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magnesium carbonate and citric acid. When these are mixed in water magnesium citrate is formed. Magnesium citrate is the active ingredient of this medicine. It is known as an osmotic laxative.Magnesium citrate works by causing water to be drawn into the large intestine. This increases the water content and volume of the stools, which stimulates the colon to contract and move its contents along to the rectum, so that the bowel can then be emptied.It causes frequent, liquid stools to be passed until the bowel is emptied.
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