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Gastro-resistant peppermint oil capsules that relax the gut to ease IBS cramps, bloating and wind. For adults with IBS diagnosed by a doctor, after an online consultation with a GPhC-registered pharmacist.
For adults with IBS diagnosed by a doctor. Not if you’re allergic to peanuts or soya (it contains peanut oil), have uncontrolled heartburn, or are pregnant or breastfeeding.
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Suitable age
18 years and over
Max per order
Up to 3 months
Consultation
Yes, online consultation
Colpermin contains peppermint oil in a capsule with a special coating, so it passes through the stomach and releases the oil in the bowel. There, it relaxes the gut muscle, easing cramps, bloating and wind. UK guidance (NICE CKS) includes peppermint oil among the antispasmodic options for IBS. Our guide to peppermint oil for IBS covers the evidence.
Apercap also contains peppermint oil. For other options, see mebeverine vs Buscopan vs alverine and all our IBS treatments.
| Active ingredient | Peppermint oil 0.2ml per capsule |
| Capsule | Gastro-resistant; contains arachis (peanut) oil |
| Dose | 1 capsule three times a day; up to 2 three times a day |
| Legal category | General sale (IBS Relief pack); supplied after an online consultation |
| Suitable for | Adults 18+ with IBS diagnosed by a doctor |
| Price | 20 capsules £9.99 · 100 capsules £29.99 |
Who we can supply: adults 18 and over whose IBS has been diagnosed by a doctor. We don’t diagnose IBS online: if you haven’t been diagnosed, please see your GP. If you’re 60 or over, we can supply Colpermin for IBS you’ve had for a while, but new or changed bowel symptoms need your GP.
See your GP first (don’t use this treatment) if you have: blood in your poo, or black poo; weight loss you can’t explain, or a lump in your tummy or back passage; a change in your bowel habit and you’re 60 or over; tummy swelling or bloating that won’t go away, especially if you’re 50 or over (women); a high temperature, vomiting, or severe pain that keeps getting worse; a family history of bowel or ovarian cancer, or of coeliac or inflammatory bowel disease, and new symptoms.
Our guide to IBS red flags explains why these matter.
This service isn’t suitable if you’re pregnant or breastfeeding. Please speak to your GP or midwife.
Don’t take Colpermin if: you’re allergic to peppermint or menthol; you’re allergic to peanuts or soya. The capsules contain arachis (peanut) oil; you have heartburn or acid reflux that isn’t well controlled, or a hiatus hernia. Peppermint oil can make reflux worse.
Tell the prescriber if you take indigestion remedies (antacids), or medicines that reduce stomach acid such as omeprazole, lansoprazole or famotidine. They can make the capsule coating dissolve too early.
Many people notice less cramping and bloating within a few days. Symptoms usually settle within 1 or 2 weeks. If you’re not better after 2 weeks, see your GP.
No. The capsules contain arachis (peanut) oil. People with a soya allergy should avoid them too.
If the capsule is chewed, taken straight after food, or taken with indigestion remedies, the oil can be released in the stomach. Swallow it whole, before a meal.
Both contain 0.2ml of peppermint oil in a gastro-resistant capsule. Only Colpermin’s leaflet lists peanut oil. See Apercap.
Yes, if the prescriber agrees. They work in different ways. See mebeverine.
Peppermint tea is fine to drink, but it doesn’t deliver the oil to the bowel the way a coated capsule does. Our guide to peppermint oil for IBS explains why.
We don’t supply IBS medicines online in pregnancy or breastfeeding. Please speak to your GP or midwife.
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