Is it okay to break open gel capsule pills and just swallow the powdery part?!


Question: Is it okay to break open gel capsule pills and just swallow the powdery part!?
i can't swallow pills,
i always have to have liquids
or chewables!.

even advil, i can't swallow anything whole :(

so i have these vitamin B6 + B12
capsules!. is it okay if i just break them
open and swallow the powder!?

my mom said that the gel is so it's not
as hard on your stomach!. i tried the just-powder
part once and i didn't really feel any pain in my
stomach; is this ok!?

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Answers:
Well, its ur tummy!.
But the gel is there so the medicine doesn't get there too soon, which can have a bad effect!. The gel is not the medicine but it is essential!.
It won't kill you or make you really ill, but you may not feel really good!. Try swallowing it in a dollop of yogurt or cottage cheese instead of putting full on assault on ur tummy!.
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Not a good idea, it's a good way to get a stomach ulcer!. I had an absolute horrible time learning to swallow pills too but as you get older it becomes a nessessity!. Here is how I learned:

Get a box of tic tacs and start swallowing them like pills (with water of course)!. And remember that you swallow chunks of meat and whatnot in pieces much larger than any pill on the market!. Good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com

It shouldnt be a problem because the outer capsule dissolves really fast anyway!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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