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Pages: 1 | 2 | >> (show all) Peppermint Caps       #105583 - 09/13/04 12:55 PM Edit Reply Quote Sweetd Reged: 07/13/04 Posts: 782 Loc: NY I have been taking Heather's Peppermint caps and I hate to say it, but they have done nothing for me. So, I stopped taking them for the last few days. Has anyone had the same problem? -------------------- Ibs-d and fructose sensitive. Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Peppermint Caps       #105592 - 09/13/04 01:27 PM Edit Reply Quote ptillen Reged: 06/27/04 Posts: 406 Loc: Milwaukee WI I gotta say I find peppermint in any form quite helpful. Herbal remedies tend to have a "tonic effect", that is, they begin to work when you've been ingesting them for a few weeks. How long and how often have you been taking them? Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Peppermint Caps       #105598 - 09/13/04 01:32 PM Edit Reply Quote Sweetd Reged: 07/13/04 Posts: 782 Loc: NY The tea works, but the caps don't. I have been taking the caps for two or three months. -------------------- Ibs-d and fructose sensitive. Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Peppermint Caps       #105602 - 09/13/04 01:49 PM Edit Reply Quote ptillen Reged: 06/27/04 Posts: 406 Loc: Milwaukee WI Hm. I guess my inclination is to say, if it ain't working, don't use it. What do others think? Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Peppermint Caps       #105604 - 09/13/04 01:54 PM Edit Reply Quote Sweetd Reged: 07/13/04 Posts: 782 Loc: NY Your right. Thanks. -------------------- Ibs-d and fructose sensitive. Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Peppermint Caps       #105619 - 09/13/04 02:24 PM Edit Reply Quote jrs Reged: 03/31/03 Posts: 317 Loc: Aberystwyth, Wales Actually, on the idea that it takes some time taking peppermints consistently before it starts working - I never found tea to really be all that effective, but I take it sporatically -- do you think that it might help if I were more consistant? Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     How many are you taking a day? -nt-       #105626 - 09/13/04 02:42 PM Edit Reply Quote Heather Reged: 12/09/02 Posts: 7799 Loc: Seattle, WA -------------------- 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: How many are you taking a day? -nt-       #105662 - 09/13/04 04:17 PM Edit Reply Quote Sweetd Reged: 07/13/04 Posts: 782 Loc: NY Hi Heather, I have been taking two everyday. -------------------- Ibs-d and fructose sensitive. Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: How many are you taking a day?       #105665 - 09/13/04 04:33 PM Edit Reply Quote Heather Reged: 12/09/02 Posts: 7799 Loc: Seattle, WA Hi - You might try taking three or even four. Some people do really well with just one cap a day, but others need to take several a day to see results - there seems to be a lot of individual variation here. Might also vary how you take them - try right before a meal (that works best for me), but then also try taking one (or even two at a time) on an empty stomach about an hour before a meal. I've even heard from someone who gets the best result when they take the caps on a full stomach right after a meal (I tried this and did not like the full, sort of heartburn-y feeling I got, which I never have when I take the caps before meals). So, play around a bit and see if you get better results. - H -------------------- 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: How many are you taking a day?       #105666 - 09/13/04 04:42 PM Edit Reply Quote Sweetd Reged: 07/13/04 Posts: 782 Loc: NY Thanks Heather! I will try that! -------------------- Ibs-d and fructose sensitive. Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Pages: 1 | 2 | >> (show all)

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