SENSITIVE INFO... today marked #5 of my liver shrinking diet and drinking 4 protien shakes a day is "hard" on the bowel process. I found these magnesium pills (MAG 07) last year during a 10 cleanse & they produce results in @ 3-5hrs depending on your body w/ zero cramps. The capsules are big but can be opened so the powder is "mixable". I intend on asking my surgeon if I can take this post op as well. JUST THINKING THEY WERE WORTH A SHARE ask questions plz I'll answer on my experience.

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I take magnesium capsules to prevent constipation (I'm two years post-op). Not those particular ones, though. I just get CVS brand magnesium - either magnesium citrate or their "triple magnesium" capsules.

On 5/20/2017 at 5:39 AM, catwoman7 said:

I take magnesium capsules to prevent constipation (I'm two years post-op). Not those particular ones, though. I just get CVS brand magnesium - either magnesium citrate or their "triple magnesium" capsules.

How much do you take? I am pre-op and already struggling with constipation and hemorrhoids.

you kind of have to play around with the dose to see what works for you. Too much and you get the opposite problem - diarrhea. I take 2000 mg a day, but that's a magnesium blend (citrate, oxide, and something else). Supposedly too much magnesium can hurt you, but the PA at my bariatric clinic said the main kind we can absorb is magnesium citrate. So he told me to get magnesium oxide or a magnesium blend. We don't absorb the other kinds, but you still get the laxative effect, so it's not dangerous. You might want to start with about 400 mg and go from there. As in try it for a week or two and if it doesn't do the trick, increase it a little. Rinse and repeat.

5 minutes ago, catwoman7 said:

you kind of have to play around with the dose to see what works for you. Too much and you get the opposite problem - diarrhea. I take 2000 mg a day, but that's a magnesium blend (citrate, oxide, and something else). Supposedly too much magnesium can hurt you, but the PA at my bariatric clinic said the main kind we can absorb is magnesium citrate. So he told me to get magnesium oxide or a magnesium blend. We don't absorb the other kinds, but you still get the laxative effect, so it's not dangerous. You might want to start with about 400 mg and go from there. As in try it for a week or two and if it doesn't do the trick, increase it a little. Rinse and repeat.

Thank you so much!