I am sorry but it reflects conclusions from self experimentation. I never looked for studies about it.
However, I found it is pretty logical that Taurine would help with constipation since
it increases the bile salts pool as well as Glycine (via conjugation). Just basic metabolism. Under this light, MgGLY is also a good candidate to help with constipation if the cause is poor bile conjugation. My husband gets diarrhea from MgGLY.
So, bad taste in mouth can be from poor liver phase II reactions.
A couple of years back I used MgO for a couple of months with good results in general except it didn't help with constipation. Nowadays I can't tolerate it anymore because it gives me canker sores. Additionally it causes candida flares in some people.
@Gondwanaland
Hi G ….. About an hour ago, I wrote you the message below. I had to do it in a word doc, because along with all the other fun that yesterday and the first part of today have provided, I’ve been having computer problems and had to close my browser shortly after I’d opened it, and shortly after that, Word as well. And now, I opened 'edit' to correct a couple of tyos, and it's refusing to repost ..... damn.
So this is getting to you a day late and a dollar short, and I realize that it’s redundant now, what with your post, but thought I’d post it anyway. It may help someone, you never know.
Re taurine and bile salts, it was my understanding from a long-forgotten source (practically everything is now long or short forgotten on my bad days) that sulfur-based taurine would subject bile acids to excessive sulfuration, which would negate it’s value as a viable anti-constipation vehicle, at least in the presence of a weak or nonexistent gut biome.
Anyway, here’s the previous, un-posted post, and thank you for the clarification and the input
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Aha! I’ve had some rest and my brain is working a little better
. Are you saying that
you use taurine because you can’t tolerate mg?
At least, on second reading, I
think that’s what you’re saying. Not sure
.
Yes? No? Getting close? Still completely off-track?
If that
is the case, how much taurine do you use per dose? How much molybdenum? What does the molybdenum offset or support? I’m asking about this in particular because I’m sulfur intolerant right now (sudden onset, hoping it will eventually reverse) and I’m hoping that the molybdenum may offset the sulfuric nature of the taurine, which I’d love to be able to take for other issues. Can I substitute liquid molybdenum drops? About how many mcg’s of molybdenum per 500 mgs of taurine? How long between taking the taurine and molybdenum dose does your colon wake up and kick in?
Have I worn you out yet? Apologies if yes
.
This info could definitely help someone who, like you, doesn’t tolerate mg well in any form, and is suffering from constipation, a not unusual accompaniment to ME/CFS, so thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.