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What Causes Chronic Diarrhea After Taking Magnesium Citrate?

Was experiencing tooth pain, took vicodin for a couple days...as a result, experienced very uncomfortable constipation for 3 days...took about 4 Oz of magnesium citrate....2 hours ago, it worked but now I am having extreme diarrhea (bristol scale #7) should intake a half of an imodium to relieve the diarrhea or just try to ride it out and suffer through it?
Thu, 10 Dec 2015
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Hi Dear,

Welcome to HCM.

Understanding your concern. As per your query you have chronic diarrhea after taking Magnesium citrate . Well there can be many reasons for symptoms you mention in query , but in your case the symptoms are due to Magnesium citrate as its side effects . There can be other reasons also like gastritis or IBS . I would suggest you to gastroenetrologidt for proper diagnosis and discuss the condition with him/her . Doctor may prescrinbe substitute or alter the dose . Doctor may also prescribe lopramide , ornidazole or laxative along with muscle relaxant . For now stop taking Magnesium citrate and eat fibrous diet and drink plenty of water .

Hope your concern has been resolved.

Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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What Causes Chronic Diarrhea After Taking Magnesium Citrate?

Hi Dear, Welcome to HCM. Understanding your concern. As per your query you have chronic diarrhea after taking Magnesium citrate . Well there can be many reasons for symptoms you mention in query , but in your case the symptoms are due to Magnesium citrate as its side effects . There can be other reasons also like gastritis or IBS . I would suggest you to gastroenetrologidt for proper diagnosis and discuss the condition with him/her . Doctor may prescrinbe substitute or alter the dose . Doctor may also prescribe lopramide , ornidazole or laxative along with muscle relaxant . For now stop taking Magnesium citrate and eat fibrous diet and drink plenty of water . Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well Soon. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari