Posted by Larry Hoover on April 16, 2007, at 21:36:12
In reply to Re: Well I'm Just FOS! (Amitiza?), posted by Fivefires on April 16, 2007, at 13:10:13
> Have already taken one mag citrate last night, ... think I'll have another.
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> Then of course will need add 2 parts calcium I believe.
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> feellikeathugstuck2therug, 5fIf you're taking the magnesium because you're FOS (took me a while to figure that out), then the calcium is irrelevant. You're not even concerned with absorption. You need to take enough to draw fluid into the bowel, and that prevents uptake.
I never heard of Amitiza before. It opens chloride channels in the bowel wall, and allows fluid to enter the bowel. The same thing happens with dysentery, I believe.
An alternative is either of the herbs senna or cascara. They stimulate peristalsis, i.e contraction of the bowel. I've done well with senna.
Lar
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