Should you purge after a lymphatic drainage treatment?

Short answer: no.

I'm Jen Wilson, The Healing Rebel, and this episode is me getting into why the "go hard or go home" mentality has crept into lymphatic drainage, why some practitioners are pushing aggressive treatments designed to make you purge afterwards, and why that's the opposite of what your body actually needs to heal.

This episode came out of a conversation with a fellow massage therapist friend whose client kept going to someone else for lymphatic drainage because she always had a big purge afterwards. My reaction was: no. That's not what's meant to happen.

What I cover:

What purging actually is and when it's appropriate (sickness, diarrhoea, your body clearing something genuinely harmful)

Why a treatment that makes you purge is too aggressive for your nervous system

The concept of a "healing crisis" and why it's a red flag, not a badge of honour

How the parasympathetic nervous system safety is where healing actually happens

The Vodder technique I was trained in, and how a proper, gentle lymphatic drainage treatment works

Why the dramatic before-and-after photos of lymphatic drainage are mostly fluid loss that comes straight back

Why getting lymphatic drainage before your holiday won't keep you looking sculpted on the beach

What aggressive treatments actually cost you (vitamins, minerals, microbiome)

Why being soothed during a treatment matters more than the manual technique itself

How to support your lymphatic system at home in as little as one minute a day

A few questions I answer:

Should you purge after lymphatic drainage?

What is a healing crisis, and is it real?

Why does my body purge after some treatments?

Is aggressive lymphatic drainage better than gentle?

Can I do lymphatic drainage on myself?

Does lymphatic drainage help you look thinner?

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