Peppermint oil (Mintoil®) in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: A prospective double blind placebo-controlled randomized trial

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 530-536

  Cappello, G ^a   Spezzaferro, M ^a   Grossi, L ^a   Manzoli, L ^a   Marzio, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Double blind trial; Irritable bowel syndrome; Peppermint oil; Placebo

Indexed keywords

LACTOSE; LACTULOSE; MINTOIL; PEPPERMINT OIL; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BLOATING; BREATH ANALYSIS; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION URGENCY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTERIC COATED TABLET; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IRRITABLE COLON; LACTOSE INTOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METEORISM; PAINFUL DEFECATION; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SMALL INTESTINE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; PLANT OILS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34248580135     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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