I need your thoughts on this pls...I'm a little embaressed and...
#275452 - 07/24/06 01:41 PM
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Abigail
Reged: 03/12/05
Posts: 202
Loc: Orlando,FL
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Hello Everyone,
I'm a little confused about this...For about a month now I have been taking 3 peppermint pills daily and I also been taking 2 300mg magnesium supplements caps. Since I started taking the peppermint and the magnesium I noticed that some days, besides my 2 usual mornings BM, I been having another BM in the afternoon.
My afternoon BM its weird b/c believe it or not, my poop smells minty, I can even feel the minty feeling while it comes out and it gives me cramps. It's not a big BM and I don't mind going, but I don't like the cramps. Sometimes the cramps go away after the BM, but other days I feel irritated all day. Hope you guys understand my issue here, but if not, let me know and I will try to explain better.
Has this ever happened to any of you? Do you guys think is the peppermint pill or the magnesium supplement causing this?
Tomorrow morning I'm having a small bowel series test, not looking forward to it b/c I won't be able to have my usual morning BM and that's painful. I might take 3tsp of MOM tonight to be empty out in the morning. Is that a good idea?
I hope you guys can help me to a answer my questions pls. Thank you for the great info and support I always need.
Blessings,
Abi
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Minty poop (and a minty tingly feeling) is normal when you take peppermint pills. Strange-feeling, but normal. LOL!
The cramping, however, is more likely from the magnesium - the whole purpose of the peppermint is to *stop* cramps, so it's not likely that, plus the fact that magnesium has a laxative effect, lead me to believe it's that and not the peppermint.
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Thank you Atomic Rose,
Do you think I'm taking too much Magnesium supplement? I take 600mg daily. Can I take more than 3 peppermint pills a day? What's the limit?
Thank you sooo much !
Blessings,
Abi
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According to a chart I found online, the USRDA for magnesium is 400mg. I would definitely not go any higher than that. You should also consider taking calcium - not only because we women need it, but because it balances out the effects of magnesium. There's a little more info about calcium and magnesium here.
The peppermint, I have to admit, I'm not really sure about, because I've never taken the capsules - I've only used peppermint tea as needed. Hopefully someone else will come along who knows more about that, or you could try doing a board search for "maximum peppermint dosage" or something similar, because I know this has come up before, I just can't put my finger on when.
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