Safe breath mints??
#347230 - 06/16/09 04:24 PM
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anyone know any ibs safe breath mints,I can keep in my purse and pocket? I bought some breath savers,but they don't appear safe. They say, breath savers with Neutra Zin,watever that is.SOunds like an artificial sweetner or something unnatural.
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Altoids!!
#347233 - 06/16/09 06:42 PM
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Toady
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I keep a tin in my purse. They calm the tum when you're on the run and can't get a cup of tea.
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Re: Altoids!!
#347234 - 06/16/09 07:15 PM
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Rogue
Reged: 01/27/08
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Loc: Ottawa, Canada
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ALTOIDS FOR THE WIN i have the peppermint ones with me all the time
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Re: Altoids!!
#347235 - 06/16/09 07:33 PM
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Aly
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Loc: Columbus, Ohio
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and just for a laugh:
I'm the altoids queen! I have 3 tins at all times! Peppermint for the belly, ginger for the nausea, and cinnamon for when I'm feeling great (I just like it!)
I will always need a rather large purse...
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Are you kidding! I consider myself The Altoid Queen also! I am never with out! The best thing I have noticed is if I get that sudden hunger feeling and can not eat just yet, a few Altiods and I am good! Karin
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WOW!!
#347253 - 06/17/09 12:33 PM
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didn't even know there was ginger and such..I thought altoids had caffeine? well I'll try to pick some up tommorow, so ginger,peprmint, and cinnamon are all the safe flavors?
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sounds great for work as I work at mcdonalds.never have an empty stomach. this is off topic but keebler ice cream cups are safe,the plain ones, I'm putting so delicious soy ice cream on the cones.
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Re: WOW!!
#347259 - 06/17/09 02:23 PM
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Aly
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Loc: Columbus, Ohio
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Yeah. Ginger ones are hard to find, but they are safe.
Definetely NO caffeine in them. Don't know why you thought that.
I love my altoids!
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well because someon offered me altoids and said they had caffeine.
also a guy I work with has peprmint altoids and there are artificial flavors in them That's an ibs no no. If there aren't anywithout artifical flavors or sweetners. I won't take altoids. ALso where did u get ginger ones? can u get them at wal mart or a grocery store??
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just so you know, artificial flavors are not neccesarily a no-no. They are just fine--especially in altoids. Heather even mentions taking altoids as pills before a dinner in her book! So, they most def. are safe.
The ginger ones are hard to find, but I try to always keep my eyes open. Once I found them at a Walgreens. Hopefully walmart has them for you. If not, you can order them online at a place like amazon probably!
Have fun altoid shopping!
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can anyone please find more info for me..I swear I read artificial flavrors and sweetners can bother ibs..
http://www.helpforibs.com/messageboards/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Board=diet&Number=340025&page=&view=&sb=5&o=&vc=1
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It took a considerable amount of experimenting but I eventually figured out that many artificial flavors are triggers for me.
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"Unfortunately, most meal replacement or supplemental nutrition shakes have ingredients that can seriously worsen IBS. Among the most common brands, virtually all Boost drinks contain dairy, and most varieties have high in fat, and some varieties have caffeine and artificial flavors. Both Boost and Ensure also typically use corn syrup as a sweetener, which can cause problems for IBS folks who are sensitive to fructose."
check out the Splenda article,also talks about other artificial stuff.
http://www.helpforibs.com/news/newsletter/06/090506.html
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There is a mistake in the comments. Corn syrup should not be a problem because pure corn syrup contains only glucose and no fructose. Non-peppermint Altoids contain corn syrup. It is HFCS syrup that is a problem and HFCS must be listed seperately from corn syrup.
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Evidence-based Dietary Management of Functional GI Symptoms: The FODMAP Approach
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Please folks, read the ingredients before posting something about ingredients.
Peppermint Altoids contain:
sugar, gum arabic (acacia), natural flavor (oil of peppermint), gelatin.
They're terrific for IBS pain and spasms.
- H
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I was confused as well, aperson. I meant natural flavors were OK. My bad!
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and the pepermint ones a friend had at work did have artifical flavor,maybe ther is more than one peprmint altoid? my cinnamon says on the package: the origional celebrated curiously strong mints. http://www.amazon.com/Altoids-Curiously-Strong-Peppermint-0-44-Ounce/dp/B000FKQD60/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=grocery&qid=1245376276&sr=1-3 (these are artificially flavored and has Sucralose (Sweetener).
Edited by aperson (06/18/09 06:54 PM)
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I bought cinamon that aren't sugar free and it says artificially flavored right on the box. After I ate a couple I noticed not feeling good right away. crazy noises and bloating all over.
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Anything that's artificially sweetened is going to be problematic on its own.
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The Altoids Peppermint, Spearmint, Liquorices, and Ginger mints only have natural flavors in them.
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