How Effective is Magnesium Gluconate & What are It’s Side Effects?

You must tell your physician if you are allergic to any kind of medicine or magnesium gluconate or mainly if you have any past history of kidney disease. You will have to get a change in the dosage level or an alternate medicine if you have any of these issues mentioned above.

How Effective is Magnesium Gluconate?

How Effective is Magnesium Gluconate?

Magnesium is a mineral that occurs naturally. This mineral magnesium is very important for various systems to function properly in the body mainly nerves and muscles.
Magnesium gluconate is one of the main supplements that are taken as an effective treatment option to lower and maintain adequate levels of this mineral in the human body.

If you are breast feeding or pregnant at the time of magnesium gluconate treatment, you must tell your doctor

Prior to Taking Magnesium Gluconate

You must tell your physician if you are allergic to any kind of medicine or magnesium gluconate or mainly if you have any past history of kidney disease. You will have to get a change in the dosage level or an alternate medicine if you have any of these medical conditions mentioned above or doctor might tell you to take several tests at the time of treatment. If you are pregnant or planning to become pregnant you must tell your doctor as it is unknown if this medicine passes to the unborn child. Similarly, if you are breast feeding your child, inform your doctor as it is unknown if this medicine will pass through breast milk to the child and harm the baby.

How to Take Magnesium Gluconate?

Magnesium gluconate is to be taken as mentioned in the package label or as instructed by your physician. Magnesium gluconate is not to be taken in smaller, larger or not taken when no more needed.

Magnesium gluconate has to be taken with a glass full of water. Magnesium gluconate has to be taken right after your meal or with your meal so it can help the body absorb the contents better.

The liquid form of magnesium gluconate must be measure correctly using a cup, measuring spoon and definitely not with table spoons. You can get one from your pharmacists, a dose measuring cup or spoon.

What are the Side Effects of Magnesium Gluconate?

If you have any side effects as mentioned here you must get immediate medical assistance, difficulty in breathing, swelling of tongue, lips, face or throat or hives. You must also immediately stop using magnesium gluconate and call doctor.

In case you have any of these less serious side effects, you can continue taking magnesium gluconate and talk to your doctor about it.

  • Gas, bloating
  • Diarrhea is a side effect of magnesium gluconate
  • Upset stomach

Other Medications That Can Affect Magnesium Gluconate

While taking magnesium gluconate, you must not take certain antibiotic medicines as those will not be correctly absorbed by your body. In case you are taking antibiotic medicines, you must take it at least 2 hours prior to taking this medicine

If you are using any of these following medicines, you must tell your doctor

  • Penicillamine( depen, cuprimine)
  • Naladixic acid (neggram)
  • Fluoroquniolone antibiotic such as norfloxacin (Noroxin), gatifloxacin (Tequin), ciprofloxacin (Cipro), sparfloxacin (Zagam), levofloxacin (Levaquin), moxifloxacin (Avelox), lomefloxacin (Maxaquin), ofloxacin (Floxin), trovafloxacin (Trovan);
  • Antibiotic medicines such as demeclocycline (Declomycin), minocycline (Dynacin, Minocin), doxycycline (Doryx, Doxy, Monodox, Vibramycin), tetracycline (Sumycin, Brodspec, Tetracap)
  • Osteoporosis medication or Paget’s disease like etidronate (Didronel), tiludronate (Skelid), ibandronate (Boniva), alendronate (Fosamax), risedronate (Actonel)
    If you are currently taking any of these medicines, you should not take magnesium gluconate also in case you are taking this medicine you will have to have dosage adjustments or have several tests during the treatment.
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Written, Edited or Reviewed By: Team PainAssist, Pain Assist Inc. This article does not provide medical advice. See disclaimer
Last Modified On:November 2, 2021

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