4 Things to Know Before You Take a Magnesium Supplement

4 Things to Know Before You Take a Magnesium Supplement Medications that can lower Magnesium: *Loop and thiazide diuretics eg Furosemide *Proton pump inhibitors eg Omeprazole *Aminoglycoside antibiotics eg Gentamicin *Amphotericin B *Digoxin *Chemotherapy agents eg Cisplatin/Cyclosporin Conditions that affect Magnesium levels: *Starvation *Alcohol abuse *Chronic Kidney Disease *Acute diarrhoea *Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis *Gastric bypass surgery *Acute Pancreatitis *Hungry bone syndrome