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Drink one cup of herbal laxative tea before bed on the night before and every night thereafter while you are on the cleanse, unless you have diarrhea. (Diarrhea is NOT watery eliminations within two hours of drinking the salt water flush.) If you have diarrhea, discontinue the laxative tea and salt water flush until it stops. You can buy herbal laxative tea in most health food stores. There are two types I am aware of: pure senna tea and combinations of senna with other herbs. I recommend herbal laxative bags with 50 percent senna leaf rather than pure senna leaf tea. Senna is a powerful laxative and too much may cause cramps, particularly in the later days of a cleanse when there is little in the intestines. Although not painful, they are uncomfortable and can cause unnecessary concern. If such cramps do occur, they can be turned off quite quickly by drinking water or lemonade.

I personally did not have any problem with senna until my third Master Cleanse. Then I felt uncomfortably strong contractions and switched to a combination tea. Occasionally, when I run out of the combination, I’ll make half a cup and dilute it. Two of the combination teas are Smooth Move and Get Regular.

I have been asked (rarely) if senna is addictive or will cause damage. I have never seen or heard of damage or addiction with any of the thousands of people who have done the Master Cleanse of whom I am aware. Perhaps 10 percent have reported uncomfortable cramps. In my experience, the cramps have disappeared when the salt water or lemonade is drunk and can be avoided by using the combination teas. The senna box warns not to give it to children or to drink more than two cups per day. The combination box says not to drink more than four cups per day and half that for children from six to twelve years old.