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I had severe constipation yesterday which passed after taking some magnesium. now my stool is green and mucousy is that normal?
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Normal result: The green mucusy stuff is probably bile washed out of the small intestine by the laxative effect of the magnesium--you make about 2 liters of it daily, but it is normally re absorbed in the small intestine unless you overstimulate it ( laxatives) thus it enters the colon and may show up like this.
Answered 7/1/2018
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