Re: Regarding Magnesium supplement/constipation - MANY THX.

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For all that helped me with input...

I have supplemented up to 100% 's multivitamin's magnesium and the

constipation problem has left.. No more a problem. What an easy solution. Wish

they all were!

Many thanks, ..mum to

& Hill rich.sue.hill@...> wrote:

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From: Falk

>The supplement magnesium you give is also magnesium citrate???

***That's what the bottle says, though I didn't actually know that for sure

before checking yesterday

>I hate to be so ignorant about all this,

***Well as you can see from above, I don't really know anything about the

diff sorts either.

>but the constipation issue is so horrific and I would rather supplement

than give one laxative after another!

**Yes for sure - treat the cause not the symptom. It is a worry - I used to

hate constipation with , it was always weighing on my mind, so I know that

feeling, and it will be nice to see you get rid of the problem with .

Have you eased off on the laxatives after introducing the magnesium? If so,

she may still be dependent on the laxative (never had that here but I know it

can happen) and therefore any good from introducing the mag might still be being

offset from a potential dependence. Sort of like a med addiction, (but to do

with the muscles getting too used to being stimulated artificially thru the

laxative, they have to get used to working on their own again I think is how it

goes?) where you have to slowly phase one out as the other is introduced -

perhaps until the dependence (if there is one..) is sorted out, she might need

more magnesium than normal, and this could then be brought back down again once

any laxative dependence problems have been phased out?

If it is not this, and you have kept up with the laxative as before, maybe

she was at the point of needing more to make her go, and it will take a while

therefore for the mag effect to climb on up thru the laxative dependence that

might be increasing?

I would up the magnesium I think - it def does work if it is high enough.

>What exactly means 1.25 GM?

**Not sure? That is her calcium dosage? is on approx 500 mgs per day

of both calcium and magnesium. So in a one to one ratio.

>Any other ideas for hair? I am giving her a biotin supplement and some

selenium - 25mcg. Poor little . Looks like the braids are out and she will

be getting a haircut. Oh, well. Trade hair for seizure relief any day!

***Yes indeed. Same boat here, but 's selenium and biotin (blood work

wise anyways) are at an acceptable level without supplementing. We suspect his

lowish zinc level (have you had this one checked?) courtesy the depakote/diet

combo may be at fault with him, his hair isn't tooooo bad, but it is certainly

nothing like it used to be

Without sounding too sexist.....I guess it isn't as much of a problem with a

little boy as opposed to little girls, his hair is obviously cut shortish

anyway, so not that noticeable. He used to have a thick head of curls, those

days are definitely LONG gone...

>Thanks, .

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