Step 1 · First-line care

What to do first

This guide is for mild, uncomplicated digestive discomfort. Seek medical advice when symptoms are severe, worsening, unusual for you, or do not settle with self-care.

Step 2 · Safety

When to get medical help

Urgent

Get medical help if severe or rapidly worsening abdominal symptoms are outside this self-care guidance.

Extra caution: Pregnancy, breastfeeding, pediatric use, reflux, and biliary disorders need extra caution; review the ingredient guidance before use.

Step 3 · Optional ingredient support

For relief now

These options have been reviewed for evidence and key safety concerns.

Traditional use1 source

Peppermint leaf

Traditional symptomatic relief of mild digestive disorders such as dyspepsia and flatulence in adults.

How it is used: Peppermint leaf can be prepared as an infusion. Preparation instructions are kept separate from this ingredient-level health-use claim.

What does this evidence mean?

Peppermint leaf has a recognized traditional use for relieving mild digestive symptoms such as indigestion and flatulence. This is based on long-standing use rather than strong clinical-trial evidence.

Evidence may apply to one specific form of an ingredient — a capsule, extract, cream, or tea — and to a particular amount. Recipes and everyday foods may not match the form or amount that was studied.

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For ongoing support

These options are better suited to regular or longer-term use than to quick symptom relief.

No reviewed options in this category yet.