Borax is a natural mineral that is mined from the earth and is no different than table salt in this regard. Borax is the sodium salt of the weak boric acid. Borax's toxicity is about the same as sodium chloride (salt).

When ingested directly, borax reacts with hydrochloric acid in the stomach to form boric acid and sodium chloride. Ingested boron compounds are rapidly and nearly completely excreted with the urine. I not sure what caused your "explosive shit-storm", but it could have been taking way too much of it. We only need very small quantities of boron for good health and to prevent diseases such as arthritis. In large quantities it has adverse effects, the same as any other compound. Most commonly, it could have been the Herxheimer reaction, which is an early aggravation of symptoms (you may feel worse before you feel better). This is the main cause of pain or discomfort in the digestive system when starting with borax supplementation. It is commonly due to toxins being released by killed Candida and mycoplasma. This is very common with antimicrobial therapy, and borax definitely is an exceptionally good and strong fungicide.

Taking a 1/4 teaspoon of Borax directly is not something normal people would do anyway. You're taking way way too much of it. The amount you took is equivalent to 2.1 grams of boron. This is over a 1000 times too much.

For every 25 to 30 mg of Borax, it provides approximately 3 mg of Boron.

With 1 tsp Borax concentrate dissolved in a liter of water and then ingesting 1 tsp (5 mL) of the solution will provide 3 mg boron. Initially, you should take no more than 2 tsp of the solution (6 mg boron). I take 35 mg of boron and it cured my arthritis. Also, the French diet contains about 35 mg of boron in it. As a population they have the lowest rate of arthritis in the world.

Borax is a natural mineral that is mined from the earth and is no different than table salt in this regard. Borax is the sodium salt of the weak boric acid. Borax's toxicity is about the same as sodium chloride (salt).

When ingested directly, borax reacts with hydrochloric acid in the stomach to form boric acid and sodium chloride. Ingested boron compounds are rapidly and nearly completely excreted with the urine. I not sure what caused your "explosive shit-storm", but it could have been taking way too much of it. We only need very small quantities of boron for good health and to prevent diseases such as arthritis. In large quantities it has adverse effects, the same as any other compound. Most commonly, it could have been the Herxheimer reaction, which is an early aggravation of symptoms (you may feel worse before you feel better). This is the main cause of pain or discomfort in the digestive system when starting with borax supplementation. It is commonly due to toxins being released by killed Candida and mycoplasma. This is very common with antimicrobial therapy, and borax definitely is an exceptionally good and strong fungicide.

Taking a 1/4 teaspoon of Borax directly is not something normal people would do anyway. You're taking way way too much of it. The amount you took is equivalent to 2.1 grams of boron. This is over a 1000 times too much.

You should only be taking 3 mg of boron daily. One teaspoon (5 ml) of concentrate. This has 25 to 30 mg of Borax and provides approximately 3 mg of Boron.

With 1 tsp Borax dissolved in a liter of water and ingesting 1 tsp (5 mL) of the solution will provide 3mg boron. Initially, you should take no more than 2 tsp of the solution (6 mg boron). I take 35 mg of boron and it cured my arthritis. Also, the French diet contains about 35 mg of boron in it. As a population they have the lowest rate of arthritis in the world.