Heartburn and magnesium?

[Greengoddess]

Just when I thought I was out of the woods! I get heartburn for the first time since I was pregnant. You get so fed up with these endless symptoms. I have cramps in my toes again which is maybe a sign of low magnesium. Is there a connection?

[Gabes-Apg]

Yes, there is a connection on multiple levels;

- the muscles need magnesium to work properly. (the sphrinters etc that open and close top and bottom of the stomach etc)
- the body needs magnesium for Vit D to be used properly when there is inflammation

using topical magnesium oil/lotion and rub on sternum and stomach area is a good option to relieve intensity of symptoms(goes straight to the area needing magnesium)

[Greengoddess]

Thanks Gabes! Doctors in my neck of the woods deny there is any connection between gastric problems and MC. They do gastrocopies ( good thing), see red bits on the camera, and prescribe ppis. Which I stopped taking when I went on the forum. Sometimes I take Zantac which seems to work.

[Gabes-Apg]

a recent discussion

http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=22586

[Greengoddess]

Excellent thread. I don't have actual reflux but there are spasms all the way round to my back. Makes me wonder too if pregnancy magnesium levels are responsible for some of the heartburn.

[tex]

Makes me wonder too if pregnancy magnesium levels are responsible for some of the heartburn.

Yes, the hormonal changes that occur with pregnancy inhibit the absorption of magnesium. Because of that, many women who do not have a good supply or magnesium stored in their cells (IOW, those who have a chronic magnesium deficiency) quickly run out of magnesium and begin to have morning sickness and other symptoms of magnesium deficiency. And their doctors usually have no idea of the real cause of the symptoms.

The REAL Cause Of Morning Sickness

Part of the problem is that today, most people drink water that does not provide magnesium — our ancestors drank water that supplied a high percentage of their daily needs.

Our human ancestors evolved in a world in which healthy drinking water came directly from streams, rivers, and lakes, rich in mineral content. The human body became reliant on obtaining a considerable proportion of its daily mineral needs from natural water sources.

Fast-forward to the twenty-first century. We obtain drinking water from a spigot or a plastic bottle. Pesticides and other chemicals seeping into the water supply have made everyone suspicious of water quality. As a result, municipal water-purification facilities have intensified their efforts to remove contaminants like lead, pesticide residues, and nitrates from drinking water. Unfortunately, these modern water-treatment methods also deplete drinking water of desirable minerals like calcium and magnesium.

Exacerbating this problem is that many Americans, distrustful of the purity and safety of municipally treated water, have added home water filters and purifiers that efficiently extract any remaining minerals from the water, thus converting “hard” into “soft” water. In fact, the manufacturers of these devices boast of their power to yield water free of “contaminants”—including minerals like magnesium. Thus, the magnesium content of the water that passes through most commercial filters is zero.1

The present-day enthusiasm for bottled water has further compounded the problem. Americans consumed nearly 8 billion gallons of bottled water last year. The mineral content of these products varies widely. While some mineral waters, particularly those from Europe, contain a moderate amount of magnesium, other brands of bottled water contain little or none.2

Is Your Bottled Water Killing You?

And here are references 1 and 2 from that quote:

1. Available at: http://www.historyofwaterfilters.com/. Accessed November 14, 2006.

2. Azoulay A, Garzon P, Eisenberg MJ. Comparison of the mineral content of tap water and bottled waters. J Gen Intern Med. 2001 Mar;16(3):168-75.

Tex