Harry

Hi Kaye,

Taking Free Lax as you know is a laxative and should not be used but for a short period. It is a Osmotic Agent meaning it draws water to the colon for a BM. It is just like Epson salts, Citrate of Magnesia and Milk of Magnesia. If used more than occationally your daughter will become dependent on it. She will lose muscle tone in her intestines and always have to use a laxative for BMs. Not a good thought.
Using psyllium --- if your stool becomes harder than normal --- it indicates that you need to more water with each dose. It is safe to take daily.

Miralax is the same type of laxative but by persciption. It also should only be used for short periods. I don't think you should take it with psyllium fiber.

I am a firm believer in --Health Begins in YOUR Digestive System. If you don't absorb the building blocks for good health --- you'll have a miserable painful depressed life. I am sure you and your daughter don't want that!!!

I have read some of your other messages--- I think you are very deficient in magnesium. Tight muscles in the neck, TMJ, Gerd, back & chest pain could all be cused by a lack of MAGNESIUM as well as calcium.

I have done alot of reading and searching to find the best magnesium that is absorbed at the cell level. 70% of magnesium is in the bones but what causes us problems is getting it into cells so our muscles function properly. And, that's ALL MUSCLES.

Magnesium is needed for proper diestion, heart beats, muscles to work and for calcium absorption and alot of functions in the body.

I think the best on the market is the chelated type that is connected to 2 amino acids-- glycine and lycine (glycinate and lycinate). The process is patented by Albion Labs a Canadian company. I use Doctors Best high absorption magnesium. It is also put out by Solgar, Kal, Carlson and I am sure others companies produce them but I have bought the ones mentioned. You can buy them online at a good discount.

My wife was on Prilosec for 6 years for esophagus spasms( choking)--it started causing nausea--- now she is off and on a Magnesium and Calcium supplements and doing fine --also the hiatal hernia cramping/ spasms is gone.

You also need a good calcium supplement. You can also buy it in a chelated form.
The Krebs CA/Mg supplement put out by Enzymatic Therapy and the aspartates, oratates are also good.
To increase your absorption rate up them 3 times daily. It increases absorption from 14% to about 40%.

I am sorry about your husband and I know Stress causes many problems but I think almost all of your problems are caused by lacking of minerals that are the result of them being washed away by watery loose stools. You have to slow your BMs down so you can absorb nutrients. I think it will correct alot of your problems face numbness, jaw muscle, neck, esophagus, intestines, back and chest.
A big important muscle is your heart and you have to have it function well.

God Bless---Harry