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Posted by Hambone (Member # 29535) on :

I'm laying here doing my first Castor Oil Pack. It's been on for an hour.

I've started to feel some pressure and a little bit of cramping in my liver area.

Is this normal?

Should I go ahead and take it off?

( and how the heck do you clean the goo off your skin? [bonk]

)

Posted by CountryMouse (Member # 32073) on :

I did these last year a few times. My doc said 20 mins tops, not an hour, although I'll admit I don't know why she said only 20 mins. That may have been for my particular situation, and I have a bad liver so maybe that is also why. This will sound weird but by about 20 mins I would literally start to taste it in my mouth. Thats when I knew I had enough.

To get it off I always used a "dedicated" plastic loofah-type puff and ivory soap. Yes very messy!

Posted by Carol in PA (Member # 5338) on :

Clean the skin with baking soda in water.
Put some hot water in the sink and add some baking soda, swish the washcloth in that.

I leave a box of baking soda under the sink to use when scrubbing the sink...it's better than scouring cleanser, with no smell and rinses easier.

Posted by Hambone (Member # 29535) on :

Thanks [Smile]

This is gonna sound nuts, but I swear I feel "movement" in my liver, like something ALIVE is in there. I felt this for the past week even before I did the Castor Oil Pack. I'd been feeling it after taking hot baths, and then after I did the pack it hasn't stopped. [Eek!]

Posted by CountryMouse (Member # 32073) on :

nothing I hear about Lyme sounds nuts anymore lol [Smile]

Posted by searching4truth (Member # 28481) on :

My stomach always gurgles and grumbles when I do these packs. My LLMD says to leave on for 45 minutes. I am not sure if you know this already, but you want to make sure you are using organic castor oil and organic wool flannel. I have heard of people using organic cotton flannel also, but I use wool.

Posted by 17hens (Member # 23747) on :

My daughter's directions are to do them at least 2 hours. When she leaves it on for 4 hours, she says things are "popping" which is a good thing.

Leaving it on overnight works great too - wrap up in a big towel and shower off the oil first thing in the morning.

Posted by Annie C (Member # 14) on :

Is this oil pack for cleansing the liver and or gallbladder? I had to take it every winter morning. My dads odd ways for healthy self help are showing up more and more over the last 20+ years. I'm eager to learn more.

Posted by 17hens (Member # 23747) on :

Annie, yes, sounds much the same.

Maybe check out my thread to see how castor oil liver packs have helped my daughter.
http://flash.lymenet.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php/topic/1/106075#000005

Posted by Karensky (Member # 21350) on :

where do you buy "organic " wool or flannel ? I am assuming you

need a few yards of it ?