what kind of magnesium?

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what kind of magnesium? I used

to give kirkmans and it was in powder form and tasted HORRIBLE. she

will not take it now. I need some sort of chewable magnesium that

tastes good!!!?!?. We are off of fruit eze which did work for my

girl...but she refuses to eat it and she requires about 3rounded

teaspoons a day to keep going...so not easy to get in her....giving MOM

for kids lately and not happy about it....not even working

well.....just skips a few days then diarrhea. argn

littlelief wrote:

Hi -

very glad your daughter finally started passing some stool!!

Was wondering if you've tried checking for IgG (not IgA or IgE) food

allergies/intolerances and/or if you've tried eliminating some of

the commonly problematic foods from her diet? (e.g., gluten (wheat,

rye, barley, & sometimes oats), milk/casein, soy, egg, etc.) I ask

because nutrient/vitamin deficiencies frequently result from

malabsorption in the GI tract which is often related to food

intolerances, mercury toxicity, candida/yeast overgrowth, general

dysbiosis, etc., and/or a combination of these factors.

Seeing that her gut issues have been there since birth & the

seizures started at 9 months (were you introducing solids and/or

transitioning to cow's milk then? - adding new foods to her diet..?)

just further adds to my suspicion of food intolerances/allergies.

has she ever been tested (e.g., hair test or urinary porphyrins) for

mercury and other metals levels? Aside from mercury possibly being in

vaccines she may have received, if mom has amalgam (silver) fillings,

baby will have mercury (in fact, my holistic dentist just told me the

other day that first baby gets like half of mom's toxin load, and

subsequent babies get lighter loads). There are other environmental

exposure risks for mercury (and skads of other toxins), too. Some

people are good at clearing mercury & other toxins naturally, and

others retain and/or cannot clear it well for whatever reason.

I have read at various message boards several parents' experiences that

food intolerances ("delayed" allergies) were related to their child's

seizures.

And I can attest first hand to constipation being directly related to

food intolerances (both for myself and my children). My older son

suffered from chronic, severe, and painful constipation for over 2

years before I finally got some helpful testing done that revealed

gluten was causing him problems. (We had already known that

casein/milk, soy, egg, and corn were problems for him).

He also had what I now realize would have been diagnosed as some

sensory issues (e.g., could NOT stand to be in a public bathroom for

fear of the loud flush of the toilets or the air dryer; wouldn't swing

(as an infant in infant swing/rocker or as toddler in playground

swings; I stopped trying to cut his hair for almost a year because I

could see how terrible it was for him; etc.)

Anyway, he used to need at least 500 mg, and as much as 700mg elemental

magnesium daily to *hopefully* poop every few days. Now, unless we have

a dietary infraction, I give him about 500 mg magnesium once or twice a

week, but he poops every single day. (again, unless any of his

troublesome foods got into him)

I feel confident we've had some GI healing and are seeing better

absorption of nutrients for him (and myself & DS#2). He also has no

trouble with hair cuts and doesn't mind certain noises nearly as much

as he used to, he's much less irritable/sensitive, fewer

(dramatically fewer) 'meltdowns,' etc.

I also know he & I are mercury toxic (and suspect DS#2 is also) -

and am preparing to start chelating all of us - which I hope will help

reduce our need for supplemental vitamins/minerals and bring about more

improvements (though I must say we've already seen great improvements

with diet alone - and not just in the sense of eliminating foods we're

intolerant of, but also by following more 'native nutrition' concepts

and including more raw, whole foods, getting no spray/organic as much

as feasible; reducing sugar, essentially eliminating high fructose corn

syrup, etc etc...basically if great-grandma would not have known it to

be food, we stop and question it - and usually avoid it - though we

aren't perfect about it!)

Sorry so long... I just wanted to toss my thoughts out there because I

truly believe food intolerances ("Delayed food allergies") and mercury

toxicity are major underlying factors that contribute to many health

problems - including predisposing to gut flora dysbiosis, candida,

"leaky gut," constipation, etc. I think the GI tract health is critical

to overall body health.

best,

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> >> > Hello-

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> >> > A recent x-ray shows that my daughter is still

significantly impacted despite huge gains recently with pottying and

encopresis. Because of our bad experience with Miralax (flareup of

seizures, deteriorating behavior, regression), we opted to try Senna

leaves to clean her out. Starting last Saturday, we gave her 1/2

capsule of pure senna (NOW FOODS brand). We were told to give her this

dose every other day for one week.

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> >> > So...since Sat, we're seeing the same flare-up of

symptoms, and she's gone less over that past 3 days than she did before

the Senna? She also complains of mild stomach discomfort and strains

often as if she has to go.

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> >> > My daughter has epilepsy, SPD and constipation/

encopresis. She's on a modified ketogenic diet and takes cal/mag,

L-Carnitine, vit C, and 's Aloe Vera liquid daily.

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> >> > Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

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