Milk of magnesia - MOM

Has anyone used Milk of magnesia or sodium citrate as a solution in an enema - or used a bulb syringe to inject either - if so what happen - or will happen

You will get a much better response with those materials if you swallow them. Magnesium citrate will have a moderate effect as an enema, but nowhere as good as swallowing where it really cleans you out.

I have taken both orally - but am wondering what if any impact do they have if used in an enema recipe

No, but what I sometimes do is, Between rounds of a 3-qt soapsuds enema, usually while still on the toilet passing the first round, I have taken 2 dose cups of MOM, then taken the second enema right on schedule. It DOES make the expulsion of the second enema larger.

Milk Of Magmesia works best from the top down as growing up in the 40, between oral laxitives & given enemas by Mother was the things that fixed you up when-ever you were sick or when Mother just gave you a glass full of MOM & water very hard to drink. I never knew how much she put in the water but the MOM worked just like an enema from the top down you would have watery bowels for about 1 hour with MOM, Mother would always asked how did the MOM work I always said just like you gave me an enema, she would say come into the bathroom I have a nice enema for you!!!

No! But I HAVE taken a double dose of MOM within a few minutes after a clear return, just to get the part that is higher up.

Magnesium citrate is an oral solution. Despite the taste,it IS best used orally, either several hours before or right after an enema.

Typically produces results in about 90Minutes on an empty stomach.

I am NOT a formal doctor. But- I've a reasonable tech knowledge of basic chemistry/bioscience etc. Horrid pun alert-

Take everything you read on such things with a grain of -salt.

That said? Don't trust = verify! perhaps the least risky trust is in a Lover and everything other than that, trust but verify.. This is my understanding of a few things.. do correct me If you have cites- please do.

Osmotic processes like those affected by saline laxatives from above can be and are DRAMATICALLY more- or less- effective based upon our basic hydration. So much of an impact on those processes that it's become the subject of warnings on saline laxatives and enemas. Which brings us to the reasons why some of us can have huge differences in response to this class of things. Our basic and situational hydration profile. Most of the mundane people in many societies are chronically dehydrated by definition.

Piss Clear being the simplest defined metric for a lay person.

The end point of my comment is- Salines taken after what we absorb from an enema can make us give that water back to our colons.

Don't trust anything you are told before doing your own research.. And do text research before "In Vivo"

Sodium Citrate solution was used in the Index (J&J) disposable enema (probably been off the market for 40+ years now). Not recomended in large doses, the pH of the solution would be quite high.(Sodium is a strong base, citrate is a weak acid).

Magnesium Citrate in an enema would probably not be especially effective. Magnesium Citrate to a certain extend requires that the digestive process break down the Citrate. What ultimately counts for oral administration of most magnesium based laxatives is how much magnesium is actually present.

Magnesium Hydroxide (MOM) is about 35% magnesium by weight.

Magnesium Citrate is about 11% magnesium by weight

Magnesium Oxide is aboug 60% Magnesium by weight(Phillps Caplets).

Magnesium Sulfate taken orally (Epsom Salts) is usually magnesium sulfate heptahydrate, and the Epsom salts is about 10% magnesium by weight.

From that information you can calculate equivalent doses of Magnesium based laxatives.

Magnesium consumption in excess of about 500mg can be expected to produce a laxative effect. The more magnesium you take, the greater the laxative effect. If you have kidney disease, magnesium is NOT recommended. Considerable amounts of magnesium can be absorbed from these products. Normally the Kidneys are very efficient at removing excess magnesium. Bad things happen if the serum magnesium level gets too high, hence the advice about avoiding magnesium products if you have kidney disease.

My wife and I used to use various enema recipes containing epsom salt, from 4.5 oz to 1.5 liter on each other.

NO just had it for bad tummy neevr did like the tatse of it though even more disgusting is cod liver oil extrac now thats enough to turn your stomack and then need milk of magnesium lol

Not IN an enema! I have done a double dose of MOM between the first and second rounds of a cleanout enema.

Thanks to Jennycooper, I am hearing about MOM after nearly 35 years! I remember it being used extensively by everyone in our neighbourhood for their respective kids. I don't recall Dad giving it to me after age 10, but he sure used it on my protesting younger sister and even younger brother.

If memory serves me right, MOM came in a cobalt blue coloured bottle and was milky (as the name would suggest) white in colour. I also remember that it tasted terrible and the very sound of the name being mentioned would get kids either starting to cry or running off helter skelter - or both! "Just hold your nose tight and gulp it down." We were told helpfully!

People usually bought a large bottle because if they weren't giving it to their own kids, they were lending it to others. Many a time, we had neighbours knocking at the door at night and asking if we had any MOM, because so-and-so kid wasn't able to 'go' and was letting out some seriously smelly wind!

The only laxative worse than MOM was Castor Oil. I wonder if anyone remembers this. I know of families where everyone would take a dose of Castor Oil once every three months. A large spoonful of this perfectly vile tasting oil would ensure a clear bowel. The hostel in our school followed this rule rigourously - particularly when the boys returned from school vacation. The hostel warden - a strict, no-nonsense Catholic priest - also often used Castor Oil as a punishment for lesser mischief - like entering 'no entry' areas of the school, or fighting with another boy/s. For 'crimes' that did not warrant his cane. He believed that a good dose of Castor Oil - a good cleansing, is what he called it - would calm the part of the brain that instigates mischief and keep the mischief-makers too busy running to the loo to think of making trouble! Later it was discovered that Castor Oil was not safe, it caused abrasions in the intestine - or something like that, because it got banned. Much later I saw Castor Oil as the prime ingredient in a brand of herbal hair oil. The product was even called 'Castor Hair Oil'!

A few months ago I mentioned that my spouse and I used to give each other epsom salt enemas.

We started out using 1-2-3 enemas: 1 oz epsom salt, 2 oz glycerine, and enough water to finish filling a reused Fleet-style 4.5 oz squeeze bottle.

We shared hundreds of this style, buying gallons of expensive glycerine (we bought it *by* the gallon!). while trying to economize, we learned that about one ounce of that solution still produces an irresistible urge to expel, but at 1/4 cost and less residual effect.

If one mostly wants the tummy ache, involuntary and evacuation of the rectum and some descending colon, this is fine. But, if one wants a more thorough purge, or is seriously constipated, we have found that using the whole 4.5 oz and then lying in various positions, distributing the laxative throughout the colon produces a nice thorough purge. However, we have not been able to produce the ever-so-satisfying cecum contractions using this type of enema, as we have with large, soapy enemas.

We simplified to epsom salt because it is cheaper and effective, though may not produce as much tummy ache as with the glycerine.

If my mother thought i was really constipated to the point of almost being impacked she would give me what see called an enema physic. In the1940's and50's laxatives were refered to a physic and i hered the word many times.In think mom put some kind of oil mixed with Milk of Mag or Mo i'm not sure.Mom would give me three or four bulb enema physics and have me hold the enema in for ten or fifteen minutes buy keeping the enema bulb in my rectum until i coudn't hold it any more.Mom would say that the physic enema would help loosen my bowels up so that she could give me a good soap suds enema bag enema.I usually got two Ivory soap suds enemas and a plain warter enema to make surei was throughly cleaned out.What an ENEMA session that was.

Milk of magnesia and cascara for an added touch, aka

a black cow. Used in hospitals back in the 1970s and 1980. 30 cc of mom and 5cc of cascara. Taken by mouth at bedtime. Worked usually te next day, sometimes sooner.

Is milk of magnesia a thick white substance or a thin clearish liquid?

Is milk of magnesia a thick white substance or a thin clearish liquid?

MoM is a rather thick, white liquid that contains magnesium and is used as a medicine for stomach problems (such as indigestion. Look like thick milk!! They also make it in a cherry and mint flavor. Don't know if you can mix it chocolate syrup or something to make more of a “shake” out of it. You can hide the chalked taste by pouring some lemon-lime soda, lemonade or orange juice over it to help dilute the strong flavor.

As an interesting question about using Milk Of Magnesia as a food - I wonder if it could be used in cooking - for example in a pan cake mix???

Milk of magnesia is a thick chalky liquid;

Leave it on the shelf and it tends to separate out

I would advise shaking it well before using

When I was a kid and I was constipated, in addition to glycerin suppositories, mom would give me Lubentyl (orally of course), which was gelified paraffin oil, essentially indigestible grease, which lubricates the bowels. Lubentyl was also available with magnesia inside, but mom did not use it because she had read “irritant” laxatives were bad.

My mom havevme some MOM a few times. I don't remember the results, but I remember I hated the chalky taste.

Milk of magnesia is a thick chalky liquid;

Leave it on the shelf and it tends to separate out

I would advise shaking it well before using

MoM containers instruct users to shake well before using, but who reads instructions anymore? 🤪

I've not seen the mint flavor, but the cherry actually tastes almost good and doesn't have the chalky consistency - more of a near-slimy feel. For me it is pretty useless stuff if I've already had a cleanout even if I drink the recommended 8 oz of water. The longer it's been since my last BM, the quicker it works. It does not give me cramps or a lot of warning, either, but ½-2 hours after ingesting…BAM, it rushes out. Not explosively, just uncontrollably. Usually takes three trips to the toilet over a 4-6 hour period.

I wonder about letting it sit for a month then pouring off all but one dose to see if the active ingredient concentrates and gives more vivid results. (Yes, I know the definition of “vivid”, but used the term purposefully 😲)

We never had either milk of magnesia, magnesium phosphate not any other laxative in the house when I was growing up. My mother much preferred giving us enemas. Those were always warm, soapy and from a bag. They also always worked quickly even if they took a bit more effort to prepare.

MOM is a saline laxative. It draws water into the recipient's bowel. If taken at bedtime, it usually works slowly and then prompts a soft poo in the morning. If taken on an empty stomach with lots of water it tends to work within one to three hours prompting a mix of lumps of poo and soup.

The same active ingredient is in the Dulcolax Soft Chews and you can expect pretty much the same results.

Some years ago, a colon hydrotherapist with the Dotolo closed system I often went to suggested that I take a dose of MOM the night before an appointment to soften my poo and make it pass out through the speculum more easily. This particular therapist did not give preliminary enemas before the colonic. I had this treatment a couple of times and the flow of the colonic water cleared me of poo pretty quickly after the MOM, but, to tell the truth, I much prefer a therapist who gives starter enemas. Also, on one occasion the MOM kicked in while I was traveling to the clinic and it was fortunate I usually wear a pull-up diaper to/from colonic sessions.

Seem to remember getting it once or twice as a child, but don't remember how or if it worked.

Recently partners mother gave me a spoonful, but it looked a bit clear, so I'm thinking she didn't shake the bottle as suggested here, don't remember it doing much, so is it the milky stuff that does the trick ?

MOM was the laxative that my Mother’s Mother used nightly. She used both the liquid form plus the tablet form. When my Mother’s new doctor directed her to stop giving me enemas and start giving me oral laxatives she was told to give me either MOM or the dreaded Castoria. Neither did a good job and I literally begged Mother to start back giving me a daily enema. Why? Sometimes the oral laxative would work at the most inappropriate times… such as me sitting in a classroom. Mother, eventually, returned to giving me my daily enema… I couldn’t have been happier!

Seem to remember getting it once or twice as a child, but don't remember how or if it worked.

Recently partners mother gave me a spoonful, but it looked a bit clear, so I'm thinking she didn't shake the bottle as suggested here, don't remember it doing much, so is it the milky stuff that does the trick ?

@Rigel a laxative to cook with would be lactulose or sorbitol , lots of people have experienced there laxating effect by eating a bag of diabetic gummi candy , and honestly commercial products sweetened with it in large amount is still pretty mild compared to the effects of the standardized syrup. I take it by prescription 3 X’s a day my doctor doesnt care how many diapers I fill , only that it keeps me out of hospital due to obstipation and impaction. It is sweeter than sugar but has the rapid effects of a saline osmotic/ cathartics , you can make everything from milkshakes to baked goods that will get you on close personal terms with your toilet if you can use it , at the maximum dose reccomend dose you will experience near constant anal leakage and have no choice about diapers being your underwear .

I have added a ten ounce bottle of magnesium citrate to a two liter warm water enema. The urge to go was pretty quick. Also tried half a bottle. I could retain it longer but still good results. Same for MOM but it took longer to work.