Magnesium Question

[trickylou]

I am a slow metabolizer. Thins seem to stay in my system a long time. I started taking magnesium at night to help with muscle cramping and peripheral neuropathy. I could not take the recommended dose of 2 tablets because I would actually feel groggy the next day. I took one tablet for a while, but eventually I felt groggy on that as well, so I started taking half. I wanted the relief I was feeling in my legs so I looked at transdermal. Last spring (way before I was diagnosed) I had an experience with Magnesium Oil. I purchased "7 Minerals Brand" Pure Magnesium Oil. The directions were to use 4-5 sprays then increase as needed. I sprayed the bottom of my feet at bed time. After about three days I started clearing out. Uncontrolled liquid Diarrhea. Though I had food poisoning. No one I had shared meals with was sick so I started looking at wheat I had changed in my routine. Magnesium Oil. All of the web searches reinforced that you could not absorb too much magnesium trans-dermally. I called the company and asked them directly and they said that too much magnesium could be absorbed resulting in D. I stopped using it and returned to normal. I resumed my half tab of of Magnesium until January when I started to have some minor bowel problems, which my doctor told me to take Metamucil for. This triggered unrelenting diarrhea resulting in my diagnosis of MC (CC). I know that magnesium is a key element for recovery but I am scared to take it!

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You seem to be supersensitive to supplemental magnesium, but if I were in your situation, I probably wouldn't try to force myself to use magnesium supplementation. There's a good chance that you may not need magnesium supplementation, because in general, vegetarian diets are higher in magnesium content than other diets. Worrying about something that we can't do, just adds to the stress, which adds to the inflammation.

Tex