Another mag thread

BearcatRx · Post by **BearcatRx** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:03 pm

So, I visited my GI doctor again on a follow-up appointment. He wanted to do some blood work since I told him the budesonide wasn't working for me. I also mentioned I've been having muscle tremors and fasiculations ever since my LC diagnosis (which he didn't really seemed concerned about.) I had asked if he was aware of any GI-Neuro issues that he was aware of. Anyways, my BMP came back with Alk phos below normal limits. I wasn't aware of the causes of that and when I looked up my references - lo and behold! Low magnesium. Imagine that. I've been supplementing it for about 3 weeks now, slowly titrating up so I don't get MORE diarrhea than I've been having.

Gabes-Apg · Post by **Gabes-Apg** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:24 pm

Have you tried the spray / lotion?

it is a very viable way to get high doses without causing loose BM's

BearcatRx · Post by **BearcatRx** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 3:58 pm

I've been gradually working my way up on Mg glycinate. I did use spray but lately it's just been flaking off my skin before fully absorbing. Must be the extremely cold/dry air.

JFR · Post by **JFR** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:00 pm

Magnesium glycinate is what I have been using for years. It has never caused d while other forms of magnesium did.

Jean

Post by **tex** » Thu Jan 21, 2016 4:03 pm

Bearcat,

Thanks for the insight. I wasn't aware that magnesium deficiency could be seen in liver enzyme test results. That's definitely good information to keep in mind.

Tex

BearcatRx · Post by **BearcatRx** » Sun Jan 24, 2016 8:58 pm

tex wrote:Bearcat,

Thanks for the insight. I wasn't aware that magnesium deficiency could be seen in liver enzyme test results. That's definitely good information to keep in mind.

Tex

I don't think it's a common lab value. Low alk phos usually is indicative of malnutrition, vitamin and mineral deficiencies.

The causes for low serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity (reference range 30-115 U/L) in a large Veterans Medical Center were reviewed. Of 69,864 ALP determinations made over a 4-year period, 130 were low (< 30 U/L, 0.19%), representing 88 individual patients. Of these, 83 (primarily men, 96%) patients' charts were reviewed and classified into two groups, those with and those without conditions previously reported to be associated with decreased serum ALP activity: 47% had conditions associated with low ALP activity, the most frequent being cardiac surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass (26.5%), malnutrition (12.0%), magnesium deficiency (4.8%), hypothyroidism (2.4%), and severe anemia (1.2%)