I'm not great at swallowing tablets - can you help?!
Question: I'm not great at swallowing tablets - can you help?
but I can never just gulp it down! I don't chew it, but I wait for it to break down while I have a mouthful of water so it's easier to swallow
does anyone have any tricks or methods to help me just do it and try not to think about it? I have some tougher tablets coming soon so I don't wanna be messing around with them
thanks for any help :)
Answers:
It's not always a good idea to break up tablets in your mouth or before you swallow them. They will have been made to release their contents at the right time (i.e. in your stomach/intestines), by dissolving them in your mouth you may be affected their action.
The way I swallow tablets is to get a drink (of anything) ready, put the tablet nearish the back of my tongue and then just have a drink. The tablet should go down with the drink without you having to think about it
The first time I tried to swallow a tablet I kept thinking I was going to choke so I would just keep coughing it back out of my mouth, not pretty! ;-) So basically, panicking and worrying about it make an easy job very difficult!
grind the tablets down to a powder and mix them with juice and drink...i used this with my kids when they were little
you can get a pill grinder at your local health food store or just put them in a bowl and use a spoon
Begin with a drink of water so everything is moist. Jut out your chin so that you open up your throat and put the tablet as far back as you can on your tongue. It should glide down easily with another drink of water.
I have to take tablets every day I find swallowing them with apple juice they go down easily. Another point to mention don't thow your head back when trying to swallow because it tightens your throat. Try and be relaxed good luck
if you are plainly just scared of swallowing pills then try practising first with tic tacs or something, that's what my mum did to get my brother to learn how to do it!
break them in half or you can crush them and put it in you're water
try not to think about it. Try doing it absentmindedly...but have somebody close incase you get choked
I think people often take too much water with pills. You shouldn't really have a big mouthful, just enough to get it down. When you swallow, tilt your head back so your throat is straight.
You can also get a pill cutter to chop them in half.