Peppermint Caps
#297748 - 01/23/07 01:34 PM
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krasj
Reged: 01/23/07
Posts: 31
Loc: New Hampshire, USA
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Today my stomach was hurting so I decided to take a peppermint cap to see if it would help with the pain. 20 Minutes after taking the Peppermint cap (it is the one sold here) I got very nauseous and lightheaded. I have some reflux but it is usually not that severe. Has anyone else encountered anything like this?
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No. Try again because your stomach probably did that on its own. Try peppermint as a prevention with meals.
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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Thank you for the reply. I took the peppermint caps after I had eaten (about 30min). When I read the bottle it stated to take them on an empty stomach. Should they be actually take prior to a meal?
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Yes, try taking them prior to a meal, and only with enough liquid to swallow it. The more liquid you drink with it the more chance of getting reflux.
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Kat
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It says to take it about an hour before meals but some people here take it 15-30 minutes prior to eating.
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Thank you for the info. Perhaps I simply didn't take it right. I appreciate the response.
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Is it common for your mouth to taste as if you just chewed a stick of peppermint gum? I only ask as I am concerned that my reflux is too severe to tolerate the pills.
Thank you very much for the feedback.
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Peppermint caps make me feel really weird too... I don't think they are for everyone, personally... maybe I was taking them wrong, who knows... but i feel them coming out the other end too, very strange
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Yes, I get this almost every time I take the peppermint capsules, and I've never had acid reflux problems (with the capsule or in general).
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-Carol
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I take my caps before a bad meal -like going out to eat- or anytime I feel crampy and spasmy. They have actually halted D attacks right before they break out. I don't have acid reflux and don't burp peppermint, but I do get cool peppermint gas if I have gas.
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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