Compare Magnesium Citrate vs. Senna-S
Head-to-head comparisons of medication uses, side effects, ratings, and more.
Treats constipation.
Citrate Of Magnesia (Magnesium Citrate) works well if you need to really get things moving, but it's not a good medicine to manage chronic constipation.
Helps get things moving and softens things up.
Senna and docusate join forces to create Senna-S (Docusate / Senna), a vegetable-based laxative that gently relieves constipation.
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3.3/ 5 average rating with 95 reviewsforSenna-S
Upsides
- Really strong laxative that gets things moving fast.
- Can also be used to prep your bowel before you go for surgery or colonoscopy. Your doctor will give you specific instructions if you use it this way.
- The combination of a laxative and stool softener might work better for people with constipation caused by medicines.
- The laxative in Docusate/Senna was used over 3,500 years ago, so it's been around for a while.
- Docusate/Senna is clinically proven to relieve constipation from a variety of causes.
- One of the few laxative/stool-softener combinations that can be given to children 2 and older.
- It may not work for everyone, but people felt it was worth the hassle.
Downsides
- It doesn't work for everyone and some people feel it's a hassle.
- Some brands are of Magnesium Citrate are tinted red and can change the color of your stool.
- Can cause dizziness, weakness, diarrhea, and the feeling that you "have to go right now".
- Magnesium Citrate contains magnesium which prevents certain medicines from working properly. Make sure you take your dose of Magnesium Citrate at least 2 hours before or after other medicines.
- You can't take it for more than a week or so.
- Most people felt that it's not the most effective laxative out there, but they could deal with the hassle and it worked pretty well.
- Docusate/Senna can cause cramping or the feeling that you "have to go right now".
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Dosage forms
- Liquid
- Pill
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Reviews
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95 reviews so far
39%
saidit'sworth it
29%
saiditworked well
22%
saidit'sa big hassle
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Leave a reviewSide effects
The Citrate Of Magnesia (Magnesium Citrate) FDA package insert doesn’t have numbers about how common side effects are.
The Senna-S (Docusate / Senna) FDA package insert doesn’t have numbers about how common side effects are.
Risks and risk factors
- Bowel blockage
- Age 60 or older
- Malignancy
- Other condition that causes blockage or narrowing of bowel
- Taking medications that cause constipation
- Electrolyte imbalance
- Taking with medications that cause electrolyte imbalance
- Age 60 or older
- Risk to fetus
- Women of childbearing age
- Worsening of neuromuscular conditions
- Taking Citrate Of Magnesia (Magnesium Citrate) if you have kidney disease and neuromuscular disease
- Taking Citrate Of Magnesia (Magnesium Citrate) if you have neuromuscular disease
- High magnesium levels
- Kidney disease
- Taking other magnesium-containing medicines or supplements
- Bowel blockage
- Age 60 or older
- Malignancy
- Other condition that causes blockage or narrowing of bowel
- Taking medications that cause constipation
- Laxative dependence
- Age 60 or older
- Taking medications that cause constipation
- People who can't walk or move well (immobility)
- Risk to fetus
- Women of childbearing age
- Allergic reactions
- Allergy or sensitivity to aloe (cross-allergic reaction)