Ok so last night I started taking a magnesium supplement. I took magnesium that was a complex of oxide and chelate (it said something about amino acids too) because I couldn't find any citrate that was in capsule form. I can't stomach tablets or fizzy liquids. The dosage was 200mg. I took that and almost immediately I had terrible bloating and gas pains. Bad enough that I had to cancel all my plans. Since I'd heard that it's recommended to take more than 400mg, I took another dose before bed. When I woke up I felt better and had my first full-sized BM in 4-5 days.
Then it got worse again. My stomach started gurgling and I've had several incomplete (pellet sized) BMs since then and I just feel really uncomfortable and backed-up still.
First: Does it just take awhile to get used to? Or do you think it just doesn't work for me personally?
Second: Is there anything I can do? This whole week is the first in forever that I've had trouble passing any full BMs so I wonder if I just need to be cleared out. I've never done an enema and was wondering if there were any side effects (gas, bloating, etc) and how long it takes.
Then it got worse again. My stomach started gurgling and I've had several incomplete (pellet sized) BMs since then and I just feel really uncomfortable and backed-up still.
First: Does it just take awhile to get used to? Or do you think it just doesn't work for me personally?
Second: Is there anything I can do? This whole week is the first in forever that I've had trouble passing any full BMs so I wonder if I just need to be cleared out. I've never done an enema and was wondering if there were any side effects (gas, bloating, etc) and how long it takes.