Magnesium dose? (was Re: Another Newbie Question - Constipation)

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Hi:

Just finished the intro again yesterday. Haven't " gone " since Sunday.

Yikes! Bought some magnesium citrate/oxalate pills. Took one

yesterday (300g), no movement. How much more could/should I take? I

had been doing prunes (for about 3 weeks) before going back on the

intro, and if I forgot to take the prunes, the problem came back

(mostly slow-moving bowels, sometimes true C)

I just read in a previous post that magnesium citrate might encourage

yeast growth. Is that true? Thanks.

Theresa (in Vancouver, BC, Canada)

ps: I've added cooked veggies to my diet (just squash so far), so far

no carbs (other than what's in the yogurt) to heal my skin yeast

eruption. I'm 10 lbs. lighter than a few weeks ago, and could stand

to lose another 30. T.

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> Some kids do start SCD with constipation problems, rather than

diarrhea.... both are signs of gut disbiosis. You're right, starting

SCD can tend to increase problems with constipation. There is

a " constipation protocol " on Elaine's website:

www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info that you might want to be prepared

to use.

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> I also agree with on the use of magnesium citrate. Adding a

few hundred mgs of that has helped my daughter tremendously.

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> Patti