Can I Crush Magnesium and Put It in a Feeding Tube

Janis J

My PALS has been taking 250mg of Magnesium twice a day for a long time, for leg cramps. We've just started using the PEG tube for pills, after checking with his docs which ones are OK for that. His current magnesium pills crush nicely but don't dissolve at all. There are magnesium compounds that do dissolve, but I don't know if they are reasonable substitutes for straight magnesium. What have others done about magnesium through a tube?

By the way, I've heard that there's a technique for getting undissolved pills through the tube but I'd prefer to keep things simple.

Janis

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I don't know, but just wondering do they dissolve any better in warm to hotter water? Maybe leaving it sitting in the water for a while?

ShiftKicker

I don't use a gastric tube- so I'm not sure if this is a possibility for you- I use a liquid magnesium supplement. It seems pretty common where I'm from, and I had a quick look online- it's readily available at a variety of online retailers.

lgelb

Second that idea, but they can be pretty thick/sticky so if necessary, would cut with warm water before delivering.

Janis J

I'm asking because there are SO many kinds of magnesium supplements: gluconate, glycinate, oxide, hydroxide, citrate, sulfate, chelate/glutamate, chloride, tuarinate. There's a supplement superstore near me that has a liquid that's a mixture of two of those. Some of them are powerful laxatives, which he doesn't need. I want to get something that helps with cramps, but perhaps they all do.

lgelb

The tablets he takes should have the subtype of Mg listed -- usually best to stay w/ what he's doing well with. If it's not listed (should be), you might call the mfr on the bottle. Besides supplement stores, looking online. e.g. Amazon, often yields other liquid possibilities. But if his is not available that you can see, a compounding pharmacy probably can help. I see the glycinate version recommended a lot for cramps w/o a laxative effect. It is available as a liquid.

Janis J

Thanks for the information, Laurie and others.

The fine print says that what he's been taking is Magnesium Oxide. It definitely doesn't dissolve in water.

lgelb

That's a pretty cheap form. Definitely available as a liquid, but I would think actually would have a laxative effect. Going into the tube may have a different effect anyway since absorption will be different, so you can try it and see how he does. Also, some liquid forms like MgCl are designed to be cut with water, which might make them less of a hassle to tube. Whatever you try, I'd definitely start low and go slow.

Gembead

Mm BJ takes magnesium hydroxide powder that we dissolve in cold sparkling mineral water and he then has one or two glasses a day, beware as it can have a laxative effect if you drink too many glasses.
Luv Gem

Janis J

After asking the PCP and neurologist without getting a clear answer, asking here, and lots of web research about the various forms of magnesium supplements I started searches for "magnesium cramps". People selling magnesium supplements say they are a miracle cure for cramps, but medical studies say that it's inconclusive whether magnesium helps with cramps. Meanwhile Douglas hasn't taken magnesium for a week and hasn't had problems, and the nutritional information for his formula shows quite a bit of magnesium.

On to the next frustrating research task.

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