swollowing pills

United States
January 12, 2007 11:25pm CST
does anyone have a problem swolling pills? My 14 year old son just can't swollow them. He will gag and almost throw up. When I evn mention him having to swollow a pill he get's upset and would rather be sick than to do it.
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wyykidd
@wyykidd (1459)
• Singapore
22 Jan 07
I had this problem till about 22 years old! I just couldn't swallow pills. So for tablets, I would either dissolve them in hot water or crush them. And for pills, I would open the capsule caps & dissolve the powdered content in water & drink it instead.
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carolynpb
@carolynpb (647)
• United States
24 Jan 07
sounds like a good idea...disolving them. thanks for replying!
loveoutloud
@loveoutloud (225)
• United States
13 Jan 07
I used to. I was more scared of choking than of the actual pill though. When you can do is put it in his drink and it would disinigrate a little bit or even manage to break it down into little pieces.
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carolynpb
@carolynpb (647)
• United States
13 Jan 07
Good idea, thanks for the reply!
lilaclady
@lilaclady (28206)
• Australia
13 Jan 07
I had a friend who had the same problen but strangely enough with the very tiny ones not the big ones, it was awful to watch, I suggested to him to crush it up in a spoonful of jam like they do in some Nursing Homes but he wouldn't, it was painful just to watch....LOL
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carolynpb
@carolynpb (647)
• United States
13 Jan 07
lol that's really funny. thanx for responding.
JashleyB
@JashleyB (1441)
• United States
14 Jan 07
I have hard of this...It sucks. Thank goodness for all this dissolvable stuff now days. :)
xkaraix
@xkaraix (595)
• Australia
13 Jan 07
Maybe break the pills up? Or does he have a problem with them no matter the size? This might sounds strange but could you hide them in his food somehow? So he takes the pill without realising it?