NOW Foods Supplements, Peppermint Gels with Ginger & Fennel Oils, Enteric Coated, Digestive Support*, 90 Softgels

Boy and I happy I found these. They work great for bloating relief. For me they seem to work pretty quickly. Best to take before a meal but does work if you take them afterwards. There is a slight peppermint smell. Pills are easy to swallow and have no taste. Ingredients include peppermint, Ginger oil and Fennel oil. Great relief for anyone having belly discomfort. Does not make me feel nauseous or ill.

Excellent for Digestion and bloating

I have had IBS for years, but recently had TREMENDOUS stress and my stomach was so bad every single day and in so much pain I thought I had developed an ulcer. Gas, extreme bloating and pain all day, everyday. My gastroenterologist prescribed me a drug that would relax the muscles and spasms in my system to help control symptoms, but it came with a hefty list of side effects. I always prefer to handle things naturally if it is at all possible, so she said we could try Coated Peppermint first. I was skeptical that it could really work, but tried it anyway. This particular brand of supplements is one I have used before with other supplements, and it was extremely cost effective, so I gave it a shot and WOW!!!COATED PEPPERMINT WORKS! I take it twice a day, at least 45-60 mins before I eat (bottle says 30, but I found more time to be better), and my symptoms are 75% better. That doesn't sound like much, but it feels like a LOT. Plus, NO SIDE EFFECTS except the occasional peppermint flavored burp. I actually felt a cooling sensation in my gut after taking it. You never actually taste the peppermint, as coated peppermint doesn't open in your stomach.....it is coated so that it opens in your intestines instead, which is better for soothing spasms and calming the gut. HIGHLY RECOMMEND. MUST BUY.

This product is, per milligram, by far the cheapest enterically coated peppermint supplement. The enteric coating works perfectly well. There is pretty strong clinical evidence that peppermint oil treats a lot of the symptoms associated with both IBS-D and IBS-C, and that is my experience as well. Relief comes surprisingly fast, particularly on an empty stomach, and regular daily use helps the most. The clinical research I've read shows 300-600mg of peppermint oil, 1-3 items daily, to be the effective range. I personally found one capsule (~300mg) twice a day to be an effective preventative, and two capsules as needed to be a good treatment for "emergency situations". It does cause pretty bad acid reflux but that's unavoidable since peppermint's antispasmodic properties are both what treats IBS and loosens the valve in your stomach and allows acid up into your esophagus.However, this product is not just peppermint oil, it also contains ginger and fennel oil. Ginger oil is a serotonin 3 antagonist, a class of compounds that have been demonstrated to treat some symptoms of IBS. Fennel oil hasn't been clinically demonstrated to do anything but there is a historical tradition of using it to treat gas and bloating in babies.A problem arises with fennel oil though. Fennel oil is typically between 50% and 70% estragole, which is a probable human carcinogen at high doses, inducing liver cancer in rats. The recommended daily intake limit for humans is 10 mg per day. One of these capsules contains about 20mg of fennel oil, which at the lower end is going to contain 10mg estragole. That means that one capsule per day would put you directly at the recommended daily limit. That dose limit is translated from rats, and shows greater than a 10% increase in rates of the cancer.It's really unfortunate because the price point is so good but I have personally decided to switch to a different brand that does not contain fennel oil. If I took three capsules a day everyday, which for me would produce the best result with tolerable acid reflux, I would exceed the daily recommended limit of fennel oil by three times every day. Being chronically constipated also increases risk for colon cancer so everybody should weigh the cost benefit for themselves, but if it is within your budget to find an enterically coded peppermint oil preparation that doesn't contain fennel oil it might be wise to do so.

Very helpful for people with difficulty swallowing most foods.

Nice product. Works on tummy.

First off, these do work rather quickly, almost too quickly. Before I knew it I felt the whole bottom half of my stomach feel tingly like I just took a bath with Dr Bronners peppermint body wash. Then I was met with the absolute worst case of menthol diarrhea I have ever experienced. It felt like bengay was shooting from my sphincter. It’s so hot yet so cold. Send help

What a find. Tried a number of ways to control bowels and nothing worked. This one does. Took a couple of days to work out the correct dosage. one a day for me, but, problem was solved. This is my second purchase and plan to continue its usage,