Castor oil shots, anyone? Anyone?
Today I had Gerson’s version of a tequila slammer – with some slight modifications. The tequila is replaced with two tablespoons of castor oil and instead of a lemon chaser we are given a cup of black coffee (the only time coffee is allowed here). The after effect was the same though, minus the few hours of drunken debauchery. I’m nauseous, have a headache, and while tequila slammers are known to have me hugging a toilet bowl, castor oil sends you to a town a little further south of Throw Up. Let’s just say it’s wise to stay within close range of the loo. Somehow it just doesn’t seem fair to experience hangover symptoms without memories of the night before to make it all worth it.
Every second day, at 6.30am one of the nurses comes a knocking at the door with a cheerful “Buenos días”, my shot of oil and coffee chaser. Five hours later I do a castor oil/coffee enema. The powerful cleansing properties of the oil cause it to speed up and reinforce the release of toxins from the small intestines. The castor oil is able to clear the accumulation of toxic residue from the intestinal tract, which a regular coffee enema cannot reach. This is all-important to the Gerson patient who needs to eliminate toxins from their body at a rapid rate.
You will not believe how much crap (literally) is stored up in there. It makes sense though when you take into account all those years of faulty eating and the fact that our small intestines are 25 to 27 feet long! I kind of wish I had been doing this all along. Mum says that her grandmother used to talk about being given a teaspoon of castor oil before school each day. I wonder why that tradition was phased out? It could have something to do with the nausea, diarrhea and the fact that you can’t help but continuously dry retch as the thick, oily substance slides down your throat and makes its way through your system. Kid’s these days… What they need is a good teaspoon of concrete to harden up. I’m kidding. I’m not sure if I would have been that into castor oil treatments pre-cancer, but now that I know the benefits I’m going to wax lyrical about them. You just try and stop me. I don’t care how unsanitary it makes the conversation, or if people start leaving the table. I’ll chase them down and force-feed them the importance of cleaning out your small intestine. Kidding, again. Kind of.
If you’re keen to find out more about the castor oil treatment, I recommend reading Charlotte Gerson’s book Healing the Gerson Way. Gerson says that if you have been pre-treated with chemotherapy you must not use the castor oil treatment.
Positive affirmation for the day: I will open myself up to all the possibilities around me today, leaving my fear of change behind.
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where do you get the castor oil from? some castor oil i have looked as says not to consume. is there a 'special' one you are suppose to consume?
Thanks!
I just buy my castor oil from our local health food store. I buy an organic brand, but I have used a regular one as well. These were both fine to consume.
Thanks!
Jess x
wow Thank you so much for writing back. If you wouldn't mind me asking one more question. I know it is important to stay close to the restroom when you take the castor oil but how long can you expect for the detox to run it's course and you no longer need to stay close to the restroom? 12 hours? 24 hours? Thank you again for your blog! I love it and find it so informative!! Thank You again!
Hi,
I think it is different for everyone but I find it's usually safe to leave the vicinity of the bathroom in the late afternoon. I take my castor oil at 6.30am and then by 3pm I am okay.
Hope this helps!
Jess x
Hey hey,
quick question about this treatment. Do you think it would be helpful to just have the caster oil shot and not have the coffee or enema? I'm not meant to drink coffee with my autoimmune disease and have also been advised not to do the enema thing.
Would the caster oil shot still help get rid of all the toxicity in my system? Do you have any other suggestions also? I am feeling rotten and helpless.
Cheers,
Aimee x
Hi Aimee,
Yes I think it would be fine to take the castor oil without the coffee and the enema. Both of these thing help to speed up detoxification, but you will still experience benefits by taking castor oil by itself. It will work its way through your intestines and help to remove all of the gunk from your intestinal walls.
Good luck!
Jess
I was just wondering if u put in the castor oil enema, the ox bile powder? where do get it from? do u get someone to stir the mixture while u take the enema? I heard it needs stirring.
Jess??
Hi Anonymous, sorry I just saw this comment! Yes, I put a pinch of ox bile powder in with the castor oil enema. I buy it from ISHI Medical http://www.ishimedical.com/. I don't stir it. This is how it goes:
Run boiling water down the enema tube to soften it. Then add four tablespoons of castor oil to the bucket and let the oil run all the way down so that it fills up the tube. Add coffee and water as per coffee enema instructions. You don’t need to leave this enema in for 10-15 minutes. Instead, as soon as all of the solution is in your bowels, get up and let it out in the toilet.
Hope this helps!
Jess x
Thanks Jess. What does the Ox Bile powder do? So you basically a normal coffee enema (but without retention) but first put 4 tablespoons of castor oil? This is after having taken the oil early morning by mouth?
I think the ox bile powder helps your liver break down the castor oil. I think. Yep, it's just like a normal enema but with castor oil in the tube – and no holding once all of the fluid is in. This is done five hours after taking the oil orally.
Jess x
hey love, how come you have done the castor oil even though you’ve had chemo and gerson say not to do that? xx
Polly » I’m not too sure why they said it was okay for me. They didn’t mention anything about me not doing it while I was at the clinic. It may have been because my chemo was isolated to my arm, but I’m not sure because I still had a heap of toxins in me from it. Or maybe it was because I’d had the chemo two years earlier. I’m not too sure though – sorry lovely!! x
Castor oil really works on my health. It works good for me whenever I apply on it. On my skin, It make my skin white, and for my health it really work. I apply on it regularly. It’s not expensive one and we can surely expect the great result.
Hi Jess i tried taking 2 tbsp of organic castor oil followed by organic coffee straight after but nothing really happened ie. no bowel movements. I did however have slight nausea and a slight stomach ache hours after but thats about all. Do you know why it wouldnt of been effective, could it of been the brand of castor oil? Thanks! (-: