Thanks for sharing, I've never had to go "rear", I'm vegetarian mainly but dunno if that plays a part.

Yes it's best to continue the diet for a day in the case you get headaches.

I definitely agree about continuing a light n healthy diet atleast the system is returned to it's normal state. Also it would be highly recommended to follow this diet for a mental and physical well being. I personally can't stay away from meat for more than 3/4 days.
It's an interesting thing you point about the vegetarian thing,but I never have processed meat or chicken, always fresh.
Next time I will stay away from meat for atleast 3 days before and after the sessions.
I get the feeling that the rear explosion was due to all the sludge I drank.

Usually almonds and raisins would be considered a no no on the day of ceremony (okay the day before). Probably not the biggest deal though. You usually want fresher foods - those are often dried or stored for a while and raisins might have sugar and almonds have more oil then you want. Raw is not really traditional and neither is vegetarian - most highly recommended foods are actually fish, starches, veggies and chicken breast. Fruit should be blander fruit like green bananas or green apples because you dont want much sugar. Lentils or split peas would be good if you are vegetarian.

When you diet master plants it is usually suggested to leave out most veggies too as they can interfere because they have their own plant energy competing with the plant you are dieting. Not as important for just Ayahuasca though.

Also - dieting more is actually supposed to help you have a deeper purge because the medicine can go deeper. With Ayahuasca you want to purge - it is actually one of the main reasons to drink it. So cleaner diet can help you purge more (I purge more when I eat cleaner actually). Ayahuasca doesnt make you sick - it brings forth dark energies that make you sick as they are called out, so feeling sick is actually a good sign - means you are letting go.

I should have considered this, i was told walnuts are good, i half assumed almonds to be the same as well.

Thanks for the advice brother, i thought it was better to keep the food light so as to keep the digestive system at it's lowest potential....i agree that more the greens and veggies, the stronger the motion can be in comparison to meat.

How long do you stay empty before drinking aya ? But one thing i noticed is, if there aren't enough carbohydrates in the body we tend to become tired or weak sooner which might make purging all the more painful and difficult, is my understanding correct ?

Usually nuts are good but skipped on the day of ceremony - nuts have lots of oils and are usually stored for long periods. I dont think eating a few would be a big deal though. I know some people who dont diet at all and they are fine when they drink. One time I had a giant buffet the night before with 5 other people in the same ceremony - we all had great ceremonies. (we had eaten pork, sugar, alcohol, fermented things, oils, salt ect - had great ceremony still)

Dieting I think is not truly necessary - just helpful for going deeper. You will hopefully puke either way, as puking is one of the main benefits of Ayahuasca. If you really dont want to puke, then either work with a different medicine or learn to like it! Learning to appreciate the purge is actually a very powerful lesson to learn with Ayahuasca - helped me in many ways.

I usually eat lunch and then fast after that. You wont be too weak to puke or anything like that - skipping a meal really doesnt make you any weaker. The body is fine skipping a meal and the Ayahuasca will give you more energy. If you are too tired - drink more Ayahuasca! If you eat before puking will probably be chunkier which makes it a bit more nasty, but it wont be any less painful.

I just dieted for 10 days and had 7 Ayahuasca ceremonies in that time - so I skipped 7 dinners. I was not weak at all in ceremony. I was a little weak during the day from having no salt (I dieted 7 days before the 10 day diet as well), but had plenty of energy in ceremony. I was assisting in ceremony and helping other people out the whole night, and I was playing music in ceremony - had plenty of energy without dinner. (I'm skinny too and could use the extra calories, but a little fasting is good for your body)

Puking isnt really pleasant and you cant really make it pleasant. What helps the most is having a positive perspective about it. Learn how to laugh when you feel sick. Smile at your bucket - it's your friend for the night.

That's quite a nice approach or way of looking at it.
My only experience a few days back didn't make me nauseous at all, I wonder why. There was no tendency to vomit at all, except for the grumbling noises from the stomach and the purge from the bottom. Also, I never found the taste of the caapi brew both with and without vinegar repulsive so to speak. Yes, the one with vinegar was really strong and bitter, but i'm a person who enjoys tripple espresso without any sugar and 80-90 dark chocolate. Wonder if my fondness to that taste had any influence.
Could have also been that way because my caapi was quite weak and that potency is the most important factor that causes us to purge? Like coughing when you smoke makes the high more intense.

Yes I understand that caapi and rue are RIMAs and don't have negative interactions with food for most people, but I guess there have been isolated reports have discomfort of negative reactions?
However it's always better to have a healthy diet whether or not drinking the caapi, isn't it now?