Coping with Mint allergy/sensitivity

[tmh359]

Am I the only one who reacts badly to anything mint?  Cause I'm sure feeling lonely...

It wouldn't be so bad, except... Mint is EVERYWHERE!   I have to order expensive toothpaste because the normal stuff stings like crazy and makes me nauseous.  Cherry tastes like medicine.  And I can only tollerate cinnamon in very small doses (like what's mixed in the sugar for cinnamon toast small).  I have yet to discover a brand of mouthwash that does not contain mint in some form or other - or else the cinnamon kind makes first burns then makes my mouth go numb.  Ditto for breath mint alternatives.  (I can't even handle a Tic-Tac in my mouth for more than a few seconds, much less chew on it or swallow it.)

Face clensers with menthol stung, and also left my face feeling greasy.  But not in the haven't washed my face often enough way.

I don't know how much money I've wasted on cough drops/throat lozenges, chapstick, lotions, etc, only to discover after application that, you got, there is mint of some sort in it.  

And sadly, avoidance seems to have only made reactions worse.  Just the smell of other people's mints (breath mints, candy mints, peppermint sticks) makes me feel ill.  And the first time I consumed any in eight years, it was an accident, had half of a mint Brussells cookie, and a stomach ache for a good twenty minutes.

Anyone else here that *look* when you tell others you and mint don't get along?  Care to share your symptoms?  Your coping/mint alternatives?  

Tiffany

[indeanlover]

close up is a great one and they make mouth wash. walmart sells the tooth paste and so does family dollor. family dollor sells the mouth wash.

[indeanlover]

my husband is highly allergic to mint. Took his parents forever to figure out what was wrong with him. They found a tooth paste for him that he still uses Close-up and they make a mouth wash to that is cinnoman. Hope this helps. I have several other things that you can use as a alternative just ask!

[Hanounaaa1998]

I forgot to mention, that when I just smell tiny amount of mint a couple of meters away, my stomach immediately turns upside down.. And I feel like I need to throw up :S

[Hanounaaa1998]

I am sooo allergic to mint :S I always though I was the ONLY one in the WORLD xD ..... I am finding so much trouble dealing with people chewing gum EVERYWHERE!! I can't stand the smell, the taste or toothpastes.... I just wish I could find an appropriate toothpaste for my allergy. I don't think I would, because I am actually living in Egypt and I guess not much pole r facing my same problem. I HATE that my teeth need more care, but it's all not my fault. I was I could have normal teeth. I should put on braces soon, and I heard that I should be brushing my teeth after every meal, so that food doesn't get stuck to the braces. But I reached an extent of sometimes using soap instead of toothpaste. :S ... I don't know how I can manage.

[memyselfandirnotu]

Thanks to you now I know why the smell and eating Wintergreen does not make me sick, but other "Mints" do. The smell of mint makes me want to vomit.

[LDKFla]

Hi,

I went to an allergist about 20 years ago with hives.  I found out it was a complex allergy.  If I ate mint with either ibuprofen or some red or yellow food dyes I can break out in hives.  It is easier to avoid mint and I try to.  Toothpaste is the worst.  All Crest toothpaste has some mint in it.  You can usually call a company hot line and ask if the product your interested in contain mint.  It is a straight forward questions they can answer.