I am a long distance runner, lift weights and eat extremely healthy (organic, very little processed foods, sugar, salt, etc). I am a 48 year old woman, and I look like the picture of good health unless you see me barefoot. For about the last 6 months, I have been getting terrible swollen feet, ankles and sometimes lower legs. To the point where it is sometimes painful. I drink a lot of water, eat a lot of bananas, get plenty of calcium from milk and yogurt and take magnesium citrate supplements and a multivitamin.
The edema is immediately improved as soon as I go running or do cardio, but the effect doesn't last that long, and the edema returns within 24 hours. It gets really bad when I take a few days off from cardio.
I have been racking my brain trying everything to figure out what my problem is. I had blood work done but nothing came back to explain this. The only thing I can think of is maybe it is the magnesium citrate which I started taking about the same time the problems started. I stopped taking it on Monday (only 3 days ago), but I haven't noticed any improvement yet. I used to take magnesium oxide and never had any problems while taking that. I am wondering if anyone else has had this problem with magnesium citrate? Did you give up magnesium completely or did you notice improvement with some other form?
I noticed a product called Capisette for peripheral edema which has mag oxide listed as the first ingredient and some other herbs, but the amount of other ingredients is so low that I would say it is basically just magnesium oxide. I am really looking for relief soon. Do you think I should try magnesium oxide or avoid magnesium all together for a while? I am going to the doctor tomorrow to see if a short term diuretic makes sense. Does anyone have any input on any of this? I am hoping this may help others who are also struggling with the same thing. Please help!
The edema is immediately improved as soon as I go running or do cardio, but the effect doesn't last that long, and the edema returns within 24 hours. It gets really bad when I take a few days off from cardio.
I have been racking my brain trying everything to figure out what my problem is. I had blood work done but nothing came back to explain this. The only thing I can think of is maybe it is the magnesium citrate which I started taking about the same time the problems started. I stopped taking it on Monday (only 3 days ago), but I haven't noticed any improvement yet. I used to take magnesium oxide and never had any problems while taking that. I am wondering if anyone else has had this problem with magnesium citrate? Did you give up magnesium completely or did you notice improvement with some other form?
I noticed a product called Capisette for peripheral edema which has mag oxide listed as the first ingredient and some other herbs, but the amount of other ingredients is so low that I would say it is basically just magnesium oxide. I am really looking for relief soon. Do you think I should try magnesium oxide or avoid magnesium all together for a while? I am going to the doctor tomorrow to see if a short term diuretic makes sense. Does anyone have any input on any of this? I am hoping this may help others who are also struggling with the same thing. Please help!