I had an ileostomy in March 2023 at Mayo in Jacksonville, FL. I am doing fine except for high output and low magnesium. I take two 400 mg magnesium oxide (crushed) per day and have to have an infusion of 2 mg each week. Sometimes I have to have two. If my magnesium is 1.5-1.8, I have 1 infusion, and if it is below 1.5, I have to have 2. Once it was 1.1, and I had to rush to the ER. My care team is at Mayo. This has been going on for months now, and I'm beginning to worry about infusions for life, etc. I sent a message to Mayo asking if we could change my magnesium tablets to a form that might absorb better. Has anyone experienced a problem such as this and were you able to overcome the problem? It sure is nice to be able to post comments with people who are in the same boat as me. Bless all of you.

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Great site..I have had an colostomy over 30 years..and have been thru skin rash around my stoma,hernias(2), leaks, odor control , needed clothing suggestions and this site has helped me with recommendations and many ideas worked!
I wish it was around 30 years ago. Thank you everyone!
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