I'm looking for Magnesium Citrate

scrappergirl
on 1/6/09 1:14 am - Inland Empire, CA

I bought some Magnesium thinking it doesn't matter the type, only then to find out I need Magnesium Citrate. Does anyone hear take it and where do you get it?

Bekki

(deactivated member)
on 1/6/09 1:36 am - Agoura Hills, CA

RNY on 11/05/04

Magnesium Citrate is for 'cleaning' you out before surgery, a fast acting laxative. It is at Sav-on, Rite Aid, Longs in the Metamucil type stuff area. If you take it, stay close to home, cause it works fast. Good Luck.

NancyK2008
on 1/6/09 6:42 am - Southern, CA

RNY on 10/01/08

Magnesium is excellent for constipation. You can purchase it at a health food store.
Magnesium Citrate is what we take the night before surgery to clean us out. I
bought mine at Rite Aid.
Take care,

Nancy

MadameJoy
on 1/6/09 8:04 am - Jamestown, CA

RNY on 08/19/08

You can by it in any drug or grocery store and then be prepared it tastes nasty and you should spend the better part of the day in the bathroom.

JOY

This is what happen when you start losing...your $$$ goes to clothes instead of food.LOL

(deactivated member)
on 1/6/09 12:32 pm - Wiesbaden, Germany

DS on 10/08/13

For clarification: do you really mean magnesium citrate or you do possibly mean calcium citrate?

Lisa

scrappergirl
on 1/6/09 1:32 pm - Inland Empire, CA

RNY on 12/28/07

I went to my doctor and spoke with him about my worries about not getting enough calcium and absorption. I've read that a few people on the boards are dealing with those issues after gastric bypass. So I showed him my calcium and it's Calcium Citrate but does not have vit D or magnesium (his recommendation 200mg - 2x a day) to help with absorption. I picked up the Vit D but found out after buying some magnesium supplement tablets that it was the wrong kind because I don't have lots of stomach acid it was not being absorbed. I was told I need magnesium Citrate tablets ( its not MOM.)
But I am hoping to it might have a laxative type effect - I'd like to have a BM someday. OH to dream.

That's the story

Bekki

anewbecboo
on 1/6/09 6:44 pm - Ellensburg, WA

RNY on 05/21/07

Hi my fellow Bekkster! I will be curious to see other responses to this because I thought it was Mag. oxide we are suppose to take. I take 2000 iu of D and 400 mg of Mag. oxide with my calcium citrate twice a day.
As for the

issue, have you tried Miralax? I have to take it once a day as well as a generic Colace (without laxative) or I have BIG problems!!!! Miralax is a non habit forming laxative that works great. It is a powder that you add to any liquid, I use coffee. You should ask your dr. about it!
bigg huggs, Becky

Surgery was RNY 5/21/07...I can be found on Facebook: anewbecboo or Becky Reddick

SueBee Honey
on 1/7/09 3:58 am - High Desert, CA

RNY on 05/03/06

I use this Vitamin Shoppe Calcium Citrate + Magnesium & D 300.0 Each Capsules

it has Magnesium and D to help w/absorbtion I think this is what you are talking about You can get it at Vitamine shoppe here is a link to the web store page to take a look at the nutri stats it is mag citrate

http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/store/en/browse/sku_detail.jsp? id=VS-1087

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Carol C.
on 1/7/09 5:46 am - North Hollywood, CA

VSG on 09/29/08

Although less common, as a magnesium supplement the citrate form is sometimes used due to its increased bioavailability to other common pill forms, such as magnesium oxide. However, according to some studies magnesium gluconate may be more bioavailable than magnesium citrate. Extremely high doses, e.g. 650 milligrams, have been used in the prophylaxis of migraines, in combination with riboflavin and, sometimes, low doses of amitriptyline. Similar dosages apply when used as a supplement to help prevention of kidney stones.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnesium_citrate

Not much on using Mag Citrate as a supplement. I commonly give Mag SO4 via IV, or Mag oxide in pill form when working. I do know that the pill form of Mag oxide is not as well absorbed, but is common and very easy to find.

A review of assimilation studies suggests that the citrate salt of magnesium is the best absorbed into the bloodstream.68,69 The major down-side of using magnesium citrate, however, is that it is only 16% magnesium, and the recommended intake of elemental magnesium to maintain vascular health is 300 mg to 800 mg a day.70,71 http://www.lef.org/Vitamins-Supplements/Item00502/Magnesium- Citrate.html

The best reference I found:

Using Magnesium Safely

Picking a magnesium supplement may not seem like a decision worthy of intense study. But select the wrong one, and you may find yourself in the bathroom more frequently. Dose for dose, magnesium gluconate causes one-third of the amount of diarrhea of magnesium oxide and one-half of the frequency of diarrhea of magnesium chloride, according to Dr. Mansmann.

Other benefits of magnesium gluconate: It can be taken on an empty stomach, while the other two forms can cause stomach upset in some people. Magnesium gluconate is absorbed more quickly than other forms. And you don't have to take quite as much, since the amount of magnesium per capsule that your body can use is higher.

As a general rule, you need about six milligrams of magnesium for every kilogram (2.2 pounds) of body weight. That means that if you weigh 150 pounds, you should be getting about 400 milligrams a day. If you develop diarrhea, simply take your magnesium in divided doses throughout the day, or reduce the dose by 20 to 25 percent until normal soft bowel movements return, says Dr. Mansmann.

If you have kidney or heart problems, always check with your doctor before taking supplemental magnesium.
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