Re:aaagggh!!! bowel movements and deficiencies Re: constipation

[Guest guest]

hi no i use magnesium eap 2 - we have a terrible yeast problem and many of the

mineral bases feed yeast citrate being one of them

normally i use 2tsp of liquid paraffin for kai (7) twice a day depending on bms

as well of course if theres orangy grease reduce or omit next dose - but i have

only been using 400 g of magnesium and 2 g of vitamin c, and 1tsp of paraffin

for fian twice a day but same dosage of vit c and magnesium

but after reading other peoples accounts of using higher amounts,

today i did the test of how much magnesium and vitamin c every hour unti they

have a bm, well i started at 8.30 am, its now 4 pm ive given 8 doses so far 100g

of eap magnesium each time and 500g of vitamin c each time - no bm so far!!!!

so looks like ill have to rework dosages as clearly its been the liquid paraffin

thats been having more of an impact than the c and magnesium!!!

the frightening thing is in a way just how deficient are my boys where at these

amounts neither are showing any signs of d - ie toxicity ??

im assuming that d starts at a level when the body is no longer able to absorb

any more as it has as much as it needs

so kai and fian should really be supplemented with at least 800 mg of magnesium

a day and 4g of vitamin c?

wow

thanks

emma

jjcox22 jjcox22@...> wrote:

emma

do you use magnesium citrate? How much?

> I know a lot of people are writing about constipation. My 15 month

old

> has been on SCD for about 2 and 1/2 weeks and I'm happy to say her

> appetite is really growing!!!!!!!!!!

> I am so grateful.

> However, she is definitely getting constipated--is that die off?

> She is on 600 mg of magnesium glycinate and still struggling--her

belly

> is all distended, should we switch to magnesium citrate?? Is is

the

> same dosing?

> She is also on vitamin c--about 4200mg/day, that's a lot right?

> I was thinking of trying grapefruit seed extract again--we had good

> luck with that in the past.

> Any advice?

> Thanks,

>

>

>

>

>

> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the

book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the

following websites:

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> and

> http://www.pecanbread.com

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Emma,

First, what is eap magnesium? Second, I believe that there are many

reasons for constipation. So when Eli did not respond to high doses

of magnesium or high doses of vitamin C, I assumed that wasn't his

problem. If they don't get diarrhea from very high doses of Mag or

C, I don't think that necessarily means that they need more. I think

it just means that that isn't the solution for that kid. I could be

wrong, of course!

a H. mom to Eli, 20, scd 2 months, still constipated

-- In pecanbread , Emma wrote:

> hi no i use magnesium eap 2 - we have a terrible yeast problem and

many of the mineral bases feed yeast citrate being one of them

>

> normally i use 2tsp of liquid paraffin for kai (7) twice a day

depending on bms as well of course if theres orangy grease reduce or

omit next dose - but i have only been using 400 g of magnesium and 2

g of vitamin c, and 1tsp of paraffin for fian twice a day but same

dosage of vit c and magnesium

>

> but after reading other peoples accounts of using higher amounts,

>

> today i did the test of how much magnesium and vitamin c every hour

unti they have a bm, well i started at 8.30 am, its now 4 pm ive

given 8 doses so far 100g of eap magnesium each time and 500g of

vitamin c each time - no bm so far!!!!

>

> so looks like ill have to rework dosages as clearly its been the

liquid paraffin thats been having more of an impact than the c and

magnesium!!!

>

> the frightening thing is in a way just how deficient are my boys

where at these amounts neither are showing any signs of d - ie

toxicity ??

>

> im assuming that d starts at a level when the body is no longer

able to absorb any more as it has as much as it needs

>

> so kai and fian should really be supplemented with at least 800 mg

of magnesium a day and 4g of vitamin c?

>

> wow

>

> thanks

>

> emma

>

>

> jjcox22 wrote:

> emma

> do you use magnesium citrate? How much?

>

>

>

>

>

>

> > I know a lot of people are writing about constipation. My 15

month

> old

> > has been on SCD for about 2 and 1/2 weeks and I'm happy to say

her

> > appetite is really growing!!!!!!!!!!

> > I am so grateful.

> > However, she is definitely getting constipated--is that die off?

> > She is on 600 mg of magnesium glycinate and still struggling--her

> belly

> > is all distended, should we switch to magnesium citrate?? Is is

> the

> > same dosing?

> > She is also on vitamin c--about 4200mg/day, that's a lot right?

> > I was thinking of trying grapefruit seed extract again--we had

good

> > luck with that in the past.

> > Any advice?

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read

the

> book _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read

the

> following websites:

> > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> > and

> > http://www.pecanbread.com

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >