Guest guest Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Has anyone had experience or suspected that magnesium interferes with digestion? My kids have been on high dosages of magnesium for quite a while (my 4 yr old son has dealt with life long constipation, my daughter constipated this year since doing the low oxalate diet), and have been on magnesium malate for a few months since we discovered they were not tolerating the citrate well in magnesium citrate. Their stools always have undigested food (most noticeably peas and papaya) that I can't help but wonder if the magnesium is causing - perhaps the magnesium is working as an antacid? Even with digestive enzymes, their stool isn't looking any better. I have tried to change the timing of taking it (from 30min-1hour before food to after food) but it started backing them up. We don't have the choice of trying other things for the constipation because they are extremely intolerant to most supplements and food due to severe leaky guts. Anyway, just wondering if anyone else has had this problem or any thoughts? V. Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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