I am 18 female and i have recently been thinking of doing a colon cleanse, (not to lose weight) I have very bad eating habits and I am very unhealthy, although I am in a good weight range (145 lbs at 5′ 10) I would like to eat healthier. I researched a lot of cleansers but I am a student and do not have a lot of spare cash.

If you have done the master cleanse or know a lot about it I have a few questions:
1. Am i too young to do it? Like, at my age is it harmful?
2. what are the side effects and is it painful?
3. What helped get you through the 10 days
4. When you are done you are supposed to slowly go back to eating solids, and on day 11 they say to drink orange juice, I cant stomach orange juice, is there alternatives I could use to help get me back to a normal healthy diet
5. What is the worst side effect of it? Whats the worst that could happen if i try this cleanse?

Again, I want to use this as the first step to a healthier life style. Don’t think I am using it as a quick weight loss fix as I am happy with my weight. Thanks!

ps, after the cleanse I want to stay on a healthy "diet" as in not eat unhealthy stuff, anyone know a good book/website that gives good healthy meals a 18 year old can make? (im not the greatest cook :P )