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Hey there GOOD JOB MOM: "If" she has heartburn with the nausea..The peppermint caps that include the fennel and ginger oils are what you'd want and are for prevention, available at CVS pharmacy with acacia too (Heather's Tummy Tamers and Tummy Fiber). The Peppermint "tea" CAN irritate an already bothered esophagus;For the tea forms, the fennel and ginger teas. You definately have to take the peppermint caps on an empty tummy at least an hour (if heartburn) before eating and only with enough water just to get um down or they'll prematurely/strongly "mint" up on you. They use to uncomfortably burp up until I got the spasming down, but not anymore

Probably won't need any stool softener if she uses the acacia..nice stuff. It's pretty popular. See how I take it in my signature paragraph. Start slowly/build up until stable following those important instructions on that label for sure. I had mild IBS 30 years ago..went into what they thought was crohns, then converted to a severe IBS which was managed on this site's IBS diet. Read: The First Year IBS book from this site to understand fully..Answer's questions ahead of time, less confusing with the horse before the cart. That way she can have the book in her hands to keep. It's a good small investment for a long term challenge."Later" after stablizing, you eat a smaller amount of well cooked brown rice, but ONLY after one eats the soluble acacia fiber, then the white rice on an empty stomach first, then the rest of the meal. Works best. The book explains all. I started as IBS-A, then it went to only IBS-D. Now, it's never watery, just med. stools with the fiber. I use a sublingual spray multi-vitamin and calcium carbonate 2 parts to 1 part magnesium glycinate in 2 separate pills. Too many calmag combos had magnesium oxide or magnesium citrate that loosens stools alot. If I'm really stressed to the max. I take my prescription before sleeping..It makes me too drowzy during daytime..peppermint (+) caps i.e. (Heather's Tummy Tamers) are during the day for me. I use to be able to eat anything I wanted up until 40 pretty much, but guess I'm post infection IBS case to this day even though building up probiotics for more than 10 years..My colon just got flacid and easily traps the gas if wait too long to eat or eat too much in one sitting. So eating frequently small meals slowly, 5'6 and 130 lbs for years now. Best to You and your daughter sweet Mom.

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