How does magnesium citrate work?

Answer 1

Magnesium is the pure element, however it is not found in nature by itself, it always bonds with another element. So you have many forms of magnesium such as magnesium Aspartate, bicarbonate, Carbonate, Chloride, Citrate, Gluconate, Glycinate, Hydroxide, Lactate, Malate, Orotate, Oxide, Phophate, Picolinate, Propionate, Stearate, Sulfate and Taurate, to name a few. All these different forms have one other element that they are bonded with magnesium + citric acid = magnesium citrate for instance. These different forms of magnesium have two specific qualities

A. they have percentage of actual elemental magnesium i.e. how much of the combination is actual pure magnesium e.g. magnesium carbonate is 45% actual magnesium, where as magnesium sulfate is only 10% actual magnesium

B. they have a rough percentage of bioavailability (how absorbable and thus useable they are for the body). For instance magnesium citrate is 90% bioavailable and so most of it could be potentially used and absorbed by the body. Magnesium oxide for instance is only 4% bioavailable for the body and so if one took magnesium oxide which had 100mg of actual magnesium in it, there would only be 4mg that the body could possible use.

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Answer 2

Magnesium citrate attracts water through the tissues in a process called osmosis. In the intestines, it attracts water into the intestines to induce defecation. It can be used to treat rectal and colon problems.

Answer 3

Magnesium citrate attracts water through the tissues in a process called osmosis. In the intestines, it attracts enough water into the intestines to induce defecation and create more feces, which stimulates bowel motility. It can be used to treat rectal and colon problems.

Answer 4

Magnesuim citrate is form of salt that has citic acid in it. It is commonly used in the medical field as a saline based laxative which is used to completey empty out the bowels before a surgical procedure.