Can't swallow pills, What should I do!?
I'm in a lack of calcium and I need to nick pills, the thing is that my reflexes won't let me swallow them. I tried adjectives them in half, no matter how small they are I can't swallow them, I also tried soft medicine but its too gross and I can't drink it..
My parents don't care about my "gag reflex" and they are going to punish me severely if I don't swallow the pill.. They are so unapprised and won't understand my problem..
What should I do now?
Answers:
i would try cutting the pill surrounded by half, then hiding it in one of your favorite foods. (such as icecream, bread, yogurt, a sandwich, etc)
There are calcium chews and also gel caps which are easier to swallow.
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umm, find out if your pills can be crushed, if they could then crush it and drink it. if they can't then you should really phone up your doctor.
You can ask for some chewable calcium tablets.
Other than that, it's only the liquid I'm afraid. Try taking it with a good swig of red juice afterwards.
Drink through a straw. It automatically open up the back of your throat.
i would ask the pharmacy some pills shouldn't be crushed just call the pharmacy and ask them they will tell you what to do
personally i have a sneaking suspicion that it's all in your head that you cannot swallow them. I used to not know how to swallow them either. I to have a gag reflex that makes it frozen for me to swallow some things but some people just gag on pills because of the mear thought of it. My mother in imperative and sister in law for instance hold the pills in their mouths to long previously they swallow because they are afraid of choking on them and before they can swallow them the nasty taste of the pill will hit their tang buds and trigger their gag reflex. SO.... I am not trying to say it is all in your herald that's just my opinion because i use to have matching problem. Here is my question for you. can you swallow jello or ice cream or pudding ?? if you can take the pill and hide away it into the snack and then eat the snack. it doesn't have to even be those snacks a short time ago something that you don't have to chew. It will be a whole lot easier to swallow them if you do that. It worked for me until I was competent to swallow the pills without having to do that. I also get my son to bear pills by doing that.
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