Tips for Swallowing Pills
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Ok, so I know it sounds gross, but if you put your pill in grits it works like a charm. I have always been afraid of swallowing pills because I hate the feeling of swallowing a huge, hard pill. The grits kinda soften the pill without messing up the structure of the pill. Try it, it worked for me at least!
Post by chelsea15
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I hate swallowing pills! The best way I have found just involves a piece of carrot. I chew the carrot up up (but not so much that it turns into bits that are too little), shove the pill in amongst it all and swallow. Because the carrot it still a little hard and crunchy, you can't distinguish the pill amongst it. And voila! It goes down with the carrot before you even notice :)
Post By Amy (Guest Post)
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i have tried everything!
im 17 and i cant even swallow one single pill, even a small one
the only time i gotta take pills is when im sick and everytime i get sick, my throat swells up and i have hard time swallowing. any advice for my case?
Post by J-TEE
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I have to take some giant acne pills, and they are huge! I choked once taking them, and the other time gagged, and I have to take them. My dad calls me a wimp, but these things are huge! So I really need tips on how to get it down without knowing its there, and getting over my stupid fear of choking!
Post By gen (Guest Post)
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The pills I have to take for Pnuemonia are AWFUL! The Prednisone I take in the morning are the size of Advil, so I tried to take 2 at once, because that's what I can usually do with that size pill. Then I almost got sick because they taste so terrible. It's tough to swallow them because they taste so bad and start dissolving so fast. I ended up having to take them separately. I also have to take two 500mg pills which are about as big as 3 advils lined up in a row, which taste almost as bad. Nearly threw up these ones, too.
I've always thought of myself as a good pill taker, but taking these for 8 more days is going to be almost impossible. At least they work.
Post By bob (Guest Post)
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I found a way that worked AMAZINGLY for me, and the other person I told. What I did was just use ice water to swallow the pill down. My brain was too busy trying to stop the ice from getting in my mouth that even a horse pill went down without any problem/effort. That was the first horse pill I've ever taken as well... After a week of using the ice water method I was able to swallow horse pills fine with just water, and the same happened for the other person I told this method to. I was 20 years old at the time, and I never expected to be able to down horse pills, I hope this helps you guys as much as it did for me.
If you guys have some success, give me some feedback at kar98k(at)gmail dotcom
Post By vcgetdown (Guest Post)
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For people that feel nauseous when after taking any type of pills. Try taking pepto bismo or drink juice or eat popsicles, slowly of course. Laying down & taking a nap after you get just the nauseous feeling helps too. Some people eat saltine crackers for their stomachs when they get that feeling. I hopes this helps.
Pam G.
Post by Pam G.
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I guessing get a vitamim pill that smaller then the other & cut it in three half, or swallow your favorite coffee or tea before eating for a while probably would work for people that can't use the food method. But that is just a suggestion. Read the sign affects of the medication before doing that first just incase you can't do that either. I wouldn't know what to do for that either b/c again I just guessing here folks.
Pam G.
Post by Pam G.
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I tried to find that darn Jello gigglers that becky suggested but couldn't find it. The people at the store said to try a health food store. So tonight I went and bought those Jello cups & use place the pill on a spoon full of jello & drank some water too. And it worked. Also I had the pill cut in half with a pill cutter for extra easy swallowing.
Post by Pam G.
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Post by Becky3501 (5) | (07/02/2005) Pills, particually ones that taste awful can be easily swallowed when pushed into a piece of jello gigglers.
The extra thick jello does not fall apart like regular jello, does not need chewed, goes down smoothly and disolves quickly. My doctor said that this method is even acceptable for "empty stomach" medications.
Makes giving children pills a breeze.
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Thanks Becky for this idea. I have gotten big vitamins that the doctor told me to take. So maybe this will help.
Post by Pam G.
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I have these acne pills I'm supposed to take. They're capsules and I can't get them down my throat. Can somebody please give me some advice on how to swallow them?
Post By MasterBassPlayer (Guest Post)
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You don't know how much I've struggled to take pills for years. I would sit on a room on my own for literally hours just staring at this stupidly tiny white thing that I just couldn't swallow cos it'd disintegrate and taste horrible or just not go down with water because I was thinking about it so much and worrying all the time because they had to be swallowed whole. It was the worst part of my day which I would dread.
tried swallowing with head down, head up, with coke, with apple sauce, etc and i found that if you took it with chewed up food it was easier but you still knew it was there so my throat would seize up ...
However, once my friends, my grandpa, my parents etc. had all laughed at me, told me i was a wimp, teased me about how small it was, and so on, i couldn't take it. I sat down with the pills and a new determination, took a gulp of water and forced it to the back of my throat and swallowed. Miraculously, it went down. And the other one. And so far, its all good.
And I know it sounds cheesy and won't help you if hundreds of people have told you it before, but it is mind over matter. You can do it everybody!
Post By Sisky (Guest Post)
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Thank you for the marshmallow idea. It makes my life easy.
Post By Jhon (Guest Post)
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I have to take 14 pills a day for probably the rest of my life. and I cannot swallow pills. I just open them up and mix it with frosting : ) and as great as that sounds, it's just annoying! I need advice without any food involved just because I want the process to be quick.
Post By Enter your name. (Guest Post)
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I have been struggling trying to find something that would work for me. I tried everything, milk, marshmallow, titling my head back and forward. But they didn't work for me. Then I tried sticking the a tic-tac (my fake pill) in a grape. i put it in the top center and than chewed for a bit and breathed and just swallowed the grape and the pill. Sometimes the pill slipped out but with my tongue I pushed it back into the grape. I hope this helps!
Post By Allison (Guest Post)
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Actually, I have been taking vitamins lately. What I found out that helped was I tried drinking V8 tomato juice instead of gatorade. Which was a lot thicker (V8)
Also I think what helped me was not having my mouth full of the beverage. Just maybe little less than a mouth full. This made the pills not float up to the top of my mouth which when I swallowed it made me gag a little.
Post By personal experience (Guest Post)
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I am 12 and I CAN NOT swallow a pill. I have STAFF infection and of the 3 meds, I got one is a rubber tablet thingy. I have tried swallowing it with Dr pepper, pouring the powder to ice cream/applesauce/water! I NEED to be able to take it too! Can someone please help me or I will have to go and get IVs everyday for like 2 weeks :[
Post By AlLi LiNdSeY!! (Guest Post)
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My little sister CANNOT swallow pills without gagging and freaking out, but tonight after trying many of the suggestions on this site, she found that massaging her neck downwards, as if coaxing the pill helped her a great deal.
Post By Aaralyn (Guest Post)
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I need some advice on this subject also. I can swallow pills, swallowing is no trouble. But right after I swallow the pill - no matter if it is a small pill, big pill, or even a vitamin - I feel nauseous for a while, and once in a while I will even throw up. Could I have liver damage? At one point in my life I misused acetaminophen (pain killer) so maybe this caused a problem with my stomach. Or maybe I don't drink enough water on a regular basis. If I am not used to drinking much water, could suddenly chugging down a full glass of water cause this upset? Please share your thoughts.
Post By Emie (Guest Post)
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This has always worked for me when I can't get the pills down. Get a tasty cake or any type of pastry and lightly shove the pill into it and take a decent sized bite. Chew around the pill until the pastry is ready to swallow and just swallow normally. It feels like there is nothing there.
Post By Joe (Guest Post)
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I've never been really able to swallow pills, but all you do is put the pill in your mouth, pinch your nose shut and take a swig of water. Since you cant breathe from your nose, it makes it simpler to swallow. Try it, it worked for me, and it may work for you
Post By Jenna (Guest Post)
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I have a GREAT tip! I can swallow most pills just fine. But this one pill I just got is impossible swallow. You literally can't swallow it! Everytime I try, it just gets all powdery and leaves a horrible taste in my mouth. I end up spitting it out and the pill turns into powder. I take the powder and put it in pudding, applesauce, yogurt etc. Mix it up and you can't even tell you are eating the pill! Hope this helps!
Post By Rainbow Confetti (Guest Post)
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I am 12 and was supposed to take 2 pills. I used applesauce for the first and got it down easily but couldn't with the second cause a lack of apple sauce so make sure you get a lot.
Post By NoName (Guest Post)
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Just get a glass of drink, put the pill in your mouth. Then chug the drink. the pill goes down!
Post By Candy-cane (Guest Post)
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I can't swallow pills at all! Its weird though cause i can swallow almost anything else but whenever i know that there is a pill in my mouth i just can't do it! I have tried everything and i have gotten it down once or twice but i really need a strategy that works because i have braces that make my teeth really sore! so if anyone has anymore ideas please post them ! :)
Post By Jessica (Guest Post)
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SO I'm 18. and I have never been able to swallow pills, and I have tried everything, putting it in pudding, yogurt, jello, drinking with a straw! Everything. So then I decided what else kind of food do I swallow, and I said noodles, so I stuck the pill on a spoon, scooped up some noodles and bam. Down the pill goes. It works like wonders.
Post By BreAnna. (Guest Post)
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Bah, I just use milk; all the time. Aside from, as Ruthie said, being a thick liquid, I simply love the taste of milk. The creamy flavor manages to completely block out the taste of any pill, be it in capsule form, or one of those nasty, soy-flavored vitamin tablets.
Post By Shane Lloyd (Guest Post)
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when i cant swallow pills that i need to take i just put the liquid gels in water. They dissolve and you jsut take out the skin and drink. Be carefuk though tastes bad, but at least your getting it down.
Post By Gag rflex (Guest Post)
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My 9 year old daughter argued with me for about 2 hours and would not even try to swallow her pills. As a last resort, I left her alone with your website and she came up with her own method based on some of yours. Here goes: "Put a hole in a marshmellow and stick it in (the pill). You slowly take bites of the marshmellow, until you can see the pill. Then you bite it out quickly, stick it in the back of your mouth and swallow it". It worked for her and she was thrilled that she got to eat extra desert!
Post By Lucy (Guest Post)
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I have never been able to swallow pills but with Joan's advice [tilt your head down with the water and pill in your mouth and swallow] it worked like a charm.!
Post By Julie (Guest Post)
this will seriously help you no joke!!!!!
THIS IS THE BEST WAY.....
Hey i just swallowed 2 pills for the first time i look over this website but this didnt help me (sorry Alice) but i got peeps out of my pantry you know the marsmallow sugar thing well yeah i put a pill in that... trimmed the sides of it so it would be smaller and i put it left and right of my cheeks put it behind my teeth in my mouth and swallowed... also if it helps keep a little on the side so you can chew it and your braij thins that you have chewed your food and it will go down so easy and it tastes great!
Post By Britni Miller (Guest Post)
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The pill that you say is covered in plastic is called a capsule. The "plastic" is actually gelatin (like you eat in jello!). It carries the medicine in it to your stomach. There the "plastic" dissolves (just like the jello dissolves in your mouth!) and releases the medicine into your body where it is supposed to be released. Put the capsule in your mouth, take a BIG swallow of water and SWALLOW the thing! Don't play head games with yourself, reminding yourself (I can't!). Can't never could, until he tried! It's mind over matter. If you want the benefit of the pill just swallow it. And "Yes, I know" that some pills are big and harder to swallow....I've had those too....but the bottom line is just DO it and stop talking about it!
Post By Grandma Margie (Guest Post)
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Well I'm trying to swallow a pill with a plastic kind of cover to it but i find it hard to take the contents out and put it in my water because of the taste.I can't take it with food or anything because i have to take it before I eat.Anymore suggestions on how to swallow a pill with a plastic type of cover?PS. its a diet pill my doctor instructed me to take.
Post By I need help (Guest Post)
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some person said to take it with carbonated beverages...DONT do that
Post By Enter your name. (Guest Post)
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I take supplements daily and usually several at a time. My trick is this. Have you ever seen how water flows over the top of a dam and sometimes things with it also. Well, put the pill(s) in your mouth, take a mouth full of water, tilt you head down and swallow. Over the dam they go without any trouble. Always tilt your head down when swallowing the pills with water or whatever liquid.
Post By Joan. (Guest Post)
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sometimes when you are nervous it seems much harder to swallow pills (throat tightens). so perhaps trying not to worry will help. also for vegetarians like me who avoid jello gelatin and gelatin yogurt can try a completely different approach by putting the pill on the tongue and drinking directly from a water bottle (round mouth). this avoids some mouth reflexes. maybe that helps?
Post By mateo (Guest Post)
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Pills, particually ones that taste awful can be easily swallowed when pushed into a piece of jello gigglers.
The extra thick jello does not fall apart like regular jello, does not need chewed, goes down smoothly and disolves quickly. My doctor said that this method is even acceptable for "empty stomach" medications.
Makes giving children pills a breeze.
Post by Becky3501
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Even the smallest pill gets stubborn for me. I take a piece of food - any kind - and get it chewed up and ready to swallow and put the pill in it before I swallow. Works great. Even the big "horse pills" work great this way - at least for me.
Post by MamaJude
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Even the smallest pill gets stubborn for me. I take a piece of food - any kind - and get it chewed up and ready to swallow and put the pill in it before I swallow. Works great. Even the big "horse pills" work great this way - at least for me.
Post by MamaJude
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Even the smallest pill gets stubborn for me. I take a piece of food - any kind - and get it chewed up and ready to swallow and put the pill in it before I swallow. Works great. Even the big "horse pills" work great this way - at least for me.
Post by MamaJude
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I have tried everything you can imagine--water, seltzer, tipping my head forward and back, elbow above my head, pudding, yogurt, ice cream, jello and many other tricks. What I have found to work EVERY TIME is using fruit rollups. I just rip off a small piece and wrap the pill in it. Then I put another small piece in my mouth and just kinda pretend to chew it and swallow--it has worked for me every time. I think it works bc the fruit rollup doesnt fall apart like pudding, ice cream, yogurt or jello. It's strong enough to stay together and easy enough to swallow. Good luck!
Post by Pam K
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Swallow pills with food - works every time. For pills that should be taken on an empty stomach a small piece of bread chewed until soft and moist will get the pill down without affecting its absorption.
Regards
Jo
Post by Jo Bodey
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If you don't have trouble swallowing , you just take with a large glass of water. I take 9 pills at once & as long as I drink the whole glass they don't get stuck. Hope this helps.
Post By christine lauderback (Guest Post)
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I find that taking pills with milk helps. The milk is a heavy liquid and helps to push the pills down. A carbonated beverage also helps. It seems that the carbonation keeps the pill afloat and goes down much easier.
Post By Ruthie (Guest Post)
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I find that if you lift one arm above your head, elbow bent - It works!! Not sure how>
Post By Faye (Guest Post)
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When my kids where young I bought some Tic Tacs. I had them learn to swallow with these. So they wouldn't eat them all I told them that once they had swallowed three in a row they could have the rest of the pack. I am so glad they learned so early. They are better at swallowing than I am. I still remember being in high school and gaging to swallow any meds.
Post By Enter your name. (Guest Post)
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What i always did for my kids was too smash them & put it in apple sause then you don't have the taste of the med.
Post By Joyce (Guest Post)
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Take a sip of water first to moisten your mouth. Leave a little sip of water in your mouth before taking the pill. It will help it go down faster and keep the bitter taste off your tongue.
God Bless
Post by ablssdmm
Swallowing Pills
An easy way to swallow pills (aspirins etc.), is to tilt your head down, that way the pills will float to the top and can be swallowed easily. Works great!
By Granpa Bill
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