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Photo Credit shih-wei/iStock/Getty Images. Magnesium is a naturally occurring element that people need as a key nutrient. The human body relies on magnesium for various purposes, and people who don't have enough can suffer various symptoms, through dry, itchy skin is not considered one of them.
Magnesium is a mineral, and when taken as a supplement one of its properties is that it tends to attract water. When unabsorbed magnesium reaches the intestine or colon it can attract water from nearby tissue through osmosis. This can stimulate the bowels and give you the urge to go. If too much unabsorbed magnesium reaches the intestines then you can end up with diarrhea and cramping. Not everyone who takes a magnesium supplement gets diarrhea though.