A 39-year-old member asked:
Is milk of magnesia (magnesium hydroxide) safe every 4 days?
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Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 59 years experience
Yes is safe: Yes it is safe to take every 4 days.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
How long does it take for milk of magnesia (magnesium hydroxide) to work? I haven't gone in 4 days...
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Dr. Phillip Goebelanswered
Emergency Medicine 18 years experience
A couple of hours: If it has not worked in a couple of hours you should either take another doe or switch to something like miralax (polyethylene glycol) in combination with enemas.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Is milk of magnesia (magnesium hydroxide) habit forming?
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Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 59 years experience
No it is not: No it is not habit forming but some people tend to use it over long period of time to help move bowels.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
How fast milk of magnesia (magnesium hydroxide) work?
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Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 59 years experience
1/2 HOUR TO 6 HOURS: It may work as an antacid within 30 minutes and as a laxative it may take 6 hours to 12 hours.
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Dr. Raymond Chow commented
Pharmacology 10 years experience
Check with the dosing on the product label, since generally lower doses are used for acid reduction (1-3 TEAspoons), and higher to move the bowels (1-3 TABLEspoons).
Nov 26, 2013
Last updated Nov 23, 2021
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