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RE: [RC] Liquid Malox or Mylanta - Snodgrass, BonnieI suggest if you decide to mix your electrolytes with a human antacid that you use the planin Mylanta (not the antigas Mylanta) over Maalox. It's active ingredients are Calcium cabonate and Magnesium Hydroxide. The aluminum hydroxide in maalox is, well, aluminum. It is not recommended by doctors for regular use for humans because of the aluminum. The calcium carbonate in the Mylanta is safe. Personally I use the Pro-CMC and my mare actually slurps down her electrolytes. Evidently it really helps cut the burn and taste of the electrolytes, plus leftovers can be used another day unlike electrolytes mixed with food like applesauce, yogurt or baby food. Bonnie Snodgrass -----Original Message----- From: Magnumsmom@xxxxxxx [mailto:Magnumsmom@xxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 7:32 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Liquid Malox Here is the ingredients list for liquid Malox as copied from a website: ************************************** Malox Active Ingredients: per teaspoon (5 ml): Aluminum Hydroxide 200mg (Antacid)(equiv. to dried gel USP), Magnesium Hydroxide 200mg (Antacid), Simethicone 20mg (Antigas) Inactive Ingredients: Butylparaben, Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium, Flavor, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Propylparaben, Purified Water, Saccharin Sodium, Sorbitol ***************************** If any of these are "masking agents", Malox would not be allowed. Maybe a vet can comment on permisability of these substances. None are listed on the policy PDF from the AERC website (I just checked) on either list. I'd heard somewhere (here?) that Malox had something in it that would not be allowed under the AERC No Drug Rule, but it wasn't ever definitive one way or the other. Maybe a ridecamp vet can comment? Thanks, Kathy Myers in Santa Fe, NM =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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