At Wed, 30 May 2001, Lgapmon@aol.com wrote:
> I was also told that magnesium alone will help if your constipated. Which to me makes sense because i drink MOM and go. Also i read that if you have to much calcium it will constipate you!! Ohh well fruit for thought Just becareful out there!! Love
Colette from Tempe AZ
>I am not speaking from an educated person's standpoint...but as someone who >has tried to learn, in laymen's terms, how to best absorb this or that >vitamin. Since I have IBS, I am prone to nutritional things, as I suspect >others here are...I had wavy fingernails for a while due to lack of protein, >even though I was eating it...I wasn't absorbing nutrients. That and other >fun stuff. > >Anyway, about calcium...we all need it, women and men. It isn't easy for a >lot of us to take because of our stomach trouble. When you do get some in >you, though, there are other vitamins to take to help your body absorb the >calcium -- namely Potassium and Magnesium. > >The best potassium/magnesium I have found (most effective/absorbable) is the >Twinlab CellMins Potassium and Magnesium. They make this with Calcium added >too but I like to buy it separately, for my purposes. > >To help my tummy and try to get the calcium I need, I eat a lot of yogurt >with live cultures. BUT one can only eat so much yogurt! Oh well. Hope >everybody is having a great morning! > >Love, > >Lynda M. in AZ