, Barb - magnesium deficiency - test?

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Barb - yes, the IV does contain other things (its called a Meyers

drip) but it does include high amounts of Mg I'm told, and I

attribute the anti-twitch effect to that ingredient based on others'

experience.

- many thanks for the idea. I take it you are saying the

laxative dose of the sulfate is so high probably because most of the

compound is absorbed (due to its high water solubility) before

reaching the lower GI and acting laxatively there. Very interesting.

Taking the sulfate orally would certainly be more convenient than

parenteral administration. (Slow-release Mg orals are also totally

inconvenient because of the possibility, as I understand things, that

Mg may bind cyclines and azithromycin etc in the GI, impairing their

absorbtion).

> Dear

> There Is evidence( claims) that magnesium availability is directly

related to the solubility. After ruling out fluorides and nitrates on

the basis of toxicity, the next most soluble and available is the

chloride( remembering that most reactive compounds are converted to

chlorides in the stomach by the natural stomach production of

hydrochloric acid). Even more freely available is the sulphate( also

highly soluble). As all magnesium compounds are laxative to some

extent it is useful to compare the laxative doses. Some of the low

solubility compounds such as carbonates and oxides have a laxative

effect at 300 milligrams. The sulphate is commonly given as a

laxative at 30 grams. A number of orders of magnitude greater dose. I

use the sulphate at half a teaspoon a day with no laxative effect. It

may be worth trying as the sulphate is dirt cheap.. There is also

evidence to show that boron deficiency affects magnesium uptake.

> Regards

> Windsor