Can oral magnesium supplemenation stimulate candida growth? by Cheshire77 ..... Candida & Dysbiosis Forum
Date: 4/6/2009 11:30:58 PM ( 16 y ago)
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Hi all. This is my first post to this group.
A few weeks ago I tried taking magnesium citrate (600mg magnesium). For the first couple of days I had more energy, then my mood deteriorated (irritable), I developed brain fog and I developed itchiness around my anus. This seemed to me pretty convincing candida outbreak symptoms.
This prompted me to do some research on oral magnesium supplementation and candida. George Eby, a scientist and prominent proponent of magnesium supplementation warns that oral magnesium can stimulate candida growth. I also came across the following laboratory research which appears to back this up.
http://www.cababstractsplus.org/abstracts/Abstract.aspx?AcNo=19911208607
I know many candida sufferers take oral magnesium supplements, presumably without provoking major candida outbreaks. Has anyone else experienced a similar negative response as me?
My personal experience and research frightened me off oral magnesium. I have recently been taking Epsom Salt baths and have just started using spray-on magnesium oil as well. Very early days, but I felt more relaxed right from my first bath. Quite different from the oral magnesium citrate, which gave me more energy, but did nothing for my mood.
BTW, I suffer Depression which may have been brought on by candida.
Cheshire
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