Magnesium - Summary of posts with good info

[Rebecca Krebs]

Anyone had experience with Epsom salt foot soaks for magnesium defiency? Beneficial? How much and how often? What about using when also using magnesium lotion? Thanks!

[Gabes-Apg]

yes
both have worked well for me.

a cup of epsom salts in foot soak/bath will provide up to 200mg of magnesium
the spray/lotion - depends on what product you use and what the label says for dosages etc.

[MCR]

Hello everyone,
I am new to this. I was diagnosed with MC about 2-1/2 years ago but had symptoms for at least 5 years. I got results from the Lab in Texas and am sensitive to the following: Gluten, Dairy, Soy, Potatoes and all nightshades, Walnuts. Some reactivity to Tuna, Beef, Chicken and to a less extent, Pork.
I has been very difficult but have managed to stay on my special diet for the last 5 weeks.
In the past I only ate grass fed butter and am wondering if I have to give it up completely. Chicken is reactive, although I still eat it. Does anyone knows if Turkey would be the same as chicken?
I also purchased the book which is very informative.
I would like to hear from people who have had good results and how quickly they went in remission. I know everyone is different but it would be nice to have some hope.

MCR

[tex]

Hi MCR,

Welcome to the group. Quite a few of us are sensitive to chicken, but no one reacts to turkey or any wild-type meats, such as duck, goose, venison, etc. Lamb is also safe, but bison is not if you are sensitive to beef— these days almost all bison have DNA from domestic beef cattle.

If you tested sensitive to casein (dairy), then butter is off limits, because butter is loaded with casein. A few of us can tolerate ghee (clarified butter), but for most of us it's risky.

Most people seem to just ride off into the sunset and stop posting when they reach remission, but a few people are kind enough to stick around to help others, and some have shared successes and their journey to remission with us.

Here is a link to some member success stories.

Again, welcome aboard, and please feel free to ask anything.

Tex

[Pam V]

Hey MCR, I was diagnosed w/LC in May 2017 and struggled until I found this forum in July of last year which got me on the right track. Last August I got testing at Enterolab and have eliminated gluten, casein, soy and egg from my diet. I was taking Budensonide which I tapered slowly and ended completely in December. For the first several months after getting my results, I ate a very limited diet - ground turkey/rice, sweet potatoes, ground beef, salmon, and occasionally pork - I ate this three meals a day. In the beginning I found that variety in my diet (even with safe foods) was not good. Around September, I added in rice cakes with almond butter and then almond milk yogurt, gluten free cereal, and added more vegetables (green beans, asparagus, brocolli, cauliflower). Now I have pretty good variety in my diet and do pretty well most of the time. Occasionally, things aren't as good as I would like but for the most part, I feel "normal". I got out to eat (safe restaurants that I trust) and eat broiled/grilled salmon or swordfish (plain), a baked potato and steamed vegetables (no butter). AT home, I eat a small salad (either dry or with balsamic vinegar) a few times a week. Also - after reading Tex's book and perusing this forum, I learned about "histamines" in food so I always freeze small portions of any leftovers that I have (which makes mealtime easy as I always have something in the freezer that I can eat).

Wishing you all the best -

[Pam V]

MCR - I forgot to mention - I LOVED butter and was sad to give it up. I didn't use it in the beginning but now I do use Earth Balance Soy Free Buttery Spread and it is pretty delicious.

[Erica P-G]

Hi MCR,

You can definitely do this!

You are on the right track now that you have your lab results....this is a process it takes time to heal the gut. I thought my gut would heal within a year.....(chuckle) well it took almost 2.5 years but Hey! I'm doing so much better than I was I'm still not perfect but I'm functioning and doing things and I don't worry so much and that is huge.

Around here is it Progress not Perfection that we strive for when given an MC/LC/CC diagnosis.

I did not partake in any medication to help me....I did it strictly with Diet alone....but again I will stress it takes time, and for you it will be based on how well you adhere to the diet and how kind you stay to yourself through the process, because mentally and physically it can be a downer for some.

I probably had the beginnings of LC in 2007 by 2012 I had enough and had a colonoscopy, and then I didn't start eating right until 2015 when I finally happened upon this site.....that was the beginning of a whole new way of living for me, and I struggled with it. I can say that with the tweaking of food and supplements along the way I am a much better version of myself than 10 years ago

That's my story....yours will be different!
Hang in there, there are better times ahead

[tasmtairy]

MCR - I forgot to mention - I LOVED butter and was sad to give it up. I didn't use it in the beginning but now I do use Earth Balance Soy Free Buttery Spread and it is pretty delicious.

Yes, I gave up butter in January and use the earth balance soy free, thanks to you. So thank you!!

[MCR]

Hey MCR, I was diagnosed w/LC in May 2017 and struggled until I found this forum in July of last year which got me on the right track. Last August I got testing at Enterolab and have eliminated gluten, casein, soy and egg from my diet. I was taking Budensonide which I tapered slowly and ended completely in December. For the first several months after getting my results, I ate a very limited diet - ground turkey/rice, sweet potatoes, ground beef, salmon, and occasionally pork - I ate this three meals a day. In the beginning I found that variety in my diet (even with safe foods) was not good. Around September, I added in rice cakes with almond butter and then almond milk yogurt, gluten free cereal, and added more vegetables (green beans, asparagus, brocolli, cauliflower). Now I have pretty good variety in my diet and do pretty well most of the time. Occasionally, things aren't as good as I would like but for the most part, I feel "normal". I got out to eat (safe restaurants that I trust) and eat broiled/grilled salmon or swordfish (plain), a baked potato and steamed vegetables (no butter). AT home, I eat a small salad (either dry or with balsamic vinegar) a few times a week. Also - after reading Tex's book and perusing this forum, I learned about "histamines" in food so I always freeze small portions of any leftovers that I have (which makes mealtime easy as I always have something in the freezer that I can eat).

Wishing you all the best -

Hi Pam,

Thanks for your response. Just testing to see if this is how I post a response.
MCR

[MCR]

Hi MCR,

Welcome to the group. Quite a few of us are sensitive to chicken, but no one reacts to turkey or any wild-type meats, such as duck, goose, venison, etc. Lamb is also safe, but bison is not if you are sensitive to beef— these days almost all bison have DNA from domestic beef cattle.

If you tested sensitive to casein (dairy), then butter is off limits, because butter is loaded with casein. A few of us can tolerate ghee (clarified butter), but for most of us it's risky.

Most people seem to just ride off into the sunset and stop posting when they reach remission, but a few people are kind enough to stick around to help others, and some have shared successes and their journey to remission with us.

Here is a link to some member success stories.

Again, welcome aboard, and please feel free to ask anything.

Tex

Hi Tex,

Thank you so much for your response. Reading other people's posting really helps. There is so much information, it will take me a while to go through it all.

MCR

[MCR]

Hi MCR,

You can definitely do this!

You are on the right track now that you have your lab results....this is a process it takes time to heal the gut. I thought my gut would heal within a year.....(chuckle) well it took almost 2.5 years but Hey! I'm doing so much better than I was I'm still not perfect but I'm functioning and doing things and I don't worry so much and that is huge.

Around here is it Progress not Perfection that we strive for when given an MC/LC/CC diagnosis.

I did not partake in any medication to help me....I did it strictly with Diet alone....but again I will stress it takes time, and for you it will be based on how well you adhere to the diet and how kind you stay to yourself through the process, because mentally and physically it can be a downer for some.

I probably had the beginnings of LC in 2007 by 2012 I had enough and had a colonoscopy, and then I didn't start eating right until 2015 when I finally happened upon this site.....that was the beginning of a whole new way of living for me, and I struggled with it. I can say that with the tweaking of food and supplements along the way I am a much better version of myself than 10 years ago

That's my story....yours will be different!
Hang in there, there are better times ahead

Hi Erika,
Thank you so much for your response to my post. I have a lot to learn and am encouraged by your message, except I find it amazing that it took you 2-1/2 years.
Reading the many posts, I find myself to be very lucky, although my condition is not great, it's not as bad as many. I will continue to read the information available and the different posts.

Thank you again for your encouraging words.

MCR

[Gabes-Apg]

Welcome

if you read some of the posts in the success stories area - you will see that 12 months to 2 years is a common 'healing' period for good stable remission

there are some, that if they are younger or only have mild symptoms when diagnosed, then healing time is quicker
and there are some that if they have multiple health issues / ongoing stress / etc then healing time is longer.

https://perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=71

hope this helps

[Kilt]

There are so many discussions of magnesium on this board, it's difficult to know where to report a negative bowel experience with the supplement. So I chose this thread.

Being on a low fiber diet in conjunction with budesonide, I noticed that I had to exclude most of my usual foods that are high in magnesium. While I don't know that I'm actually deficient in magnesium, I thought of pill supplementation because I've been a big user of supplements for almost 50 years. Since Doctor's Best chelated magnesium glycinate is often recommended on this board, I bought that.

Unfortunately, each of the four times I've taken one 100 mg pill my next bowel movement has been unacceptably loose. That rarely happens on the budesonide, even when I eat large amounts of gluten and cheese. The first two times, I took the 100 mg pill at bedtime with some other supplements; the second two times, I took it with meals. Same negative effect on the next bowel movement. I won't be taking the magnesium anymore.

Depending on cost, I might try transdermal (topical) magnesium, although recent research doesn't provide much support for its effectiveness.

Myth or Reality—Transdermal Magnesium? (July 2017):

Abstract . . . . In the following review, we evaluated the current literature and evidence-based data on transdermal magnesium application and show that the propagation of transdermal magnesium is scientifically unsupported.

Conclusions. . . . transdermal magnesium, a scientifically not yet proven form of magnesium application. We suggest that future research should focus on a larger number of human subjects given higher concentrations . . . . Magnesium might be able to get into the lymphatic system beneath the dermis and enter the circulatory system, bypassing the regulation through the GI tract and hereby increasing serum magnesium . . . . However, we cannot yet recommend the application of transdermal magnesium.

[Gabes-Apg]

Many here have had success with magnesium lotion and sprays.

I am one of them.
Cost wise, I found magesium spray about the same price as good quality mc safe oral supplements so it is not more expensive.

[dolson]

I too, learn something new every time I'm on this site. It's wonderful. Thank you TEX!!!!!