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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: wuzzie on April 24, 2021, 12:35:56 PM

Title: Constipation - Milk of Magnesia
Post by: wuzzie on April 24, 2021, 12:35:56 PM

Hi ladies, MofM doesn’t seem to be manufactured anymore.  Can anyone recommend an alternative?  Particularly interested in the magnesium element. 

Title: Re: Constipation - Milk of Magnesia
Post by: CherrySG on April 24, 2021, 01:53:23 PM

Hi Wuzzie. Holland and Barrett do 100mg magnesium citrate tablets. Taken first thing on an empty stomach with a cup of tea, I find they work well.

Title: Re: Constipation - Milk of Magnesia
Post by: wuzzie on April 24, 2021, 01:59:24 PM

Thank you!

Title: Re: Constipation - Milk of Magnesia
Post by: CLKD on April 24, 2021, 04:56:23 PM

Isn't Milk of Magnesia is on the shelves in the supermarkets ?   It can cause constipation though ;-).

Add more water/soups to your diet and I find that exercise helps move my bowel, I suffer from slow transit  >:(.  If it affects me a lot I stop all medication for 24 hours, that seems to do the trick  ::)