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Sunday morning we woke up at five. 

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The treatment started with a stomach massage given in circular, counter-clockwise movements.

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 Then we were given steam to the stomach and chest area.

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 We did the therapeutic vomiting together with Kai in the same treatment room,

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sitting on chairs, buckets in front of us, only one wooden treatment table separating us.

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Our own doctors were standing behind us.

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That's when the real trial began, 

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in other words we drank warm milk from pint glasses as fast as we could.

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The doctor made sure there wouldn't be lengthy breaks in the process and lifted the mug on my lips if I got too slow.

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 I was so full of milk I thought I would drown.

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 After the milk we were given warm water mixed with ayurvedic powder 

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and another drink to induce the vomiting reaction.

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 The doctors pressed us to drink faster and faster...

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At this point it was an extreme sport and we were sweating like pigs. 

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 We couldn't go to toilet and 

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wouldn't have made it on time. 

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The doctor who had seen it all was reassuring that this was all just normal.

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For me the treatment took forty minutes

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but Kai had great difficulties drinking the water and for him the treatment took approximately fifty minutes.

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It should never take more than an hour because the treatment is so exhausting.

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Both of us drank ten litres of fluids, a full bucket.

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It was quite an experience. 

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That day we were only given porridge made in water - fortunately not in milk.

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I'm tired but recovering. It's great we made it! 

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Tomorrow it's back to the normal rhythm and herbal medicine treatments.