Kaolin and morphing

Talking of upset tummies, I wish that I could buy Peppermint Water. It is no longer stocked by the Pharmacists that I have tried. It is the only thing that actually works for trapped wind which is so painful. ( Oh the joys of working intermittent night duties. ) ??
The so called wind ease type tablets just do not work for me.
Any ideas Gransnetters are so very welcome.

I remember selling this many years ago when i worked in a local chemist shop.

It was pale pink for children and beige colour for adults.
We sold gallons of the stuff especially when there was an outbreak of S&D at the local school.

I can still remember the smell and the taste of the stuff, i hated it!!

Hot water works well with trapped wind simple but effective 1974

Add a bit of bicarbonate of soda and it works even better!
Tastes awful though.

1974cookie, Mintec is a brand name for peppermint oil in a capsule, which may help you.

I think you can buy kaolin mixture without the morphine. I'd be wary of trying to take a morphine mixture abroad, in case it's illegal. There's a distinctive smell that makes it easy to detect. There are also kaolin tablets, called something like Diarrhoea Relief, which are less severe in action than Imodium etc. Rehydration mixes such as Dioralyte don't stop the diarrhoea but help to replace the fluids lost and make you feel better. You can make up your own mix, or buy a sports drink or a Coke, which will do much the same job.

It was called kaolin and opium where I was nursing. It's good for drying up diarrhoea, if that is really necessary.

No I think it was called chalk and opium. Probably had a pharmaceutical name too.

For trapped wind ... A cup of peppermint tea and I can guarantee you will be trumping like a trooper within 20 minutes.