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I am freaking out b/c I took the magnesium citrate at 4 pm and it hasn't done its job yet! Am I going to be up all night going to the bathroom or does it just not work for some people? I was already nervous but now I am afraid the mag citrate isn't going to work for me and my bowels will not be prepped properly for surgery. Has anyone else had a hard time with this? The bottle says it works in 1/2 hr to 6 hrs. I am approaching the 6 hr mark with nothing to show for it. I don't want to be that patient who has a code brown (bm) on the OR table!!!

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Are you sure you have anything to...evacuate? Did you have to have a liquid pre-op diet?

You could always mention that to the nurse when you go for surgery. If it's a problem they can flush you out manually.

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Make sure you drink lots of Water, so it can do its job.

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