mineral · for overactive bladder
Magnesium Hydroxide
Proposed to relax the bladder muscle, easing the involuntary squeezes behind urgency.
Say that in clinical terms
Magnesium is proposed to relax detrusor smooth muscle by acting as a natural calcium-channel antagonist, reducing involuntary bladder contractions.
How strong is the research?
2 papers read.
Tested as: Magnesium hydroxide; exact trial doses were not clearly reported in the two small placebo-controlled trials located (commercial magnesium hydroxide is typically dosed 300-400 mg/day) — treat the dose range here as approximate, not verified from the primary sources.
Who was studied: Studied in women with urgency and leaking.
We read the research behind this and none of it concluded that it works for this. That is a finding about the papers, not a verdict that it does nothing.
How much to take
300–400 mg