Many do not know it before taking it.
Magnesium is an essential mineral to the functioning of our cells. But sometimes its blood rate decreases, especially due to stress or insufficient food intake. His deficiency can cause fatigue, cramps, nausea, hypersensitivity to stress, irritability, a drop in morale, sleep disorders as well as difficulties in concentrating. To remedy this, you can bet on certain foods such as dark chocolate, oilseeds, green vegetables, legumes, whole grains or algae. It is also possible to supplement with food supplements, but beware of side effects. One in particular …
Food supplements have the advantage of being available without prescription in pharmacies (except certain drugs prescribed from magnesium such as Magneb6®) and having a quick effect. By this ease of purchase, some users forget that magnesium supplementation is not trivial for the body. “A large quantity taken by oral route leads to saturation of the absorption channels, magnesium then circulates in the intestine. To rebalance the concentrations on both sides of the intestinal mucosa, the body returns water to the ‘intestine”explained to us Yves Dour, doctor of pharmacy, in a previous article.
Result: magnesium becomes laxative and can cause abdominal pain and diarrhea very quickly after the first catches. To prevent this side effect, it is advisable to opt for so -called “lipisomal” formulas. In this case, the active ingredients are encapsulated in a membrane of fatty acids which prevent magnesium from passing through the stomach and the intestine. The laxative effect is thus moderate. It is also better to choose a marine magnesium, “or possibly magnesiums found in the food supplements type Pilège (FORMAG) or NUTERGIA (ERGYMAG) whose imported quantity is optimal and does not saturate the absorption channels” According to the pharmacist.
The level of magnesium in the blood, called “serum magnesium”, can be controlled during a blood assay, just talk to your attending physician. The normal magnesium level must be between 0.75 and 0.90 mmol/l. In the event of a deficiency, it is recommended to follow supplementation for 1 to 3 months, at the rate of a supplement of 300 mg per day during meals, this cure can be repeated several times a year as needed.