Detoxification of the Liver and Gallbladder - Learn a Procedure for Doing a Liver and Gallbladder Flush

Can I change the hours I take the Epsom salts and olive oil mixture in by up to 2 hours? In other words, can I take the Epsom salts at 8 and 10pm and then the oil mixture at midnight? Thank you.

Not really a good idea. I do this cleanse all of the time and I follow it exactly. I also get more stones out if I do the colonic early morning and then don't eat the whole day before doing the cleanse. Also, be very careful about what you eat for the whole next day. Stay light. Don't eat very much at all. Then gradually increase your quantity of food to the normal amounts. Finally, it's very important to do a second colonic a day or two later. Here's my schedule: Saturday morning colonic, Saturday night cleanse, Sunday morning cleanse. I often do acupuncture later on Sunday, as well. Monday morning colonic. This schedule has been very effective for me. I love this cleanse.

I cannot tolerate apple juice. Is there a substitution for that?

Apple juice works best for many reasons you learn about in the book. One reason is the malic acid in apple juice that softens the stones. You can try cranberry juice as it also contains malic acid and the book offers additional herbs you can take instead that will be effective.

I am thinking about doing the cleanse, but am concerned about getting a stone caught in a duct. An ultrasound test revealed that I have two stones that show up on the test. One is 1/2 cm and the other is 1 1/2 cm in size. This test was taken about two or more months ago, so the stones may have grown since then. Is there a size beyond which you would not recommend the cleanse?

Dear Shola F., Liver flush recipes abound in a myriad of different forms and have been around for many years and tried by thousands of people. The above recipe is only one of many unique variations. Personally, I do not recommend the liver flushes to any of my patients. Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate and contains about 3.4 grams of magnesium per one teaspoon. This alone is a hefty dose compared to the amount of recommendation of magnesium which is about .5 to 1.0 grams per day. The above recipe indicates to take 4 tablespoons, or 13.6 grams, which is extremely excessive. Such high doses of magnesium are dangerous and even fatal to people who have kidney problems or decreased kidney function and to small children. Deaths have even been due to overdosing on magnesium, especially through enemas or colonics. Many controversies exist about whether the contents expelled after a liver flush are indeed even gall stones. Because of the nature of the liver flush ingredients, the so-called "stones" could be soft complexes of mineral produced in the digestive tract overnight from the mix of grapefruit or lemon juice and olive oil. If indeed one does have gall stones, the large amount of oil can cause contraction of the gall bladder, which causes narrowing of the orifice of the gall bladder, thus trapping the gall stones. Surgery would then be required to remove them. Usually, the symptoms of nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramping and bloating associated with this flush is more than likely caused by the large amounts of magnesium and olive oil, and not a detoxification reaction as would a liver flush aficionado promulgate. Bottom line:I do not recommend a liver flush for anyone. You could visit your local Naturopathic doctor who would then guide you in slowly dissolving the stones over a longer period of time through using state of the art nutraceuticals, rather than through a drastic overnight flushing. It is beyond the scope of this media to guide you in an individual method to dissolve or shrink the stones. I hope this information helps you to use discernment when using drastic self-doses methods of healing, regardless of how long the information has been available.

Just finishing my second gall bladder cleanse today. Much easier this time to get the concoctions down, also have more overall energy than last months cleanse. I guess there are two reasons: last month I was worried about the impending surgery for a two c.m. gall stone, and I was not feeling well. That time I passed many, many "stones", five of which were the size of quarters. I also did not rest enough following cleanse that time I felt drained for a few days. Since then I have felt way more energetic. This time there were many fewer stones and I feel a little tired but not as drained. No big ones this time but I am glad all that junk is out of me. Will do it again monthly till no more stones come out. If that happens it will completely debunk the argument that what is being passed is stuff formed by the olive oil and grapefruit juice. I, however, need no more convincing because ever since the first cleanse I have had no more symptoms. I even tested it by eating eggplant parmigiana and cheesecake. I know A. Moritz would not approve but I had to know.

Dear Shola F, after 13 years of the contraceptive pill and two rounds of Roaccutane drug for acne, I was keen to do Andreas Moritz's liver flush. I was quite horrified and intrigued at the amount of stones I (painlessly) passed on my first flush last month. The largest was 1.8 inches long and 0.5 inches high, and I felt no pain (just felt like small bowel movement). I no longer suffer from a 'foggy head', my reading is better, candida cleared and my skin is showing improvement. I plan to do my 2nd flush next month, and will again stick rigidly to Andreas Moritz instructions in his book. Hope this helps. Best wishes.

Hi, I have Autoimmune Hepatitis and Grave's Disease, and I just found out that I need surgery to remove my gallbladder. I don't have stones yet, what I have is what may form the stones, but the reason I got checked is because I've been having pain under my ribs that I thought was my liver. My question is, can I still do a liver and gallbladder flush even if I have these problems?

Hi Marlene, Dr. Leia would suggest that you check with your doctor fist and look into the cleanse and diet she recommends at the end of the above article. You could print out the page and take it into your doctor.

Hi, regarding liver flush that grapefruit juice mix with olive oil, is it alright to replace grapefruit juice with black rice vinegar since both of them taste sour. Thank you.

Two part question, for women is it alright to do the cleanse during menstruation, and is it acceptable to drink the malic acid solution for an extra day, making the cleanse an eight day process instead of seven?

The malic acid is in the apple juice, you can drink it every day of your life, every time you eat an apple you get it, it is nature's gift to you free!

How important is it to do the two morning Epsom salt drinks on the last day? I had severe diarrhea the night before taking the olive oil and juice mix and don't want to spend the whole day near the toilet today.

I am a 46 yr. old male in great shape. Since my 'attack' in march '10 from a 1.6cm stone, I have completely changed my diet. I no longer eat processed foods and fats, soda, sugar, diet drinks, coffee, caffeine, teas, etc. I eat more living foods such as raw vegetables, and I consume more than 1/2 gallon of water daily. I stopped red meats and pork switching to fish and organic foods. I also take powerful Chinese herbs to help shrink the stone. I do not dare deviate from my diet and have since had only minor discomfort a few times. I also take ACV with apple juice. Due to the size of my stone, I am heeding advice such as that given by Dr. Leia and other medical and natural healing professionals, thereby avoiding the 7 day liver gallbladder cleanse. Available literature dictates my stone cannot be easily shrunk, nor can it pass through my biliary duct at its current size. I have read about unfortunate persons trying to pass a large stone who end up in the ER at 3am for a cholecystectomy. I temper my diet weekly with a coffee enema fortified with vitamins and probiotics. The enemas are incredible for reducing my arthritis and improving my vision and mood. My skin is also improving. My stone did not appear overnight, and I fear it will take a long time to shrink safely. I am becoming more of a vegan and I feel much better without all the chemicals in my diet. I did pass three kidney stones safely and without pain. My HR and HR are both lower and my blood is very healthy. With cautious optimism, I will continue this diet and if my ultrasound shows promise (smaller stone), I will try a flush in the future.

I just had to add my two cents. I am a thirty-two year old acupuncture student who is on the morning of day seven of my third cleanse. I just have to respond to the criticism that the results of the cleanse are saponified oil or something produced as a result of consuming the olive oil and grapefruit juice and epsom salt. I have looked at tons of pictures online of dissected livers and gallbladders and seen all sorts of different looking stones and the precursors to stones. These look identical to the variety I have seen come out of me. My first cleanse I got out around twenty large olive size stones as well as around a hundred caper-size, excuse my food references but perfectly described in shape and color. The second cleanse I got out hundreds more capers and this time so far just real teeny ones. I have done each cleanse the same way and will continue to do them until I flush without any evidence of stones. My results convince me that these are coming from my liver and or gallbladder as they have changed each time rather than just producing a the same size and amount of stones based on the same ingestion of the mixture. Also during the first cleanse, the night before I passed those big guys, I truly felt them roll like marbles out of my liver after I drank the olive oil and grapefruit mixture. Before I started doing the cleanses I was having an unexplained symptom that was driving me nuts. I had it years ago and it went away but came back with a vengeance for about a year before my cleanses. I had terribly itchy ankles without a bite or rash. I just had terrible itchy ankles that I would scratch incessantly till the skin broke and left a scar. I heard a theory that excess bile salts could cause the skin to itch. Not really sure but ever since my first flush six months ago, these symptoms have not returned at all, pretty cool. I have also paid attention to the color of my iris. The little bit of yellow I sometimes have in the corners goes away after I flush. Plus my skin color which would tend toward a slight yellowy pale has much less of a yellow hue. My sister, a lawyer for a big pharmacy company, who thinks my cleanses are a load of crap, couldn't help but notice the change since she used to always point out my yellow skin color. I just also want to point out that according to the Chinese medical clock Qi is flowing most heavily through the gallbladder channel from the hours of 11pm to 2am which aligns well with the timing of the evening flush. I realize that this flush is not safe for everyone and people should do their research and find out as much as they can before embarking on this one avenue of health, but I know I feel better having opted to try it and commit to it.

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I did my first liver flush yesterday night. I followed everything as prescribed by Andreas, colonic, diet, apple juice, salts. However, on the flush day the bitterness in Epsom salt drink , I drank at 6 pm, was making me feel sick. I did have some bowel moments. After the second Epsom salt drink at 8 pm onwards I felt acidity. I could drink the oil mixture completely of olive oil, orange, lemon juice. After finishing half a glass, I vomited. After that I immediately drank a quarter from the rest and then went to bed. I guess unfortunately my flush is not successful. This morning, I had bowel moments but couldn't really spot any stones. The Epsom salt drink at 6 and 8 pm left me feeling very nauseous and then I felt acidity. Can I reduce the quantity of salt and oil mixture drinks? I found it difficult to gulp down the mixture in five minutes. Does this make a difference? What if I am unable to drink the whole in five minutes? Could you suggest something so that next time hopefully the flush is successful? Thanks in advance.

I tried Mortiz flush according to the book, using Colosan, rather than an expensive colonic colema board. I figure I've practiced vegetarianism and yoga for over twenty years, and cook mostly macrobiotic and eat out rarely. I've also used another oxygen product daily for the last 10+ years called Cell Food. I highly recommend it. All that led me to believe Colosan would be plenty of cleansing prior to the flush. Colosan does seem to loosen my bowels although apple juice does not. I have had chronic skin issues since childhood which, at age 50, are rare now. I'm very fit, haven't been ill in years. I'm interested in having optimum health, which is why I thought I'd try Moritz flush. I have to say that overall, the flush did not cause nausea or vomiting but my experience with the huge amounts of Epsom salts was unbelievably hellish. My colon became a human fire hose which was extremely irritating to anal tissue. The instructions specified an immediate lay down post olive oil and grapefruit, not at all a problem for me to ingest, and to lie in quiet meditation for twenty minutes. Very funny, after the two Epsom doses earlier in the evening, I continued to eject so much clear fluid from my bowels that I felt I should have perhaps gone to sleep on the toilet. It was pure hell. There was no way that I could have lain still for twenty minutes post the flush, I was up every five minutes rushing to the toilet. After a half hour in meditation, I was finally able to get to sleep without bother through the night. The next morning, I remained steadfast in following all the instructions. Same result with the Epsom salts. I lost 8 pounds in water weight but did not expel any stones. Thankfully, as promised in the book, my bowels were back to normal by the end of the day. Upshot I will never again do this with Epsom salts. My frustration is that although Moritz book is very detailed in describing many biological functions and he provides a lot of interesting information on biological and food interactions, he does fail in one very obvious way. For others like myself, who cannot tolerate the effects of the Epsom salts, he simply recommends that the flush can be done with Magnesium Citrate, period. He gives no information as to how much. When I measured Solgar brand Mag Citrate tablets into a tablespoon to see how many would be needed to replace the 4TB of Epsom salts, it added up to an equivalent of 19 tablets per 8oz. glass of water. That would be 38 tablets before the flush, 19 times the recommended daily dose. Pretty scary. This is an extremely gross oversight. There is nothing on Mr. Moritz's website that gives better information than what's in his book. In fact, his website seems to be more focused on the marketing of varying products unrelated to the flush that are of no interest to me. And it is completely devoid of any sort of support column for people who would be using his instructions for liver or gall bladder care. While there does seem to be wonderful success to be had by some using Moritz's book, it does not provide adequate information for a safe experience for all potential users. I would call the absence of advice on the use of Magnesium Citrate as a replacement for Epsom salts an extreme case of negligence which should be addressed. Mr. Moritz should also show a more serious commitment on his website to flush support rather than it merely being yet another New Age product marketing site. Cheers to those health practitioners who have had success using Moritz' advice. I suggest extreme caution in recommending this flush to clients and or patients.

I have finished five of these cleanses so far but found myself unable to tolerate the high levels of sugar in the juice, so I went to a wine making shop and bought powdered malic acid from them. It was very inexpensive and did just what it should during my last cleanse. I will continue with the malic acid for sure and skip the sugary apple juice!

I did seven flushes in 2010 using the Andreas Moritz method. Each time produced some stones. I felt an immediate energy and awareness boost after flushing. I used apple juice each time. I will try the powered malic acid next time around. I would also like to substitute the Magnesium Citrate, with Lemon, instead of the Epsom salt solution. The Epsom salt is very irritating to the taste. But as brought up by CP Wren in his 12/14/2010 comment. What is the measure for this? Any comments would be welcome.

I love this cleanse. It has saved me from having to have gall bladder surgery. I am on maintenance now and do it approx. every six months. Each time, it gets easier to drink the stuff. My first cleanse, in the morning, I passed big green "sludge balls" that's what the x-ray tech called them. They were the size of quarters. Now I get nothing or just a quarter cup of "green peas". After recommending it to several friends we would say do colon irrigation, at least the first time, and consider adjusting amounts if you are tiny.