Yucky but good. I promise
#13646 - 07/09/03 02:00 PM
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For those of you who experience pain after BM, whether it is from hemmoroids, IBS - C/D
This might sound yucky - but I have been using it to "wipe" and it helps A LOT
Here goes:
Mix 1 part hand lotion
1 part water
a few drops of peppermint oil - sold in health food stores
Put in a bottle, shake
I use an empty old shampoo bottle
After you "go", use this to wipe. It is very soothing. A nurse gave me this formular, much better than the brand name wipes.
You can adjust according to your needs.
Hope this helps someone...certainly helps me!
Edited by 2sweeties (07/09/03 02:08 PM)
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I did something similar after my colonscopy prep. My boyfriend suggested using hand/body lotion to "wipe". I think it was some kind with aloe or something. It stung like a mother when I first put it on, but after a bit there was bigtime relief.
Thanks for the "recipe"! 
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Mags - Maybe the peppermint oil helped? Mine was really soothing....
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I was wondering the same thing. At first I thought peppermint being "minty" of course would be "hot", but then some natural things work in mysterious ways.  That and I thought maybe the water dilution made it not as strong?
Who knows, but if I ever need it again, I'll be sure to use your version. 
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have you actually tried it on hemorrhoids? sounds great - just want to make sure I'm not going to make a bad situation worse...:)
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Tried it on hems and fissures - any pain in that area, it helps to smooth out everything. Very soothing. For C and D, it helps because that area gets stressed out.
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A nurse taught me that remedy - she said it has helped lots of folks, sure helped me. Good luck to you...
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