Thayers Slippery Elm Lozenges, Cherry, 150 Count

I consider my diet to be pretty good, but I was born with liver problems that caused indigestion and GERD for certain foods. Before I tried Slippery Elm, a drip of pasta sauce could leave me with severe heartburn lasting 2 to 3 days. Overtime I eliminated all of my favorite foods from my diet to find my "trigger foods": Grapefruit, pasta, meat, cheese, tomatoes, garlic, etc. That helped, but I'd still occasionally get heartburn or painful cramps and I couldn't figure out why. I was beginning to lose hope, it felt like everything was a 'trigger food' for me. At one point I was eating nothing but rice and bread and drinking a lot of water because I was terrified of something upsetting my stomach.That's around the time I finally tried Slippery Elm. It was an act of desperation, I'll admit, I've never had luck with "natural herbal remedies"... we have modern medicine for a reason. I figured it was a total hoax and I'd just be wasting my money. Wow was I wrong. DAY ONE of using this stuff, it worked marvelously. I could eat like normal again, just take a couple pills after my meal and I'd have no digestion issues. After a whole month of no heartburn or problems, I decided to go crazy. I ate an entire pot of artichoke spaghetti and meatballs, no heartburn. I ate a large greasy pizza, no heartburn. I could not believe how well this stuff worked. Kinda feels like a super power, eat anything with zero consequences... but for now I'll try not to abuse my power, and stick to lots of fruits and veggies so I don't add heart disease to my list of problems.

I will forever be keeping these in my medicine cabinet! I had laryngitis and bronchitis causing an extremely bad dry cough. I was having coughing attacks so bad that it would cause me to almost vomit from coughing so hard. I had to leave meetings numerous times throughout the day for days on end, because I would cough so severely. After going through bag after bag of every type of expensive lozenge sold at CVS (including a package of 10 that cost $10!...I was desperate). I heard about these and paid for 1 day shipping to have them asap. These are the ONLY thing that helped me control my cough and rest my throat so that I could get my voice back. I will forever be keeping these in my medicine cabinet!I wish I could give them 6 stars. It was also nice to avoid all of the sugar in typical cough drops, because I was going through 5 or more an hour to prevent severe coughing fits during meetings.These have a dry almost chalk like texture, but they are not bothersome at all. It is not actually like eating chalk, they just aren't like a traditional lozenge. I actually really prefer these now! The flavor is subtle and not overly intense like other brands have been. So thankful I found these and that they do the job, without all of the unnecessary junk added to other cough drops or lozenges.

I bought these to help with my heartburn. I am 5 months pregnant and have very bad heartburn. These offered very mild relief. I am not a huge fan of the flavor. They kind of taste like maple syrup to me. For the purpose of relieving heartburn, I have had the most relief from papaya enzyme chewable tablets recommended to me by my certified nurse midwife.

I cannot believe these lozenges! I am a professional musician (this is my only income, full time). As a solo artist I do shows that are either 3 or 4 hours. Because I am the only performer I do ALL the singing for hours straight. This summer was my busiest season with 5 shows (occasionally 4) a week (over 34 shows) with only a day or two in between to rest my voice). I simply could not do that many shows. My voice would get strained after 3 shows in a row. I used to make a gargle that I found on line and it didn’t cut it. Then my friend told me about slippery elm. I looked up Thayer’s. It is porous not like hard, traditional cough drops. You let them dissolve. So I tried these things...I take two before a show and two during the show. Understand this...this is what I do for a living. I was going to lose gigs and, ultimately, money. Not only did these things work, it enabled me to do all my shows. Of course it doesn’t completely heal vocal cords (rest and plenty of water do most of that). What it did do is make it so I could completely finish a show and not be horse or terribly strained! I had no problem doing all my shows! Do you know how insanely amazing that is? I should give Thayers a commission! If you sing or speak for hours get these lozenges. (One tip: drink a tea called Throat Coat in the morning. That helps with the process. You don’t have to but I add this and it helps) I will never, ever be without them again! Just do it!

These lozenges work very well with all natural ingredients and keep me from resorting to a prescription med. Although they claim the flavor is cherry, it tastes more like cardboard. Not bad, just not the cherry candy flavor I had in mind. The lozenges have a rough surface, the sensation isn't "slippery" like a cough drop, in spite of being made of slippery elm. Neither the flavor or the texture is bad, just very different from what I imagined from the description. More like a small flavorless Necco wafer. But, hey, they make my throat feel good.

I have LPR and the constant phlegm in the throat feeling and the lump in the throat feeling are constant. I refuse to go on medication and end up with cancer or worse digestive issues. So I have tried everything, read the books, did the diets and nothing. So here I am. I can tell you that these lozenges have taken away the feeling by at least 80%. I have only been taking it for 2 days and already I see a HUGE improvement. I actually ordered more so I can have them in my car, purse,etc. I have been chewing two after each meal, 2 before I go to bed and I keep 2 on my nightstand in case I wake up to use the bathroom. I will just take one then. I can tell you that this is the BEST THING that I have tried and I will keep using them until this LPR goes away.