A 37-year-old member asked:
please tell me how long it takes for magnesium citrate to work?
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Dr. Jeremy Gitomer answered
28 years experience Nephrology and Dialysis
Work for what: Magnesium citrate for constipation typically works within 4-6 hours of drinking 8 ounces. If it does not work there be be a bowel obstruction or exceedingly hard stool in the colon that cannot be bypassed easily, for low magnesium levels in the blood stream it may never work because the absorption may be inadequate due to rapid transit through the GI tract.
Answered on Apr 19, 2019
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Dr. Yash Khanna answered
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30 minutes to 3hours: It can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 3 hours to work.
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Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge answered
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Within a few hours: Usually magnesium citrate starts working within a few hours. Can cause significant cramping pain.
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Depends: 1 to several hours depending on how sensitive you are.
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Dr. Mohammed Karim answered
28 years experience Internal Medicine
2 to 4 hours: Recommended adult dose 1 gm magnesium citrate (160 mg of elementary magnesium) daily or in divided dose. Check kidney function before taking extra dos ... Read More
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