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This sounds sooo logical since there is a poplular chewable tab made from Pineapple and/or papaya enzymes that helps with gas.
I'm assuming the fresh pineapple has more of the active enzymes than the canned or frozen.
As long as pineapple isn't a trigger (and it can be for some, simply because of the acid) then this could be a good alternative.
Thanks Kelly..........you are a world of knowlege, as usual...
Kandee
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Well, one day I'm going to get my teeth VENEERED anyway -
and I keep the gas under control with the simethicone/after lunch/dinner just fine. I use a whitening toothpaste and even have bleached my teeth myself too - works well with the trays you get (Colgate brilliant or something like that). Thanks for the suggestion.
Maybe I'll try the tea.
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In the past few days I have noticed a BIG DIFFERENCE in the amount of gas pressure I feel if I drink water after dinner vs. having iced fennel-peppermint tea (a lot less gas with the tea). Maybe it's just a coincidence, but I don't think so.
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Do you just brew your own fennel tea with a peppermint teabag, and then put it over ice? I suffer from bloating big time, and have been trying to experiment with fennel and such to see if it helps.
I don't get the gas pains, or anything anymore. Just can get rid of this darn bloating!!!
I use Phasyme as well, but not sure how well that works for me.
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Bethany,
What a beautiful picture! Anyway, I have one of those iced tea makers ("The Iced Tea Pot by Mr. Coffee"). I got it as a wedding shower gift; I think they're about $20-25 dollars. I use eight tablespoons of slightly crushed fennel seeds plus two peppermint tea bags. The machine works much like a coffee machine, except the hot, concentrated fluid is immediately poured over ice after passing through the machine and teas.
I think you could easily make hot tea and then just let it cool, or you could make "sun tea" in an old glass juice bottle, though you'd probably need more than one ball to hold fennel seeds.
I hope this helps!
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I find that both the peppermint teabags ("Traditional Medicinals" brand) and the ho-made fennel teabags that I use brew quite satisfactorily in a mug of hot tap water. (I do this all the time at school when I can't boil water)
In fact, I was at a meeting this evening in a place where, for some reason, I couldn't get any hot water out of the tap in the women's bathroom, so I stuck my teabag into my cuppa lukewarm water, and guess what? It still brewed just fine. Wasn't the swellest tasting tea I've ever had in my life, but it got the job done.
So I guess you can make your "tummy tea" under whatever circumstances you're in.
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kelly that really works for gas. a pineapple? jasper
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