Symptoms of lactose intolerance can be mild or severe, depending on how much lactase your body makes. Symptoms usually begin 30 minutes to 2 hours after eating or drinking milk or milk products. 1  Bloating. 2  Pain or cramps in the lower belly.  Gurgling or rumbling sounds in the lower belly.
Wintergreen is safe in the amounts found in foods, and seems safe for most adults when used as a medicine. The oil is UNSAFE to take by mouth. Taking wintergreen oil or large amounts of wintergreen leaf can cause ringing in the ears, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, stomach pain, and confusion.When applied directly to the skin, wintergreen oil can cause skin irritation.ome people use small doses of wintergreen oil to increase stomach juices and improve digestion. Wintergreen leaf is sometimes applied directly to the skin as a wash for achy joints (rheumatism), sore muscles, and lower back pain. Wintergreen oil is applied to the skin as a âcounterirritantâ to relieve muscle pain.
Remain patient as Wintergreen is typically slow to germinate, often requiring 2-3 months or more. Upon germinate, you will start to see small root tips start to grow out from the seed. Carefully remove seed from towel and sow in small pots, approximately 1/8 deep or 3 times the thickness of the seed.