How can I swallow pills?!


Question: I'm really bad at swallowing pills, and I have a prescription that doesn't come in anything except large flat tablets, which are the worst. Usually I can swallow small tablets or capsules, like Midol, but I cant do large flat tablets. I even take chewable Flinstones vitamins, so I don't have to swallow (that and they taste good). Does anyone have any tips for swallowing large pills?


Answers: I'm really bad at swallowing pills, and I have a prescription that doesn't come in anything except large flat tablets, which are the worst. Usually I can swallow small tablets or capsules, like Midol, but I cant do large flat tablets. I even take chewable Flinstones vitamins, so I don't have to swallow (that and they taste good). Does anyone have any tips for swallowing large pills?

I have the same trouble. What I do is tell myself that the pill companies would not create anything too large to swallow, that I probably swallow pieces of food larger than that all the time, etc., etc. Then I put it in my mouth, drink some water and swallow it down.

If that doesn't work, smash up the pill in some water and eat the mushy mixture. Might taste horrible, but have some water on hand nearby to help get the taste out of your mouth.

Throw em into your mouth and quickly chug water.

Put it in the back of yer tounge and drink water

Take a HUGE chug of water and you wont even feel it.

practice with m&m's it works really good and it tastes good too.:)

don't feel bad, i can't swallow pills either. usually if i have to take a pill i crush it up and mix it with tea.

Toss it to the back of your mouth and drink some water and then follow up with a couple of bites of bread. That's what I have to do when I have trouble swallowing a pill.

swallow with lots of water
i had a prescrition once where they gave me GIGANTIC pills like one inch long
so yea hope this helps a bit

You could try chewing them if you can. Or maybe you could just put em in your mouth and then drink some water or milk or something and let it dissolve a little bit then swallow. Or maybe you could just quickly gulp it down with a drink.

These my trick :
1.cut smaller pieces
2.ground it and put in a soft gel capsule special for medicine.
good luck and get better!!

the trick is to get enough liquid in you mouth and swallow quickly BEFORE you start to have difficulty swallowing...

applesauce or jello. I had same problem. You just have to practice getting in back of mouth as far as you can when taking them and lots of liquids. There are pill cutters out there too. Good luck and God bless.

I had that problem for the longest time. Taught myself to swallow pills by:

First, fill mouth with a bunch of water.
Second, drop pill into mouth.
Third, wait til pill drops to back of throat.
Fourth, swallow water.
Last, drink rest of water to make sure it goes down.

I have a lot of problems as well. I just can't do it. Eventually, the taste starts to come out of the pill and I can't help but gag. The reason people like us can't do it is because we are simply too scared of gagging or choking or simply not chewing on hard food or items.
My grandma suggested this:
Put the pill in applesauce or pudding or some food that you just swallow and eat with a spoon. Then, simply eat the food without digging around for the pill. Just eat it as you normally would and the pill will go down with it. It works for me.

EDIT- You could drink it with water like you normally are supposed to do, but I assume that's where the problem is.

I have the answer and you'll be forever indebted to me! LOL Take a spoonful of applesauce and put it in your mouth. Then put the pills in. Don't think about the pills. Just swallow the applesauce and "voilla" They all are gone. YW
oops! I think other people beat me to it.. They are right. No water.. makes me gag.

It sounds silly but I practiced with candy until I was good at it. I found that if I am relaxed and not nervous it goes down a lot easier.

Yeah, chew them up. Then drink lots of water with them.

omgosh, i feel so sorry for you! i have struggled with that forever!! i cant hardly take them either... what i do is take a big bite of food, chew it up completely to throw my mind off and act like its ready to swallow, then throw the pill in the back with the chewed food and swallow, it just feel like food. But i KNOW how you feel! everyone says im pitiful, and how stupid that is, but i really freak out! i cant take big ones! i seriously feel likeim gonna choke, i hjave a strong gag reflex and i almost throw up if i can feel it go down..... my cousin is the same way!

good luck :D

I once got a banana and mashed it up. I put the pill in the banana mush and looked away. I used a spoon and put it in the bowl (while looking away) and picked up some banana. I put it in my mouth and swallowed, do that as couple of times until you have swallowed the pill, without even knowing you did. But have someone watch you or someway to tell if you have taken the pill yet.

Once you do swallow them, dont keep swallowing, i find that helps :)

edit: i usually swallow dry but i enjoy it, feels epic...dont worry.

i take a sip of water first then put the pill in my mouth and swallow. i find it easier that way ^^

Break it in half, put one half into your mouth, drink a large sip of water, soda, or whatever drink you'd like, and then repeat.





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