A 45-year-old member asked:
can you take magnesium citrate at 8 months pregnant?
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Dr. Timothy Raichle answered
22 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Constipated?: This is safe to take during pregnancy. I am assuming that you are treating constipation. Better first-line medications would include:
1. Colace 100mg 1-2 times per day
2. Milk of magnesia (magnesium hydroxide) - 1/2 dose at bedtime
talk with your doctor, of course!
Answered on Sep 28, 2016
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