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Don't take magnesium oxide -- it is a potent laxative. There are different types of magnesium, so do some research beforehand. I used to get 'charley horses' e
by Eisenstein 4y ago
Don't take magnesium oxide -- it is a potent laxative. There are different types of magnesium, so do some research beforehand.
I used to get 'charley horses' every so often which are extremely painful for a short time, and figured out I wasn't getting enough potassium. Eat your greens!
- jona-f 4y agoI have a similar story (muscle cramps, extreme morning tiredness) and magnesium does wonders. I would describe magnesium oxide as a "slight" laxative and I'm perfectly fine if i take the cheap magnesium pills a quarter at a time. YMMV
- kevviiinn 4y agoAny magnesium is a potent laxative but you actually have it fairly wrong. The oxide version doesn't absorb as well as the chelated versions such as bisglycinate, so its actually a worse laxative and worse supplement in general. The issue is also avoided if you take it with food
- jona-f 4y agoI think it's the unresorped magnesium that causes diarrhea by osmosis. At least that's one of the supposed mechanisms. I find it irritating how confidently you present your half knowledge, especially since you're giving medical advice.
- kevviiinn 4y agoI think you need to reconsider what you understand as medical advice, I'm simply commenting on mechanisms of magnesium and absorption, however you are correct that it is the osmotic effect of intestinal magnesium that is thought to cause the laxative effect
- jononomo 4y agoI find that just drinking some warm water with a half-teaspoon of potassium chloride and a half-teaspoon of sodium chloride dissolved in it is an effective way of immediately curing charley horses.