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Geez no, shouldn't be a problem at all...       04/13/04 11:56 PM Edit Reply Quote Heather Reged: 12/09/02 Posts: 7799 Loc: Seattle, WA they're not at all a drug like the Bentyl, which does have constipation as a side effect. They just relax the colon if it's in spasms, and they also help prevent spasms in the first place. But they don't slow motility the way Bentyl and other prescription anti-spasmodics can. They're also not diuretics like the drugs, which I think is one of the reasons Bentyl and the others can be constipating. You know how your mouth and eyes get super dry from the Bentyl? That won't happen with the peppermint. - 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

Entire thread Are the Peppermint Caps constipating? heavenlee 04/13/04 10:50 PM Geez no, shouldn't be a problem at all... Heather 04/13/04 11:56 PM Re: Geez no, shouldn't be a problem at all... rox1 04/15/04 11:57 AM Re: Geez no, shouldn't be a problem at all... BL 04/14/04 06:32 AM Bentyl and other anti-spasmodics can help both d and c Heather 04/14/04 10:27 AM Heather, how do you know the difference? BL 04/14/04 11:57 AM Re: Heather, how do you know the difference? Heather 04/14/04 12:30 PM Re: Heather, how do you know the difference? BL 04/15/04 10:19 AM Oh no! the test is supposed to be painless - it's a very tiny marker. -nt- Heather 04/15/04 12:16 PM Re: Geez no, shouldn't be a problem at all... geminimcm 04/14/04 06:39 AM

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