Breath mints with peppermint oil appear to relieve the symptoms of esophageal motility disorders, researchers have found.
The small study was not randomized, but patients who had objective abnormalities on manometry were more likely to respond to the mints than those without abnormalities.
Peppermint oil has been associated with smooth muscle relaxation and a reduction in esophageal spasms, said Mohamed Khalaf, MD, a research fellow in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the