Vit C and magnesium for constipation

[Guest guest]

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

[Guest guest]

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