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What Causes Stool Incontinence While On Magnesium Supplements?
I have been taking a magnesium 400 mg pill daily for about 6 months to deal w/ what had been increasing difficulty with maintaining regular bowel movements. The effect was practically immediate, now having relatively easy bowel movements daily. I am 6 ft 185 lbs in good condition for someone my age of 68. Have never been on meds more than a few daily vitamins. Are there any side-effects one should know about with this kind of daily magnesium intake? Thank you.
Tue, 9 May 2017
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I really appreciate your concern, what the condition you have stated here of defecation and the medicines you are taking if you are much comfortable with the medicines then you can continue that, for the side effects it may have very minimal or no side effects are there and it is ever there then one can tolerate this, but as matter of fact the medicines are nothing to take any thing with regular defecation hope this information helps.
Well come to HCM
I really appreciate your concern, what the condition you have stated here of defecation and the medicines you are taking if you are much comfortable with the medicines then you can continue that, for the side effects it may have very minimal or no side effects are there and it is ever there then one can tolerate this, but as matter of fact the medicines are nothing to take any thing with regular defecation hope this information helps.
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