Taking peppermint oil capsules when on Levothyroxine 50mg.

[ASHBY]

As I suffer from IBS i would like to take peppermint oil capsules after meals. Will this interact with my 50 mg of levothyroxine, or is it OK to take?

[Moggie]

It all depends on what time you take your levo - do you stick to the golden rule of now food and drink (except water) two hours either side of taking levo because if you do and you are going to stick to the same rule with your peppermint oil then you should be o.k.

Some things, like iron and calcium, need to be kept four hours away from levo so, if I were going to take something I wasn't sure of, maybe do the same with your peppermint until you have found out a little more info.

Moggie x

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Moggie]

The peppermint oil is specially prepared so that it does not release the peppermint until it is in the gut. So I'd suggest any interference would be far more likely in the two-to-four hour window than earlier!

No - I don't know what interference could occur. Sorry.

Rod

[ASHBY in reply to helvella]

thanks for replying.

[ASHBY in reply to Moggie]

Thanks. I take my levo when I wake up, at least an hour before food and drink. I would take peppermint oil between lunch and tea, and then again in the evening, so it wouldn't be near taking my levo.

[skyfall]

Hello there...can I humbly suggest you check out this link...

wilsonhealth360.com/#!manag...

You could follow that process through (arrows and bubbles in order) to get to the bottom of the digestive piece and there's free support on offer at the moment when you complete the digestive symptom checker.

Specialises in the link between digestive disorders and autoimmune (including thyroid) health.

This link has meal plans etc. for digestive disorders

wilsonhealth360.com/#!meals...

I suffered from IBD plus anti-gastric parietal cell Abs (stomach) while peppermint soothed the symptoms I needed something that addressed the cause!

You can inbox me if you want more help...

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[ASHBY in reply to skyfall]

Thanks I will check this out

[Danifox6]

I was diagnosed with ibs but its just a catch all where the nhs cant be bothered to find out whats wrong with you. I excluded everything for a week then reintroduced it. Turned out it was caffeine. I cut caffeine out and never had another horrific episdode.

[ASHBY in reply to Danifox6]

I have tried a lot of self help exclusions too. I know what foods I can't eat, but foods I used to be able to eat now cause problems. However the peppermint oil helps a lot.