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Magnesium citrate is used as a laxative to relieve constipation. Magnesium is important to muscle and nerve health, but plays no role in digestion.

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Q: Does magnesium citrate dissolve food in your stomach?
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Can you drink wine a day after drinking citrate magnesium?

I know that when I take Magnesium Citrate, I can't get out of the bathroom long enough to go mix myself a drink. But, all joking aside, since Magnesium Citrate essentially cleans out your intestines, it would be inadvisable to drink alcohol, because you won't have any food on your stomach to buffer the alcohol.


Does magnesium stearate coat the stomach and prevent food from aborbing?

Magnesium stearate is a compound formed from the incorporation of stearic acid with a magnesium ion. It coats the stomach and prevents it from food absorption.


What liquid is in the stomach to dissolve food?

Bile.


Why is food remaining in stomach?

so the acids in stomache dissolve the food


Why dispose Magnesium Citrate?

Magnesium citrate (1:1) (1 magnesium atom per citrate molecule), called below by the common but ambiguous name magnesium citrate (which can also mean magnesium citrate (3:2)), is a magnesium preparation in salt form with citric acid. It is a chemical agent used medicinally as a saline laxative and to completely empty the bowel prior to a major surgery or colonoscopy. It is available without a prescription, both as a generic and under the brand names Citromag and Citroma. It is also used in the pill form as a magnesiumdietary supplement. It contains 11.3% magnesium by weight. Compared to magnesium citrate (3:2), it is much more water soluble, less alkaline, and contains 29.9% less magnesium by weight.As a food additive, magnesium citrate is used to regulate acidity and is known as E number E345.


How foods digested?

your stomach acids dissolve the food that you ate.


Is calcium citrate a better calcium supplement than calcium carbonate?

Calciun Carbonate and Calcium Citrate are different in that, Carbonate is not as easy to absorb as Citrate. Carbonate in not recommended for elderly folks due to a decrease in stomach acids. Citrate in more easily absorbed and can be taken at anytime, with or without food.


Why do you have acid in your stomach?

We have acid in our stomach because the food what goes down our Gullet goes into the stomach and the acid breaks up the food in our stomach to go though to our blood stream.


What do your teeth do to help the digestive process?

Crush the food so it makes it easier to dissolve in your stomach with the acid


How doesn't the acid in your body dissolve poo?

It's in different parts of your body... acid is in the stomach, dissolving food. Poo is formed in the intestines, which are below your stomach.


What does it mean when it is said food is digested?

The acid in your stomach has broken down the food you ate into its component compounds, like iron, zinc, magnesium, etc.


Where can one learn the health information of calcium citrate?

It's best to ask a dietitian, and the FDA website has a list of chemical compounds used in food. Calcium citrate is a white powder with a sour taste that is not very soluble in water. It's alkalizing, that is, makes the stomach less acidic.