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Eating 1 to 2 tins of peppermint altoids a day for over a year. now have pain in the pit of my stomach and under right ribs. radiates to back at times?
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Sounds more: like a gastritis or gall bladder issue than "peppermintitis".. see your doctor for a work up . stop the altoids for a few days too
Answered 7/18/2014
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