), and each time I had success.
What if it doesn’t work?
NOTE: There have been many questions about this process. The fact is, however much some claim it hasn’t worked for them, it will work for absolutely everyone. The key is to adjust the amount of salt in order to create the right solution for your individual needs. Also make sure you don’t used iodized table salt. Un-iodized organic sea salt is essential.
Flush your system with the Salt Water Flush
Shake it well and move to the sink. I like to “pound it” – perhaps because I like to pretend I am still in college and the sea salt is actually a keg stand. I also move into the bathroom and stand in front of the mirror. Somehow, by watching myself, I can manage to drink the whole liter in one try, spilling very little. This too is a challenge in itself, especially once your stomach has become very small from taking no solids.
Chances are, you will feel full halfway through, so just keep going. Stopping only makes you taste the salt, and will activate your gag reflex. While it is not required to drink the solution in one go, you will find that the taste is such that you will want to get it down quickly. It is not awful, but it is not exactly pleasant, and therefore I choose to get it over with. I also enjoy the little challenge.
Salt Water Flush Tips
After you have consumed the solution, you can go about your day until nature calls. Some suggest lying on your right hand side to aid the solution on its journey through your digestive track, although I don’t find this especially helpful and so I don’t bother. For some specific tips on how to get the Salt Water Flush ” down” that we have collected from our readers, read our related articles.
Now – what to expect.
When you first feel the rumble in your belly and your bowels, don’t go running off to the bathroom. Give it a while. Let it brew! Yeah, I know that is weird to think about, but you should let it build up. You are going to have 3-7 movements, possibly more. Generally speaking, you will end up pushing out what you put in. The entire liter of sea salt water will be immediately expelled.
Will the Salt Water Flush dehydrate me?
NO. This is because the solution is indigestible.You may have heard that, if you are stranded at sea, drinking sea water will only dehydrate you more. This is why. It just comes right out of you because the mixture has the same gravity as your blood and is not absorbed.
Of course, along with the sea salt, you will be expelling waste. During the first 2 days you will be moving out remaining solid matter in the digestive tract from the days prior to this.If you began your diet immediately, this will be more true than if you Eased-in, and therefore have only juice in your system. Nevertheless, for each day you will expel solid matter. Gross, to be certain, but also empowering. You really begin to understand the value of this process when you recognize the elimination of waste that has been stored in your body for months, even decades.
Once you feel you can no longer hold out, go to the bathroom. A word of warning while you wait for this moment. DO NOT FART!!! You will most certainly not pass only air – if you know what I mean. This is also true throughout the rest of your day. Don’t be fooled or you will be leaving work to change your shorts. The first movement will be rather large and fairly powerful. You will want to flush almost immediately. In order to understand the whole messy details, take a look… if you dare.
Stay close to a toilet and continue to move until the frequency eases. Once you can last 15 minutes without a serious movement, you are safe to go about your day. For this reason I choose to undergo this process in the evening, with nowhere else to go for the rest of the day. (Also, because I like to have a shower following, and truth be told, I am not exactly a morning person.) The Salt Water Flush isn’t exactly pleasant, but it’s critical to an effective detox.
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February 3, 2012 at 12:38 pm
Hello. I have a question about this. I have looked at various sites and am still a bit confused. I have been on a water fast for about 3 days (for spiritual reasons and health) eating steamed veggies at night for dinner. This is basically my detox as I work my way back into my “raw until dinner” mentality. I do fruits, green smoothies and cooked veggies for dinner. I have heard good things about this SWF. Do you think it’s okay for me to do this just once during the week? Or is it only beneficial if you do the 5-10 days consecutively of the master cleanse with the lemonade? Oh and yes, I am a vegetarian and have been for about 5 years, with very minimal dairy. Thanks so much, your video was SO HELPFUL! The best I’ve seen so far! :)
January 23, 2012 at 9:02 am
Does natural Kosher salt work the same as sea salt?
January 22, 2012 at 7:31 am
Day 2 of the cleanse and I feel great. Is it necessary to do all 10 days or is 7 days long enough? I did 10 last year and I was pretty loopy after a week. I don’t want to be at work completely zoned out but if 10 days is what is required then I’m all in! Now to go do the salt water flush. What a great way to start the morning. Haha
January 13, 2012 at 1:21 pm
Day 8 of Lemonade Diet.
It’s amazing how stuff is STILL coming out with every salt-water flush. Not to get too graphic, but hey, let’s get graphic. Has anyone else had success at flushing out the so-called “dark matter”? I haven’t seen any of that, just mucous-y stuff that’s almost a neon yellow. LOL. All right! Now that you all know me better, does it mean that I wasn’t really that “impacted”? Any insight/sharing on this is appreciated. Come on. Try me.
January 23, 2012 at 7:47 pm
it sounds like mucus and parasites that were stuck to the ling of your intestines….thats good!
January 9, 2012 at 1:46 pm
Day One…I’m with you all! I’ve joining in Jentezen Franklin’s 21 Day spiritual fast, decided to start off the first 10 days with The Master Cleanse!
January 9, 2012 at 12:13 pm
Day 4 of Lemonade Diet
Hi Mike -
I have tried the SWF with various amounts of salt (2 tsp, 3 tsp) and, each time, it seems to only produce a very small amount of “flush.” I am getting leery about putting even MORE salt in my body. Any suggestions? Or should I just cut out the SWF completely and stick to the laxative tea?
Thanks,
Sarah
January 9, 2012 at 12:40 pm
Stick the Laxative, but keep trying the SWF every other morning. It may be the state of your body. Are you using non-iodized sea salt? Try less than 2 teaspoons, and try smaller variations like 1.8 teaspoons and 2.2 teaspoons.
January 9, 2012 at 1:42 pm
Thanks. I’m using sea salt with no additives and following all instructions closely (though unsure if Celestial Seasonings’ herbal non-caffeinated teas are organic). I’m happy to do the SWF every other morning, with less salt next time. …Just one question: What do you mean by “the state of your body” – do you mean my body’s salt tolerance, or something else?
January 9, 2012 at 9:23 am
Lemonade Diet Day1
Will this detox work if I divide the amount on water in half? One being with all the salt water in it then one just plain water? I have an easier time getting it down that way, but will it still have the same effectiveness?
January 9, 2012 at 12:30 pm
Your question doesn’t really make sense. But, if you cut the water down by half, you have to cut the salt down by half too. It’s the ratio of the water/salt that makes the flush work. Just to two separate times with half. Wait a few minutes between.
January 9, 2012 at 1:48 pm
Read what Sarah wrote, I think what your writing is what she described!
January 7, 2012 at 10:56 am
Lemonade Diet Day 2
Hey All! I found a really easy way to get the SWF down. It combines some of the tips from this page, and it worked great for me – not half as disgusting as I thought (and I was nervous about being able to keep it down).
Here’s my method: Split your 32 ounces of water into equal 16-oz glasses. Dump your 2 tsp. of salt into one. Add a tbs. of lemon juice to the same one. Then slug half of it, quickly followed by the normal water (which will kill the taste of salty lemon water). Wait a few seconds, take a few deep breaths, and finish off all water in the same order.
Not bad at all. Good luck everyone.
January 15, 2012 at 8:49 am
That’s brilliant! Thanks for sharing it with us — it is sure to make things easier for those of us who struggle getting that salt water down! I’m going to try it today.
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