Re: To : Some more on Mag Citrate for

[Guest guest]

: Thanks for looking up the info....I don't think that it

was the magnesium per se that caused my problem....I believe that

the magnesium citrate as a laxative is/was too MUCH of a stimulant

acting laxative and that is why I believe that it caused my entire

panc and everything else to spin so wildly out of control. I just

think it got everything that was bound up in there going TOO

FORCEFULLY and therefore that was what caused me to have the panc

attack. I will add here, just for other's edification, that when my

husband called Dr. Lehman's office (he didn't talk to Dr. L himself

but one of his associates)...but the associate said that my new

gastro doc should NEVER HAVE TOLD ME TO TAKE magnesium citrate when

in the midst of such problems....for exactly the reasons that I

cited above. I.e., that it was too harsh and much too much of a

stimulant laxative than something that would have say added more

water to the intestines. Hence, the reason that I'm now going to

take stool softeners EVERY DAY and start drinking prune juice as

well as eating stewed prunes and/or baby food prunes if need be to

never allow myself to get that bound up in the first place. Anyway,

your mileage may vary and some may not have problems with magnesium

citrate, however, Dr. L's associate DID say that and that is why I'm

so disgusted with my new GI. He KNEW the distress I was already in

and yet still advised me to take that as well as milk of magnesia

(which I ALSO took I might add...all in the same night!!)

YIkes....anyway, ...thanks for the info and don't take this

as a slight against what you so kindly wrote to me for info

purposes. I just know what happened to me and don't want it to EVER

happen again...if Dr. Kevorkian had been at my bedside during a

couple of days of that I would have let him have at it...let's just

put it that way.....my God in heaven...never in my life have I been

so sick. Do others get nauseated so severely? Nothing, and I mean

nothing worked for it.....they even gave me 8mgs of Zofran (which is

what they give chemo patients) and that didn't work....Well, off to

bed now, but thanks again I appreciate the info.

take care

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> What is magnesium citrate?

> • Magnesium is a naturally occurring mineral. Magnesium is

> important for many systems in the body especially the muscles and

> nerves. Magnesium citrate also increases water in the intestines,

> which may induce defecation.

> • Magnesium hydroxide is used as a laxative to relieve

occasional

> constipation (irregularity).

> • Magnesium citrate may also be used for purposes other than

those

> listed in this medication guide.

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> What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking

> magnesium citrate?

> • Do not take magnesium citrate without first talking to your

> doctor if you have kidney disease.

> • Do not use magnesium citrate as a laxative if you have stomach

> (abdominal) pain, nausea, or vomiting, unless directed by a

doctor.

> If you notice a sudden change in bowel habits that persists over a

> period of 2 weeks, consult your healthcare provider before using a

> laxative. Magnesium citrate should not be used for longer than one

> week, unless otherwise directed by your healthcare provider.

Rectal

> bleeding or failure to have a bowel movement after use of a

laxative

> may indicate a more serious condition; stop using magnesium

citrate

> and contact your healthcare provider.

> • Before taking magnesium citrate, tell your doctor if you have

> any other medical conditions, allergies, or if you take other

> medicines or other herbal/health supplements. Magnesium citrate

may

> not be recommended in some situations.

> • It is not known whether magnesium citrate will be harmful to

an

> unborn baby. Do not take magnesium citrate without first talking

to

> your doctor if you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy.

> • It is not known whether magnesium citrate will be harmful to

an

> nursing baby. Do not take magnesium citrate without first talking

to

> your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

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