Magnesium citrate

[Guest guest]

I did check and ordered the product; it is called

Floradix Cal-Mag and comes only as a liquid. Be sure

to specify 'cal-mag' when you speak to your health

food store; as Floradix also comes in other

combinations. I will receive mine early this week

and look forward to using it.

> Subject: Re: Magnesium Citrate question

>

> << Marie,

>

> They sell it here with calcium and Zinc

> www.florahealth.com .

> >>

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>

> I went to this site and did not see a magnesium

> product. Could you

> tell me the name of it from this site?

> Edith

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

is available in drug stores and some grocery stores.

[Guest guest]

Half the bottle at 6, and the other half at 8....

> Okay ,, going to do my 2 nd flush tomorrow. I finally found the

magnesium

> citrate. There were two flavors. One was green, looked gross. I got

the

> cherry flavored one. The bottle is 10 ozs. You only take a TBLS of

epsom

> salts at 6, and 8. How much of this do you take at a time?

> Bobbie

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi there I started my 4 year old on DMG B6 and Magnesium

(suppliment) a few weeks ago.. When we went to the GI last week I

told him about this and told him I had plans on ordering Magnesium

Citrate (reading it helps with constipation) and he jumped all over

me saying NO u do NOT give a child magnesium citrate regularly. That

he only orders that for severe cases and just for a day or two to

clean them out. Scared me right out of ordering magnesium citrate.

Then went on to question why I am approaching her this way... I said

well this is vitamins and food suppliments and NOTHING any doctors

have ordered for the past 2 1/2 years of my girls life has helped

NOTHING! He has had her on Miralax or Lactulose for the past 2 years

(I believe that long now) as she has been constipated since she was 6

months old. He still claims she is HOLDING it in but wanting to push

it out... She has been potty trained for 2 years now, NEVER a poop

accident! So I just dont buy into the whole HOLDING IT IN when she

runs to the potty and goes on her own for 2 years now! Now my

question is, why did he warn me so heavily on mag citrate when I read

others recommending it so? I have not given her Miralax for a few

weeks now.. and shes going every other day and honestly shes doing

better without it I think.. WHen shes on it she seems like shes

cramping but shes NOT a crier and cant talk so I am unsure. I am

doing this all on my own, her Ped, Neuro, and GI drs are giving no

advise or anything. Is there a specialist in Florida someone can

recommend? Or a specialist I should be asking to take her to like

say a Nutrientist? Or something. Thanks for readin!!!!!!!!

Lena

[Guest guest]

Lena,

Interesting that he would be recommending something as harsh as Miralax

(I've heard lots of nightmares about it!) and scoff at magnesium, of

all things! Could it be that Miralax requires a prescription?

Hmmmmmm..... I would, however, use another form of magnesium, other

than citrate, which has a tendency to aggravate yeast. We use mag.

chelate. Sounds like her body is doing better without the Miralax

anyway.

Dr. Bradstreet's office is in Florida. Here is a link and you can

contact them:

http://www.gnd.org/contact/contact.htm

All the best,

On Mar 30, 2005, at 6:20 AM, Lena wrote:

>

>

> Hi there I started my 4 year old on DMG B6 and Magnesium

> (suppliment) a few weeks ago.. When we went to the GI last week I

> told him about this and told him I had plans on ordering Magnesium

> Citrate (reading it helps with constipation) and he jumped all over

> me saying NO u do NOT give a child magnesium citrate regularly. That

> he only orders that for severe cases and just for a day or two to

> clean them out. Scared me right out of ordering magnesium citrate.

> Then went on to question why I am approaching her this way... I said

> well this is vitamins and food suppliments and NOTHING any doctors

> have ordered for the past 2 1/2 years of my girls life has helped

> NOTHING! He has had her on Miralax or Lactulose for the past 2 years

> (I believe that long now) as she has been constipated since she was 6

> months old. He still claims she is HOLDING it in but wanting to push

> it out... She has been potty trained for 2 years now, NEVER a poop

> accident! So I just dont buy into the whole HOLDING IT IN when she

> runs to the potty and goes on her own for 2 years now! Now my

> question is, why did he warn me so heavily on mag citrate when I read

> others recommending it so? I have not given her Miralax for a few

> weeks now.. and shes going every other day and honestly shes doing

> better without it I think.. WHen shes on it she seems like shes

> cramping but shes NOT a crier and cant talk so I am unsure. I am

> doing this all on my own, her Ped, Neuro, and GI drs are giving no

> advise or anything. Is there a specialist in Florida someone can

> recommend? Or a specialist I should be asking to take her to like

> say a Nutrientist? Or something. Thanks for readin!!!!!!!!

> Lena

[Guest guest]

Your doctor is a quack. He/She gives a drug for years but faints at the

idea of giving a mineral supplement????

My son doesn't react well to Mag Citrate but all that happens is that he

doesn't sleep very well on any form of Mag in too high a doses. No real

harmful side effect here!!!!!! I can't give him enough to solve

constipation unless I don't want him to sleep but that resolves itself in

less than 24 hours.

I am not saying it will work best for your daughter but it might. Your doc

is about as dumb as the ped that assured me that my 7 mo old son could not

be waking up at night because of reflux - told me that I had trained him to

wake up by responding to his crying. Well years on I found out that he did

indeed have reflux and it contributed to his night waking - had to wait

until he could talk and explain it though.

Dump the doctor and do what you feel is right.

Regards

AJ

[Guest guest]

>>>Now my question is, why did he warn me so heavily on mag citrate

when I read

others recommending it so?

That is what I would like to know. I would have asked, and you might

want to do so. Ask what is this based on and what does he have for

references on it. Your view is the exactly the one I had after 2

years at the Children's Hospital: We have been here, and paid, for 2

years and tried every little thing they suggested but my sons were

not better. So it isn't working. If it hasn't worked in 2 years, what

makes anyone think it will work tomorrow? Time to try something

different.

You doc has already tried 'the hard stuff'. Why not try magnesium

citrate or other form of magnesium?

Plus, it does sound like encopresis to me (having lived through

that). Here is the encopresis program:

http://www.enzymestuff.com/rtencopresis.htm

It isn't expensive, just needs some management. The trick is not to

get lazy and keep them on the potty schedule for the full 5-6,

months. My son finally got his bowels in order after this. If your

child isn't as severe, you might not need that long. We used

magnesium citrate the entire time (as the product Natural Calm). I

finally found this program after years of going to the

gastroenterologist and hunting for what was wrong.

.

[Guest guest]

I have used magnesium citrate, would be interested to know the difference in

citrate and chloride. The product is Natural Calm by Gillham was

recommended by the health food store. I believe it is easily absorbable as I

can

tell a difference right after drinking it. It is concoction mixed with

hot water. Hope that helps. Donna

[Guest guest]

Donna

See if this site helps?

http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/chris/2005/09/15/magnesium_chloride_in_acute_and\

_chronic_diseases.htm#mgcl

Just copy it to clipboard and paste in address.

Joe

> I have used magnesium citrate, would be interested

> to know the difference in

> citrate and chloride. The product is Natural Calm

> by Gillham was

> recommended by the health food store. I believe it

> is easily absorbable as I can

> tell a difference right after drinking it. It is

> concoction mixed with

> hot water. Hope that helps. Donna

>

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Hi Bee,

Its Neary again. I am 5'1. I weigh 105 lbs before the diet. When i calculate

my ratio, it was: 55g Protein, 137.5-192.5g Fats, and 44g carbs. Are we

suppose to increase our fats when we gain weight?( currently 120-125

ILBS)....Just calculating what I ate yesterday...the EGGNOGS( for breakfast and

dinner): 4 eggs= 29.2 g protein, 24 g fat; 4 TBPS BUTTER X12g per TBPS= 48g; CO

6 TPBS X14g per TBPS= 84g....my eggnogs alone equals 156 g of fats, 29.2 g

protein already....and this is not even including my lunch...please tell me

where i went wrong bee..Thank you!

Love,

Neary

> >

> > Hi Bee,

> >

> > Yes, I am consuming enough good fats. I drink bee's eggnog( 2 eggs, TBPS

butter, and 2 TBSP CO) for breakfast + supplements+ fish oil, lunch I'll have 2

TBPS of of coconut oil along with my vitamins + fish oil with my FOOD, and

dinner is just eggnog again...everyday..so I am not sure what I am doing wrong.

Most of the carbs I eat is kimchi and some boiled vegetables. I am 27 yrs old

and I am a recovering carbaholic...but I have been on this program for a

year..just wondering why weight is not normalizing yet...-=[

>

> +++Hi Neary. I doesn't seem as if you are consuming enough good fats yet.

Check your ratios by entering all the foods you ate yesterday in www.fitday.com,

along with cod liver oil, and see what your protein to fat to carb ratios

actually are.

>

> Bee

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi Bee,

>

> Its Neary again. I am 5'1. I weigh 105 lbs before the diet. When i calculate

my ratio, it was: 55g Protein, 137.5-192.5g Fats, and 44g carbs. Are we

suppose to increase our fats when we gain weight?( currently 120-125

ILBS)....Just calculating what I ate yesterday...the EGGNOGS( for breakfast and

dinner): 4 eggs= 29.2 g protein, 24 g fat; 4 TBPS BUTTER X12g per TBPS= 48g; CO

6 TPBS X14g per TBPS= 84g....my eggnogs alone equals 156 g of fats, 29.2 g

protein already....and this is not even including my lunch...please tell me

where i went wrong bee..Thank you!

+++Hi Neary. Yes you must increase fats, and keep your carbs low, to help your

body lose weight since you need to change over from running your body on

sugar/carbs to running on good fats.

Have you ever been overweight in the past?

The best, Bee

[Guest guest]

>

> Dear Bee,

>

> No, I was never on birth control. I was on antibiotic several times and that

was it. However, I do have a goiter that has gone down tremendously!..I was

thinking that maybe when my thyroid goes back to where it use to be( where you

can see the clavicle and all, lol), thats is when i will lose weight...but i

don't know...I am just guessing. What is a professional colonic? Will that help

my body lose weight?..I can increase my fats, but not sure where to start, too

much vitamin A from animal fats is too much including the cod liver fish

oil?..oh Bee, I can't use sesame oil at all?

+++Hi Neary. That is very possible your thyroid may be causing problems.

A professional colonic is done by a person trained in giving enemas. It will

help your liver, but not necessarily weight.

Like I wrote yesterday I believe your fats are okay, and to increase them eat

more butter, bacon fat, lard, etc., but do not increase vitamin A or cod liver

oil. Pork contains very high fats.

No, do not use sesame oil.

Bee