Heather
#370261 - 09/21/13 06:37 PM
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Gerikat
Reged: 06/21/09
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Glad to see this post from you Heather! I was emailing you for awhile about the confusion. Newbies coming here and getting totally confused. It is a board for IBS and the EFI diet, and anymore it has become all about FODMAPS, and it gets confusing for those trying to find their way.
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I agree....
#370279 - 09/23/13 12:17 PM
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Heather
Reged: 12/09/02
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Loc: Seattle, WA
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I don't think people can have too much information, but it sure helps if the info is clear, consistent, and they can follow things in a logical progression.
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Heather, you are right....the expiration is Oct 2014 - I stored both bottles in my kitchen cupboard.....i never noticed the smell before so cant be sure......im assuming its ok....but the softgels are stuck together....does that mean they overheated over the summer.....when i break them loose, they dont seem disfigured, etc......so im nervous about taking them - is this normal...ie sticking together? thanks
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Just whack the closed bottle on the edge of a table and you should hear all the capsules separate and shake around. They have a tendency to stick together slightly if they are just sitting undisturbed in the bottle for a while. That's okay, it's just the enteric coating.
If the gels look dull, grayish, and even a little rough, that means the enteric coating is intact. The bottle can even smell a little weird - the enteric coating smells a bit chemical-y.
If the enteric coating has broken down, the caps will be super smooth, transparent brown, shiny (almost high glossy), and pretty. They might smell minty. You don't want to take them if they look like this as you'd be much more likely to get heartburn.
Under normal room temp conditions, it takes about 2 years for the enteric coating to break down. But if the caps get really hot or cold, that can speed up the process.
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I thought it would be the other way around.....my pills have always been super smooth, transparent brown, shiny (almost high glossy), and pretty. They might smell minty. I will send you a foto.
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