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Does taking magnesium cause loose stools. i stopped taking it a couple weeks ago yet still continue to have them. been about 6 weeks ?
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Yes: Magnesium is indeed a stool softener (like in Milk of Magnesia). It pulls water into the bowel to soften the stool.
Answered 4/28/2019
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