Has anyone found that....
#293028 - 12/09/06 12:01 PM
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Kat32
Reged: 11/09/05
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Loc: Denver, Colorado
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taking peppermint capsules for a while CAUSES you to develop more frequent heartburn? I know if you have GERD you should not take them (maybe I do, and didn't know it). But you would think that it would just take one pill to cause negative effects. I didn't really notice anything until I'd been taking them 3 times a day for about 3 weeks. I've had occasional heartburn from time to time, but now I've had it every day for the past few days. So, I stopped taking the capsules, and more just arrived in the mail yesterday! I hope I didn't waste my money. Any thoughts on this? Thanks for your help.
Peace,
Kathy
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Are you taking them on an empty stomach and far enough in advance of your next meal? Getting the timing right for taking the capsules is something I still have to make a conscious effort for. 
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I don't use peppermint caps, but I was using peppermint tea and Altoids for about 3 months and have had to stop because I developed some upper digestive symptoms that I did not have before such as indigestion and slight nausea. I talked to my doc and he said take pepcid which does help. I have stopped any peppermint and am hoping to get back to normal. I was having enough problems with my lower digestive tract to now have to deal with the upper part as well.
Christy
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I never had GERD problems until I started taking the peppermint caps, unfortunately. It didn't matter if I took them a good hour before eating. I needed 8 weeks of prilosec to make it go away!
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Lisa, IBS-C (Vegan)
Stable since July 2007!
Mommy to Rhiannon Marie (Dec. 13, 2008)
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