Question about peppermint oil 
prettysoulful
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For those of you who have used peppermint oil in the past, I have a question.
I have been using PO for a week now to help reduce small intestinal bacteria overgrowth. The first few days I used it, it actually caused me to bloat quite a bit, and I even felt a bit of reflux once or twice. No major pain, so I chocked it up to adjustment and continued. After a few day, I was not bloating with my meals, and my digestion appeared to be improving. I was researching info today about stomach HCl, and noticed that PO was contraindicated in low stomach acid people. Mainly because it could breakdown in the stomach due to the low acid environment and cause reflux symptoms. Well, at one week of use, I no longer have any bloating with PO, and haven't had any of the reflux-like symptoms either. My question is, has anyone observed PO having an effect on stomach acid production over the course of using it?
I didn't suspect that I had low stomach acid when I began PO, but due to the symptoms both before and during the beginnings of using PO, I'm making an guess that that was likely. I realize that poor digestion and low stomach acid can be a circular system, but I'm a bit surprised at the rapidity of the improvement, if indeed my stomach acid has improved. Perhaps someone is aware of another reason why the PO would cause me excessive bloating? I used it for a couple of days on an empty stomach as suggested about 20 mins before eating, then later about 5-10 minutes before food, both methods produced the same results.
Thanks for any input.
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- Re: Question about peppermint oil remi96
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This is a reply to # 306,673Hi prettysoulful
I have not taken peppermint oil for small bowel overgrowth. I have read alot about it though. As a matter of fact , they recommend thyme, rosemary peppermint and a few others. There are products out there that contain all the ingredients.
In any case I have shyed away from because I have had many problems with reflux in the past and I do not want to start that up again. Apparently pepperment oil can weaken the muscle that flips up when you swallow. When this muscle becomes weak it flips all the time the time even when you do not swallow and this allows acid and sometimes food to come up into the esopheagus ( sp). I used to eat peppermints all the time. So this scared me with my severe reflux. ( way back when) So I have not messed with it.
I might try enteric coated.
Bloating is a sign of so many things. It is really tricky to determine what is going on. Bloating can definately be die off. I recently read about what happens when you cleanse the bowel and mucoid plaque will puff up with fluid causing one to be bloated before expelling it. Bloating can also be slow digestion. I feel as though this kind of bloating would occur right after eating.
My guess is that you may have caused yourself some die off in the small intestine. Did you have any gas?
Michelle
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- Re: Question about peppermint oil prettysoulful
18 y
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This is a reply to # 306,675I had a bit of peppermint flavored burping, and a bit of the other sort of gas. The first day, worse than I have had in many months, but now, pretty much nothing.
I am aware of the issue with the PO and the sphincter, but that is usually a result of taking the oil in a medium that allows it to be released in the stomach. It results, in part, from the relaxing affect on the smooth muscles that the peppermint oil produces. It also occurs even with enteric-coated capsules, apparently, as the oil is released in the stomach then as well. I wonder if an enteric-coated capsule taken with betaine would prevent that. Well, that wouldn't work too well, unless both were taken with food, and that is not preferable with the PO.
I was hoping that the symptoms were die off, and only today began to consider the idea of low stomach acid. I also wondered if my calcium supplementation could be having an adverse affect on my stomach acid levels.- Re: Question about peppermint oil #17163
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This is a reply to # 306,676I got massive uncomfortable gas from eating lots of Spry peppermint mints (about 15-20 at a time they are about the size of a tick tac). I assumed it was the zylitol which supposedly kills yeast. I had headaches too which I only get when I try to kill yeasts with antifungals. I felt better, clearer head, less rash etc after the die off so I tried to continue eating the mints, unfortunately my food starting coming out totally fermented and undigested so I quit. Maybe I should have continued, but Im underweight..
Oh and here is an interesting article I found on copper and moly..dont know what to make of it really.
http://www.newtreatments.org/ga.php?linkid=316 - Re: Question about peppermint oil #17163
18 y
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This is a reply to # 306,676I got massive uncomfortable gas from eating lots of Spry peppermint mints (about 15-20 at a time they are about the size of a tick tac). I assumed it was the zylitol which supposedly kills yeast. I had headaches too which I only get when I try to kill yeasts with antifungals. I felt better, clearer head, less rash etc after the die off so I tried to continue eating the mints, unfortunately my food starting coming out totally fermented and undigested so I quit. Maybe I should have continued, but Im underweight..
Oh and here is an interesting article I found on copper and moly..dont know what to make of it really.
http://www.newtreatments.org/ga.php?linkid=316- Re: Question about peppermint oil prettysoulful
18 y
4,408
This is a reply to # 306,678No, not yet, anyway. I plan to buy some now though and see if it can help. The poster below lured me in with tales of no candida or acne. :) I will go buy some this evening, and give it a try with dinner. I will try that ramp up method to try to ensure that I take enough. That with my PO should clean me right up.
My digestion is better, but my stools are still soft, so I don't know if that is a result of the supplements, if my candida is still flaring, or something if its something nutritional. But, I have decided not to worry about that until I am done with this candida cleanse. If it is still soft after a week off the supplements, then I'll get concerned.
I tried to look at the link, but I couldn't get thru to it. I will try it again later. Thanks, it sounds interesting. I'm curious about the sulfur and iron part too.
- Re: Question about peppermint oil prettysoulful
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- Re: Question about peppermint oil #17163
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- Re: Question about peppermint oil prettysoulful
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- Re: Question about peppermint oil Sans Sucre
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This is a reply to # 306,673I use oil of peppermint that is mixed with a small amount of honey. It is a breath freshener drop (liquid). I have never noticed any probs with reflux from it, but OTOH, I used to get reflux but it was the first thing to go 4 years ago when I began treating candida and it never returned, even during my flares. That said, I do use HCL, so maybe that is why.
- Re: Question about peppermint oil remi96
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