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I suffer from several things, but mostly severe fatigue and trouble sleeping. I’m doing bloodwork today and seeing if I am lacking anything. I don’t supplement anything currently. Anyone who suffers from deficiencies and do supplement? I heard b12 injections is a good idea due to the ileum being affected from the surgeries. Thanks!

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I take a capsule form and I think it is powder inside. I haven’t noticed a change in output but I have an ileostomy not a j pouch now so maybe that makes it different. I use to get literally 300-400 muscle knots, like everywhere I touched hurt or was swollen. My physicians worked up all kinds of tests for rarer autoimmune muscle diseases and a chiropractor of all people mentioned the magnesium and it instantly solved the issue. 🤦‍♀️I take one capsule every morning with my Metamucil.

I have a chronic low ferritin since my J-pouch surgery in 2011. At first we tried iron tablets and I was not able to sustain the ferritin levels doing that , so about 3-4 years ago,  we tried iron infusion via IV, which works wonderfully. My GI doctor monitors my ferritin level every 4 months or so. If it is low, I get a transfusion of iron. I have only needed the iron transfusion about once a year, which is good.  I didn't know about the low magnesium levels, but interestingly I take magnesium citrate (250 mg) at bedtime because I think it helps with restless legs.  I was vit D deficient BEFORE losing my colon (good ole Seattle and lack of sunshine), so I have been on vit D tablets for many years now.  I had not heard about B12 as a potential deficit. I will keep that in mind and may ask my doctor to check my levels. I learn a lot from this site and I am so grateful.

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