How it went
Did it last?
- 2 of 3 said the benefit wore off: the 2 who relapsed.
- No one said they needed to keep it up to stay well.
Read from what people wrote. A story that ends without a follow-up counts as lasting, so treat these as minimums.
| Outcome described | Accounts | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Full recovery | 0 | 0% |
| Near-full | 0 | 0% |
| Substantial | 0 | 0% |
| Partial | 1 | 33% |
| Relapsed | 2 | 67% |
| No benefit | 0 | 0% |
Only 3 accounts. Treat these percentages as anecdotes, not rates.
By how ill people were
| Severity at worst | How it went | n | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 1 | 0% | |
| Severe | 1 | 0% |
1 accounts don’t say how ill the person was.
Who published these accounts
Right-hand number: share describing a full or near-full recovery. Pages that sell something, and advocacy sites, tend to publish only the successes.
All 3 accounts
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The Master Cleanse
Fourteen years into CFS and CIRS (also citing heavy metal toxicity, mold and Lyme disease), Eric documented a roughly 25-day Master Cleanse of lemon juice, maple syrup and cayenne, adding psyllium and bentonite shakes and continuing some supplements against…
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Fasting - specifically practically with ME/CFS and methylation treatment
Mr. Cat did a 9-day Master Cleanse of water, lemon, cayenne and molasses. Hunger disappeared by day two, but energy fluctuated and his thinking felt impaired through the fast, and his digestive symptoms improved only to return "immediately" once he went back…
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Fasting - specifically practically with ME/CFS and methylation treatment
jengonwin had already tried a 5-day water fast that made their CFS worse and a 14-day juice fast that did nothing before attempting an 11-day Buchinger-style fast on about 250 kcal/day of juice and broth. By days 13-14 they described "the strongest spiritual…