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The Use of Peppermint Oil in Gastroenterology.
Scarpellini E, Broeders B, Schol J, Santori P, Addarii M, Boccuto L, Carbone F, Abenavoli L, Tack J. Scarpellini E, et al. Curr Pharm Des. 2023;29(8):576-583. doi: 10.2174/1381612829666230328163449. Curr Pharm Des. 2023. PMID: 36994979 Review.
METHODS: We conducted a literature search on the main medical databases for original articles, reviews, meta-analyses, randomized clinical trials, and case series using the following keywords and acronyms and their associations: peppermint oil, gastro-intestinal motility, …
METHODS: We conducted a literature search on the main medical databases for original articles, reviews, meta-analyses, randomized clinical t …
European Consensus on Functional Bloating and Abdominal Distension-An ESNM/UEG Recommendations for Clinical Management.
Melchior C, Hammer H, Bor S, Barba E, Horvat IB, Celebi A, Drug V, Dumitrascu D, Kalkan IH, Hauser G, Lionis C, Livovsky D, Mari A, Mulak A, Surdea-Blaga T, Tack J, Vanuytsel T, Savarino EV, Zarate-Lopez N, Hammer J, Dickman R. Melchior C, et al. United European Gastroenterol J. 2025 Nov;13(9):1613-1651. doi: 10.1002/ueg2.70098. Epub 2025 Aug 22. United European Gastroenterol J. 2025. PMID: 40844856 Free PMC article. Review.
Treatment may include dietary modifications (e.g. lactose-limiting diet and low FODMAP diet), probiotics, antispasmodics (e.g., otilonium bromide, peppermint oil), rifaximin, secretagogues (e.g., linaclotide), neuromodulators (e.g., serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake …
Treatment may include dietary modifications (e.g. lactose-limiting diet and low FODMAP diet), probiotics, antispasmodics (e.g., otilo …
Efficacy of peppermint oil as an antispasmodic during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
Yamamoto N, Nakai Y, Sasahira N, Hirano K, Tsujino T, Isayama H, Komatsu Y, Tada M, Yoshida H, Kawabe T, Hiki N, Kaminishi M, Kurosaka H, Omata M. Yamamoto N, et al. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006 Sep;21(9):1394-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04307.x. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006. PMID: 16911682 Clinical Trial.
However, they may cause adverse effects. Peppermint oil has an antispasmodic effect and is used as a less hazardous antispasmodic during colonoscopy and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. ...CONCLUSION: Duodenal relaxation was obtained with 20 mL of 1.6 …
However, they may cause adverse effects. Peppermint oil has an antispasmodic effect and is used as a less hazardous antispa …
Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals in Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
Marasco G, Cremon C, Salvi D, Meacci D, Dajti E, Colecchia L, Barbaro MR, Stanghellini V, Barbara G. Marasco G, et al. J Clin Med. 2025 Mar 8;14(6):1830. doi: 10.3390/jcm14061830. J Clin Med. 2025. PMID: 40142637 Free PMC article. Review.
Functional foods such as kiwifruit, prunes, and rye bread demonstrate benefits in bowel habit regulation through fiber content and microbiota modulation. Nutraceuticals like peppermint oil, palmitoylethanolamide, and herbal mixtures exhibit anti-inflammatory, antispasmo …
Functional foods such as kiwifruit, prunes, and rye bread demonstrate benefits in bowel habit regulation through fiber content and microbiot …
Peppermint oil solution is useful as an antispasmodic drug for esophagogastroduodenoscopy, especially for elderly patients.
Imagawa A, Hata H, Nakatsu M, Yoshida Y, Takeuchi K, Inokuchi T, Imada T, Kohno Y, Takahara M, Matsumoto K, Miyatake H, Yagi S, Ando M, Hirohata M, Fujiki S, Takenaka R. Imagawa A, et al. Dig Dis Sci. 2012 Sep;57(9):2379-84. doi: 10.1007/s10620-012-2194-4. Epub 2012 May 6. Dig Dis Sci. 2012. PMID: 22562537 Clinical Trial.
Recently, it was reported that peppermint oil solution (PO) was very effective and had few side effects. AIM: We clarified the efficacy and usefulness of PO as an antispasmodic during upper endoscopy, especially for elderly patients. ...CONCLUSION: Pepperm …
Recently, it was reported that peppermint oil solution (PO) was very effective and had few side effects. AIM: We clarified the effica …
Peppermint oil reduces gastric spasm during upper endoscopy: a randomized, double-blind, double-dummy controlled trial.
Hiki N, Kurosaka H, Tatsutomi Y, Shimoyama S, Tsuji E, Kojima J, Shimizu N, Ono H, Hirooka T, Noguchi C, Mafune K, Kaminishi M. Hiki N, et al. Gastrointest Endosc. 2003 Apr;57(4):475-82. doi: 10.1067/mge.2003.156. Gastrointest Endosc. 2003. PMID: 12665756 Clinical Trial.
BACKGROUND: GI endoscopy without general anesthesia causes a hyperperistaltic state in the stomach, which frequently necessitates the use of antispasmodic agents, such as hyoscine-N-butylbromide, but these drugs have side effects. ...CONCLUSIONS: Peppermint o …
BACKGROUND: GI endoscopy without general anesthesia causes a hyperperistaltic state in the stomach, which frequently necessitates the …
[Peppermint oil reduces gastric motility during the upper gastrointestinal endoscopy].
Hiki N. Hiki N. Nihon Rinsho. 2010 Nov;68(11):2126-34. Nihon Rinsho. 2010. PMID: 21061544 Review. Japanese.
Hyperperistalsis during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy may interfere with accurate diagnosis and lead to failure to detect microcarcinoma. Therefore it frequently necessitates the use of antispasmodic agents, but these drugs have side effects. In this review, the …
Hyperperistalsis during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy may interfere with accurate diagnosis and lead to failure to detect microcar …
Preparation, premedication, and surveillance.
Bell GD. Bell GD. Endoscopy. 2004 Jan;36(1):23-31. doi: 10.1055/s-2004-814117. Endoscopy. 2004. PMID: 14722852 Review.
The problems reviewed last year - including the increasing pressure on endoscopy units to perform yet more procedures, reduce costs, and achieve shorter patient turn-around times - certainly have not gone away. ...Warm water is a cheap and effective way of reducing colonic …
The problems reviewed last year - including the increasing pressure on endoscopy units to perform yet more procedures, reduce costs, …
The anti-spasmodic effect of peppermint oil during colonoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Aziz M, Sharma S, Ghazaleh S, Fatima R, Acharya A, Ghanim M, Sheikh T, Lee-Smith W, Hamdani SU, Nawras A. Aziz M, et al. Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol. 2020 Jun;66(2):164-171. doi: 10.23736/S1121-421X.20.02652-5. Epub 2020 Jan 28. Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol. 2020. PMID: 31994371
INTRODUCTION: Multiple pharmacological agents have been studied in literature with antispasmodic effect during colonoscopy. Peppermint oil, with its relaxing effect on colon has demonstrated varying results. ...An improved ADR (RR: 1.31, P=0.01) was also noted, howe …
INTRODUCTION: Multiple pharmacological agents have been studied in literature with antispasmodic effect during colonoscopy. Pepper …
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