Omeprazole and magnesium deficiency
Common Questions and Answers about Omeprazole and magnesium deficiency
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Omeprazole lowers stomach acid essential for absorption of nutrients. The number of nutrient deficiencies that list fatigue as a symptom are numerous but include iron, vitamin B12, and magnesium. The newest warning out for PPI's like omeprazole is magnesium deficiency. Studies found deficiency within 1 year of taking the drug however a few showed deficiency within 3 months.
You NEED stomach acid to absorb essential nutrients and kill of bacteria, fungi, parasites. Muscle pain could be due to magnesium deficiency for instance. This is the newest warning out by the FDA. A magnesium deficiency can occur within 3 months of taking a PPI.
Digestive enzyme supplements can be used for high or low stomach acid (low acid is the most common cause of acid reflux however).
Magnesium deficiency is most likely. Symptoms of magnesium deficiency include not feeling like you can get a full breath, GERD/acid reflux, muscle spasms, pins and neddles. Unfortunately testing may not pick up a magnesium deficiency state as only 1% of magnesium is in the blood. To add, PPI's like omeprazole have the new warning out of magnesium deficiency. I know, ironic but drug companies do not get rich curing the patient!
If you ever get a serum Mg level drawn and it comes back normal, your physician will happily assure your problems are NOT magnesium deficiency symptoms and that is the end of the investigation into your magnesium status. But magnesium is not IN your blood, it is inside your CELLS! In fact - only 1% of your body's magnesium is in your bloodstream, making serum magnesium levels near worthless tests that detect only the most severe and dangerous magnesium deficiencies.
what do i do for pancreatis? i think it developed due to magnesium deficiency, as a result of long term omeprazole use.
prilosec, nexium) is magnesium deficiency. Constipation, anxiety, depression, IBS are just a few of the many symptoms of magnesium deficiency. Check out the article: How your antacid drug is making you sick (Part A) by Chris Kresser.
The current warning for acid blockers such as omeprazole is magnesium deficiency. Magnesium deficiency symptoms include esophageal spasms, chronic fatigue, acid reflux (yes ironic i know lol), wheezing and allergies. There are other causes of some of these symptoms but warnings are there for a reason. :) Magnesium deficiency affects 7 out of 10 people anyway. Add a nutrient depleting acid blocker to the mix..not good.
Do you experience a lot of stress in your life, or have you recently had a major medical procedure such as surgery? Stress can be a cause of magnesium deficiency, and a lack of magnesium tends to magnify the stress reaction, worsening the problem. In studies, adrenaline and cortisol, byproducts of the “fight or flight” reaction associated with stress and anxiety, were associated with decreased magnesium.
Other common causes of high blood pressure include a magnesium and/or vitamin D deficiency. If your magnesium level is too low, your blood vessels will constrict rather than relax, which will raise your blood pressure.
Magnesium deficiency is a known cause of A-fib and other heart rhythm problems. A high protein diet enlarged the need for magnesium.
Magnesium is the standard treatment for pre-eclampsia in Europe. Magnesium deficiency is a listed association with Raynaud's Phenomenon and symptoms of magnesium deficiency includes muscle cramps and muscle weakness.
Excerpt from "The Mineral That Could Have Saved 4 Million Women"..
Magnesium deficiency is a known cause of PVC's and PAC's. The best forms of magnesium are magnesium taurate, magnesium citrate, magnesium glycinate, magnesium malate, magnesium oratate, and magnesium oil.
An Heart Scan Blog reader's experience with magnesium:
"Dr. Davis,
A few months ago, I contacted you inquiring if you had written any articles on arrhythmia.
Vitamin D can bring out or worsen an existing magnesium deficiency. Magnesium deficiency can cause a long list of symptoms including cramps, excessive thirst and excessive urination. Make sure you take magnesium with your vitamin D.
It overcome the deficiency of magnesium it is required to fulfil the amount of magnesium in our body. Dietary sources which can overcome the magnesium deficiency are whole grains, legumes, vegetables like squash, broccoli and green leafy vegetables. Seeds and almonds are also great source of magnesium.
m going to try take both magnesium and vitamin D and see if that would help. My blood test say my calcium and magnesium are fine, but something has to be wrong. The tingling is similar to what I experienced right after my TT and calcium helped with that, but it hasn't helped this time. So I'll try those two supplements.
Thanks for your help.
I find magnesium deficiency symptoms are worse in the morning in particular. I have read magnesium levels are lower in the morning and afternoon. But to add, hypothyroidism causes pain and muscle cramps too.
My research uncovered that pump inhibitors like protonx cause a magnesium deficiency and magnesium is necessary to regulate your heartbeat. I stopped taking the pills cause it said that prolonged magnesium deficiency can cause serious heart problems. Since then I take Zantac, it does next to nothing even though I take 4 maximum strengths a day, and I pop tums all day, but the heart palpitations have gone away. Not really sure what my next move is going to be.
Magnesium deficiency symptoms include anxiety and panic attacks and is linked to MVP.
"Mitral Valve Prolapse: The Links to Magnesium Deficiency
Though they do not appear to be widely known, there are a wide variety of medical research studies from various parts of the world that link MVP to magnesium deficiencies, and/or that show improvement of MVP symptoms from magnesium treatment.
t realize it would be treating a mineral deficiency and that the sensory issues she was having were a SYMPTOM of a chronic magnesium deficiency. Epson Salts contain magnesium sulfate and the magnesium is absorbed through the skin in a bath...."
http://whattofeedyourkids.blogspot.com/2008/09/epsom-salts-magnesium-deficiency-and.
I had severe magnesium deficiency and no doctor figured it out. smh. Only 1% of magnesium is in the blood so many are suffering without having a clue what is going on.
Thanks, so magnesium deficiency what other sysptoms can be cuased from that? And what advice would you give me to deal with it? Thanks for any help you can give.
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