Niel Hern

Elisheva Cohen wrote:I found a product in the 'home depo' equivalent where I live (Israel) that says it is 100% silicon dioxide.
Is this DE and can I use it for bed bugs?
Thanks guys

The kind sold at Home Depot and similar stores is not the food grade, safe-for-human-consumption kind. The food grade kind should have less than 2% of crystalline silica. The kind that isn't food grade is generally used to clean pools. The food grade kind can be consumed by humans and some animals and can be used to kill bugs.

Never mind, I just went ahead and bought the Nature's Wisdom brand.

It's been six days: I've been combining 1 heaping tablespoon in an 8 ounce glass of water and have been drinking it every morning on an empty stomach. How long should I be waiting until I eat something? Has anyone else been getting green stool? I am currently taking an iron-free multimineral and will start taking a multivitamin soon. Would this interfere with the diatomaceous earth, or vice versa? Could it be harmful for me?

So far, I've been fine for the most part. The queasiness I've experienced on and off after drinking the DE-water concoction has been minor, although I can say that yesterday and today it's been stronger and I've even felt a little dizzy. I don't know if it's just a coincidence, but I also feel like I haven't been as tired as I usually feel and my chronic indigestion has calmed down.

How good is this brand of food grade DE? I was told by someone from the company that their product has less than 1% of crystalline silica...