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@faye0707 I have been having stomach cramps and diarrhea lately - although not to the point of incontinence - and my doctor told me it was irritable bowel syndrome (I had a colonoscopy and endoscopy last April). She has suggested that I take peppermint oil capsules since I am reluctant to take prescription medications.
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I was diagnosed with IBS about 40 years ago. If I tried peppermint oil I don’t remember but it sounds like a good place to start. In my years of seeing multiple specialists I have found that when a painful attack comes on I take Imodium. It normally stops the cramping and then I am able to lay down with a heating pad. Most of the time I take prescription strength ibuprofen which is 800 mg.