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Elainio
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Hi everyone....I stumbled across this forum this morning after yet again searching for a cure for my lifelong constipation..great to find I'm not alone with this miserable infliction😕Have read a few posts on magnesium citrate and am keen to give it a go....is it available at the chemist?and is there a brand that seems to be a better one?

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Available at any chemist and no particular brand is best in my experience .You might consider lactulose as a liquid also .Have used both at different times and both effective for me ,though both have side effects .For me mainly wind .

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Elainio in reply to Huston

Thank you....I've tried lactulose but just gives me wing...I got some mag citrate tablets from Holland and Barrett yesterday but not sure how many I should take,says 3 a day on the bottle

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Huston in reply to Elainio

Start with 3 and then moderate down as nescessary .Both lac tulle and mag citrate work in the same way by attracting liquid to the colon that bulks and softens stools to aid transit and gut motility .Thatscwhat Gastros have told me ! Both are fairly benign and lactulose is a sugar that is not absorbed in digestion .

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Elainio in reply to Huston

Thank you. I'll see what the next few days brings

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Neil119

Think about NHS Colonic Irrigation daily at home - ask your doctor. Worked for me - 2 years on feel a lot happier.

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Elainio in reply to Neil119

I never knew you could get such a thing on nhs...how often do you need to use it now Neil?

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Neil119 in reply to Elainio

DAILY

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paulak5 in reply to Neil119

Never heard of that before.. did your gp suggest that or was it your idea.... my daughters ibs and constipation so bad ... her gp been fab but never mentioned home colonic cleansing

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Neil119 in reply to paulak5

I have diverticular disease - See your doctor - I was refered to a NHS clinic For this treatment

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