Magnesium is very important for pwcf. It helps with calcium absorption. It helps to reduce acidity in the body. It relaxes smooth muscle (good for bronchioconstriction), helps the heart, blood pressure, etc. Many CF meds deplete the body of magnesium. Studies have shown that Pseudomonas is more likely to become mucoid when the body is magnesium deficient.
A couple of things to be aware of when taking magnesium or any supplement that contains minerals:
1) When taking oral antibiotics, always take magnesium or mineral supplements 2 hours after or 4 hours before all oral antibiotics. The minerals will compete for absorption and can reduce the effectiveness of antibiotics from 50% to 90%.
2) Do not take magnesium and enzymes together. Magnesium can reduce the stomach acidity and cause premature release of the enzymes.
Here are some abstracts.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12403872&query_hl=3&itool=pubmed_docsum
<b>Abstract about Aminoglycosides and magnesium deficiency</b>
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=10447142&query_hl=5&itool=pubmed_docsum
<b>Magnesium and the lungs</b>
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=3072451&query_hl=8&itool=pubmed_DocSum
<b>Magnesium attenuates neutrophil burst (about asthmatics but important for CF too)</b>
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=8959161&query_hl=10&itool=pubmed_docsum
<b>Pseudomonas grown under magnesium limitation.</b>
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12837596&query_hl=12&itool=pubmed_docsum
Tom
A couple of things to be aware of when taking magnesium or any supplement that contains minerals:
1) When taking oral antibiotics, always take magnesium or mineral supplements 2 hours after or 4 hours before all oral antibiotics. The minerals will compete for absorption and can reduce the effectiveness of antibiotics from 50% to 90%.
2) Do not take magnesium and enzymes together. Magnesium can reduce the stomach acidity and cause premature release of the enzymes.
Here are some abstracts.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12403872&query_hl=3&itool=pubmed_docsum
<b>Abstract about Aminoglycosides and magnesium deficiency</b>
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=10447142&query_hl=5&itool=pubmed_docsum
<b>Magnesium and the lungs</b>
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=3072451&query_hl=8&itool=pubmed_DocSum
<b>Magnesium attenuates neutrophil burst (about asthmatics but important for CF too)</b>
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=8959161&query_hl=10&itool=pubmed_docsum
<b>Pseudomonas grown under magnesium limitation.</b>
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12837596&query_hl=12&itool=pubmed_docsum
Tom