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This is a commonly "prescribed" item to use in preparation for a colonoscopy. While the reaction I experienced may not be common, and it may not be fatal, it was sufficiently severe enough that I will not take magnesium citrate.

To begin with, I have acid reflux which is controlled by medication and never gives me any problem. However, after drinking the bottle of magnesium citrate as instructed by my gastroenterologist in preparation for my colonoscopy, I could not keep it down and regurgitated about 2 tablespoons of the stuff. I then developed a severe burning in my esophagus, probably due to throwing up. Next came extreme chills and shaking. This continued for quite some time, even though I got into bed underneath multiple covers. When the magnesium citrate began to do what it was supposed to do, and I went to the bathroom, the chills and shaking returned. I sat on the toilet for over 3 hours, covered with a heavy fleece cover, shaking like crazy, eliminating "whatever" from my body. When it became evident that the magnesium citrate had run its course, literally and figuratively, the chills and shaking also began to subside.

My feeling is my body reacted to this heavy-duty concentration of magnesium. I will not take this item again.

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