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Re:Magnesium and major depression (2011) by adrianmonk on Friday June 14, 2019 @02:46PM (#20185570)
> I assume this is why magnesium salts act as laxatives

This is a side issue, but apparently it's a different reason.

From https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Magnesium-HealthProfession... : "The diarrhea and laxative effects of magnesium salts are due to the osmotic activity of unabsorbed salts in the intestine and colon and the stimulation of gastric motility."

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Re:Magnesium and major depression (2011) by azeotropic on Friday June 14, 2019 @02:51PM (#20185627)
Sounds like it's only part of the reason, if I'm correctly parsing "... and the stimulation of gastric motility" as a second mechanism of action.
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Re:Magnesium and major depression (2011) by adrianmonk on Friday June 14, 2019 @05:40PM (#20186873)
Oh, good point. I was reading it as if it said "the resulting stimulation", but what you're saying makes more sense.
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