Garlic Pill Side Effects: The Honest List

What are the side effects of garlic pills? This is the episode nobody in the category volunteers to record, so here is the real list rather than the brochure version. First and by a distance: odour on the breath — and skin as well, which surprises people. We read 1,005 customer reviews across this category, and smell was the most common complaint by a wide margin, ahead of price and ahead of whether the product worked. Reviewers describe garlic burps as the thing that ended it, and spouses quietly abandoning a previous bottle. Second: stomach. A minority report that capsules do not sit well, and taking them with a meal is the usual advice. Third: the aftertaste and delayed repeat — the same family as the first, different timing, and far less often cited than the smell itself. Fourth is the one that is not cosmetic. Garlic is a real plant with real activity, and the label directs anyone taking blood thinners, antiplatelet medication, blood pressure medication, heart medication or nitrates to consult a healthcare professional first — and to stop at least two weeks before scheduled surgery, which is the one people forget to mention to a surgeon. Then Cathy presses, and Rupert gives the answer that is genuinely inconvenient for a supplement company: the most common outcome is that nothing noticeable happens. This is a maintenance category. There is no moment. Anyone buying a bottle expecting to feel something is going to be disappointed. SOLEY Aged Garlic Complex supports heart health. It supports healthy circulation. It supports healthy blood flow. It provides antioxidant support. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.