6 delicious GI SOOTHERS

Tasty ways to ease - and prevent - digestive upsets this holiday season!

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Mint alleviates bloat

If uncomfortable bloat after meals is your biggest holiday GI bother, savoring a peppermint candy (or sipping peppermint tea) could relieve your symptoms in as little as 30 minutes. Plus, it can cut your risk of burping or gassiness by 43%, suggests a study out of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Credit goes to a peppermint compound (menthol) that encourages digestive tract muscles to gently contract. This ensures the fast and efficient emptying of stomach contents.

Turkey calms stomach cramps 

Creamy mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, pumpkin pie with whipped cream… If a can’t-miss holiday favorite makes your stomach ache, nibbling on a few ounces of leftover turkey could ease your symptoms fast. French researchers credit an essential amino acid in turkey