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Chronic constipation

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@shelleyw

Shayln4, for me I use 2-3 capfuls of miralax , 1-3x day and 5 Metamucil gummies per day. Like you, I have been on all the medications. I also take 6 500mg tablets of Magnesium carbonate daily, I honestly don't know if it helps but it also supposedly helps with sleep, so I figure it can't hurt.

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shaylyn4 | @shaylyn4 | Jul 19 3:52pm

I was told to take 400 - 500 mg of Magnesium a day but not with carbonate since it can cause constipation. Yes magnesium can help with sleep. I have had insomnia since my earl 30’s and was on Xanax and Temasapan. I wanted off both . Now I take a CBD for sleep and it does help.

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shaylyn4 | @shaylyn4 | Jul 23 6:31pm

Thanks ShelleyW. I also take 500 mg of magnesium but no carbonate ( it blocks me up - I ended up in the hospital with the tube down your nose and into the stomach ) Don’t want that again. Did your GI tell you to take that much Miralax?

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