Question:
Was Magnesium Citrate created by the Devil?

What else in the next few hours of pre op preps (say that 5 times fast) should I put on my I-better-be-a-good-person-cause-this-is-what-you-get-in-hell list?    — Michelle J. (posted on October 12, 2003)


October 12, 2003
Haha - I would take the mag citrate any day if I didn't have to go thru the incredible thirst I experienced when I woke up in recovery. Lord that was AWFUL! But survivable - as is it all :>)
   — [Deactivated Member]

October 12, 2003
Hi Michelle- LOL, your posting made me chuckle :o) I think hell would be having to take the stuff with no bathroom available! Good Luck to you :o) BTW, I liked your pretty profile page :o) Mea
   — Mea A.

October 12, 2003
I'm a Newbie. Do you take a calcium-magnesium combination pill? I found this on a website selling health stuff, "because you need magnesium in order to absorb calcium!" Can you crush it and mix in a tablespoon or 2 of apple sauce? That's what they do in hospitals and nursing homes for people that can't swallow pills.
   — Marrilee M.

October 12, 2003
oh no-marrilee -this is a pre-op liquid ( bought at any drug store OTC...little green bottle!)to cleanse and remove- and it's horrid- had to have it before my hysterectomy! don't be shy tho- all of us are newbies of some sort!
   — Margo M.

October 12, 2003
LOLOL No you don't want apple sauce you want the Charmin:-} I'm learning here folks! Bear with me! :-}
   — Marrilee M.

October 14, 2003
I know you've had surgery now already and hope you're doing well. I just wanted to mention that I sympathize with you completely and can say with certainty that the Magnesium Citrate experience was BY FAR the worst part of the entire surgical experience. I am now 7 weeks post op and still get nauseous just thinking of it. There was nothing worse at all. Not the surgery itself. Not the incisions. Not even the furious itching I experienced a few weeks ago. The worst thing by far was the night before surgery. I'm with you on the Hell thing!
   — jenpatalano

October 14, 2003
On the outside of the bottle of mag citrate I drank it said, "Pleasing Lemony Flavor". What a liar! I hate to tell you this, but just wait until you have to gag that yellow liquid down when you have your Upper GI after surgery. I cried. Good luck!
   — Kimberly S.




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