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What vitamins or minerals help people with M.S. (i.e., magnesium deficiency)? Answer: Very few people with MS are deficient in vitamins or minerals; supplementation in most cases is based on symptoms of deficiency or a measurement suggesting lower than normal amounts stored in the body. Most people with a deficiency are strict vegetarians, take medications associated with deficiency states (examples include dilantin or phenytoin and carbamezipine or tegretol),have a disease associated with malabsorption or have undergone gastric bypass or bowel resections in the past. A couple of vitamins and minerals are often recommended as supplements for most people with MS
I would suggest discussing this issue with your doctor and getting his or her advice on appropriate supplements. Please also refer to previous blogs on Vitamin D3 supplementation. Rip Kinkel, MD Comments are closed.
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