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Pages: 1 fennel       #371272 - 07/10/14 01:37 PM Edit Reply Quote bijink Reged: 07/10/14 Posts: 2 Is it better to use fennel seeds or ground fennel for bloating? Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Best to brew the whole seeds as tea -       #371273 - 07/10/14 04:17 PM Edit Reply Quote Heather Reged: 12/09/02 Posts: 7799 Loc: Seattle, WA because the moment you mill or grind fennel, you release the volatile oils, which then dissipate. It's those oils that make fennel so helpful for IBS bloating, gas, and spasms. If you were to grind the seeds and then immediately brew them, you'd be fine. But if they're ground and then made into commercial tea bags, or capsules, the volatile oils will dissipate to a large extent before the end user brews the tea, or swallows the capsule. So brew either organic high volatile oil whole fennel seeds as loose tea, or use tea bags made with whole fennel seeds. More info about fennel and IBS here http://www.helpforibs.com/supplements/fennel.asp Best, Heather -------------------- Heather is the Administrator of the IBS Message Boards. She is the author of Eating for IBS and The First Year: IBS, and the CEO of Heather's Tummy Care. Join her IBS Newsletter. Meet Heather on Facebook! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Best to brew the whole seeds as tea -       #371274 - 07/10/14 04:23 PM Edit Reply Quote bijink Reged: 07/10/14 Posts: 2 Can I put whole seeds in capsules? Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Best to brew the whole seeds as tea -       #371275 - 07/11/14 12:17 PM Edit Reply Quote Heather Reged: 12/09/02 Posts: 7799 Loc: Seattle, WA Probably not helpful. That wouldn't do anything to extract the volatile oils from the seeds, and you'd get such a minimal amount of fennel I doubt it would help. There's also a lot of insoluble fiber in seeds, and you need to be careful with that. Straight fennel oil in capsules would work, but I don't know of any on the market. You can get peppermint oil capsules that have fennel oil in them, and they will help prevent bloating and gas. You have to take them on an empty stomach. Fennel tea would work for quick relief - oil capsules would be a preventative. There's more info here http://www.helpforibs.com/shop/suplmts/pmintcaps.asp Best, Heather -------------------- Heather is the Administrator of the IBS Message Boards. She is the author of Eating for IBS and The First Year: IBS, and the CEO of Heather's Tummy Care. Join her IBS Newsletter. Meet Heather on Facebook! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Pages: 1

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