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Swallowing Pills
I NEED to learn how to swallow pills... i just cant do it, i have a huge gag reflex but i'm in so much pain and the only med. i can get is swallowable. Anyone know any tricks??
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i remember when i was unable to swallow pills. if it is little and you like some fruit then just stick it in a fruit or veggie. otherwise you could just tilt your head back and try not for it to touch your tongue or it will probably still and then just drink alot of water real fast. hope i helped and you feel better.
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Put water in your mouth and then the pill then sollow.
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I have the same thing you do..and I've learned to literally load my mouth with water, tilt your head all the way back..it works alot easier if you have someone talking to you or distracting you from what your doing..try not to think about it..Its not hard..I'm on pills right now for an infection that I have and they are HUGE..I have to take them twice a day..and I had the hardest time ever to adjust to it..but alot of water helps ALOT..hope I helped!
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yeah, i used to have the same exact problem until recently.
some tricks are to put the pill as far behind on your tounge as possible. then use a water bottle that has'nt been opened and has water to the top.
hope this helps,
chynna
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Cut the pill up in two. Or put it in a sandwich and hide it in there. Then eat the sandwich and drink lots of water afterwards.
*Randy T*
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try putting in your mouth while having soda or tea or water or whatever and just swallow!
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what i did when i was younger and took pills was i either took it with pudding, yogurt, or apple sauce hope this helped!!!!
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swallow with water thats what i do =]
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If putting the pill in your mouth and taking a drink of water doesn't work, you can try taking a sip of water, and then putting the pill in your mouth and swallowing everything together. If that doesn't work, you can crush the pill and mix it with yogurt or pudding(you'll have to eat it all if you do this).
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Lift your head up, throw the pill in, then down some water. Your throat will open more and you won't have a problem swallowing it.
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im kinda weird, well i used to not be afraid of swollowing pillz but then i got scared nd then i wasnt anymore (hey thatz y my user name is xpilzex) haha get it? lol my advice is to just prettend is water and like swallow it, or like force urself to do it...lOL
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Well, I have a terrible gag reflex, I swallowed a pill once in my life, and it took me over 10 minutes. Yeah, terrible isn't it.
My doctor suggested to me to try it with M&M's. What I think might do the trick, is when chewing something, right before you swallow, stick in the pill, that way you won't be concentrating on the pill, just on whatever else your eating. Usually the pills you have to take are meant to NOT be cut up, so you have to actually learn to swallow them, my dad used to open them up, and the things on the inside, he'd put into my pudding or ice cream, I've always been afraid of choking, once I choked on something, and I was so scared to eat I went aneorexic for almost 3 years. It's crazy, but true.
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plug ur nose , put the pill on the back of your tongue .
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I kno a really good trick...My mom used to put it in ham or smash the pill up in little pieces and put it in some kind of food and just eat it if you need more help just e-mail me or sumthin k?
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wut u could try is cutting the pill into little pieces and eating them wit yougurt or sumthing. But start small and go big
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Take a drink of water, keep it in your mouth. Wait until you REALLY need to swallow. Then, don't open your mouth, just push the pill in between your lips and swallow immediatly. If it doesn't work the first time, if you haven't swallowed the pill, quickly take another drink and swallow again. Good luck!
~Laura~
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Fill your mouth with water or w/e it is you drink. Then tilt your head back& open your mouth and put the pill in your mouth. Then swallow them both at the same time...that's what I do. Hope I helped!
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put the pill in your mouth then take a big drink of water and then the pill will float in your mouth so you wont feel it then swallow and it should go down but sometimes only the water goes down so you have to do it again but if you look up it should go down nice and smooth
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put the pill in...get a big gulp of water..look up..and swallow :)
rOcKeR4GoD
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A good trick that works for me(cuz i cant swallow pills either) is to cut the pill in half and then stick it in a straw, then drink the water like there's nothing in the straw, and the pill will just go down! it's simple.
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break them in half??
hope ive helped
xox (oh yeah, make sure no like fluid crap or anything important will come out if you open up the pill gl )
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I need to learn too...I'm 14 and the childrens motrin I take is for like 8-11 yr olds =/ but anyways everyone always tells me to just put the pill on the back of your tounge, drink some water, and throw your head back. I haven't tried it yet, but I am going to very soon. I have a major gag relex too and I ALWAYS chew my food (*even yogurt..i dn y) so I def. know what you mean. Once when I was like 7 I put a pill in a piece of cheese and it went down when I didn't even realize it!! Try putting it in some food or just putting it on the back of your tounge!!
=) HoPe I HeLpEd!
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put the pill on the back of your tongue, fill your mouth with water, and swallow while looking up. worked for me, and how i can do it without water.
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I had that same problem. Try putting them in food like a banana or something and then swallow the piece you put it in whole. Then just to be sure drink some water. Hope I helped! Leave me one if I can do anything for you =c)
Love, RacheL
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Try putting the pill as far back in your mouth as you can and then putting watter in your mouth and right away swallowing it!
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I had the exact same problem. you kind of learn how to do it overtime. are these BIG pills because it's better to start small... one tip is NEVER think about the fact that you are swollowing a pill think of it as just liquid and try to avoid feeling it with your throat. If you feel like you are going to gag, take another swollow...it helps!
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I slip pills in food - I'll chew a cracker, then pop the pill in right as I swallow. That seems to do it. Really small pills I can get down by working up a bunch of spit in my mouth (yes, yes, I'm being gross again), then toss in the pill right before I swallow. I really suck at swallowing pills.
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