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However, milder products (e.g., stool softeners, bulk-forming laxatives) should be used whenever possible for constipation. Magnesium citrate is a saline laxative that is thought to work by increasing fluid in the small intestine. It usually results in a bowel movement within 30 minutes to 3 hours.
Stop using magnesium citrate and call your doctor at once if you have: 1  no bowel movement within 6 hours after taking the medicine; 2  pain with bowel movements, rectal bleeding; 3  watery diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, severe stomach pain;  painful or difficult 1  urination; flushing (warmth, redness, or tingly feeling);