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No idea what resource you're citing but mag citrate is used to treat constipation... It will give you diarrhea, it is a horrible source of dietary magnesium
Magnesium citrate is a much better source than magnesium oxide, but seemingly less bioavailable than gluconate. Only the liquid form is used as a laxative and the powder dosages don't give you diarrhea at all, at least not in the formulation and dosages I use. https://www.verywellhealth.com/magnesium-citrate-benefits-side-effects-dosage-and-interactions-4177658
Point taken, I admit I wasn't aware citrate came as a tablet.
I think they can probably dose things differently. And you can also blend things, the one I have has 3 types