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Please explain why does my stomach still hurt after i take magnesium citrate?

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Dr. Mohammed Karim answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Citric acid: Magnesium citrate is an laxative and a source of elemetary magnesium and good for constipation. The citriate increase stomach acid assimilation. If someone with acid refulx or if someone take it in empty stomach, magnesium citrate may worsen their abdominal pain.

Answered 5/31/2018

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Okay so I was constipated and I took magnesium citrate to get rid of it, I know my stomach hasnt been up to par since then, Ive been eating in small amounts every day, how long will it take before I start pooping normally again?

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I just took a bottle of magnesium citrate. my bowles have been twice now but a really soft liquidy. should i be concerned by stomach is hard?

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