Re: Vit C and magnesium for constipation

[Guest guest]

-I would also like to add to this post that each and every one of our children

are going to react differently and also that one theory vs anothers is always

going to be somewhat different...the children doing DAN Biomedical with

MD's and various trained people are using these doses and some in some

cases if it meets that person's individual needs more......If one is

constipated

and chelating for example it's very important to get the toxins out.. Not

everyopne has trouble on 1,000

I suggest families go to the aAutism Research Institute and read more..Also

consult with your practioner....

Also most kids are getting RBC minerals which will also gage where the

needs are..

What I would not like to see here is people being affraid of Vit C or Mag both

of whcih are often low in kids with ASD and especially depleted in people

who are chelating regularly...just a FYI...

Sandy

Dan Nurse,GFCF environmentally healthy 8+ yrs SCD ~2 months 9

recovered ,Isaak 6 ASD doing well on SCD

-- In pecanbread , " Wildman " wrote:

>

> Someone posted that their DAN recommended Vitamin C (1000+ mg) for

> constipation; also magnesium.

>

> There are hazards to this approach. High dose Vitamin C is a gut irritant.

> I tried it once as " anti-allergy treatment " -- took 1000 mg if I remember

> right. It was very painful and the pain went on and on...then diarrhea that

> went on and on. Maybe I reacted more strongly than most folks, but I

> certainly can't recommend high dose Vitamin C based on my experience

with

> it.

>

> Magnesium is also a gut irritant. This is one reason why Dr. Natasha

> -McBride advises against magnesium supplements. (Some forms

are

> less gut-irritating than others; magnesium taurate is supposed to be one of

> the least gut-irritating. CardioVascular Research makes an SCD legal

> Magnesium Taurate, I think.)

>

> I recently read two alarming things about oral magnesium -- (1) In high

> concentrations in the gut, magnesium kills gut bacteria just like an

> antibiotic does. (No info was given in this source re: what " high

> concentration " means.) (2) If you are culturing candida in a lab and add

> magnesium to the culture, growth of candida is exponentially increased.

> (Adding calcium along with the magnesium prevents or at least greatly

> mitigates this effect.) (Does magnesium increase candida growth like this in

> the gut?)

>

> Another problem with oral magnesium supplements -- they neutralize

stomach

> acid, very bad for our ASD kids who are usually deficient in stomach acid to

> begin with.

>

> But magnesium is very important, needed for all sorts of reasons in the

> body. It's also neuroprotective (protects against brain injury by

> excitotoxins, for example).

>

> Better options for supplementing magnesium: Epson Salts baths -- E.S. is

> magnesium sulfate; it's absorbed through the skin during the bath.

> Magnesium Chloride baths (I am using " Magnesium Oil " and Magnesium

Chloride

> Bath Flakes from www.globallight.net; the " oil " is just concentrated sea

> water with most sodium removed, feels oily but contains no oil) --

magnesium

> and trace minerals absorbed through skin during bath. Magnesium " oil "

> rubbed on the skin and left for 20-30 minutes or more -- again, absorbed

> through skin (dilute with water before using if it stings or itches).

>

> Magnesium in foods -- Avocado is high in magnesium. Dark meats of

poultry

> (neck, back, thighs and drumsticks) contain about twice as much

magnesium as

> white meats (breast, wings). Bone broth is another good source of

> magnesium. Nuts are high in magnesium.

>

> Hope this info is helpful.

>

> Kayla

>