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Pages: 1 Peppermint cap Question       #61900 - 04/16/04 12:10 PM Edit Reply Quote abby82 Reged: 03/08/04 Posts: 335 Loc: Nevada I noticed that someone asked if they should take fiber and peppermint caps at the same time. I just recently recieved my acacia and have peppermint caps coming in the mail.....I am on hyoscamine right now which Im supposed to take 3 times a day but I usually just take it in the morning and before dinner. Since both hyoscamine (Levsin) and peppermint caps are antispasmadics - can I start taking the peppermint caps instead of the hyoscamine?? Can I take both at the same time?? What should I do? I would love to be able to get off my prescription! =) Thanks! Print     Remind Me     Notify Moderator     Re: Peppermint cap Question       #61911 - 04/16/04 12:46 PM Edit Reply Quote Heather Reged: 12/09/02 Posts: 7799 Loc: Seattle, WA Hi - try using just one peppermint cap a day to replace one dose of the drug. See how this goes for several days, then try adding a second cap to replace another dosage. You can take the caps on an empty stomach an hour before a meal, or take right with the meal. Then you can just try weaning off the drug altogether, and staying at 2 caps or even trying 3. I'd go slower with the caps though - I think they're actually stronger than the drug. You might need just one cap a day, or two, and at most three. Play around here - you can also take the drug and caps at the same time. Neither will interfere with the other, and you won't end up with your gut too relaxed. - 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     Pages: 1

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