At what point were you able to swallow pills?

cjd3161
on 11/3/13 3:48 am - TX

This coming Monday it will be two weeks since my surgery tired of crushing my pills so disgusting I almost puke.

Cj

Citizen Kim
on 11/3/13 3:52 am - Castle Rock, CO

I swallowed mine immediately after surgery. Consider buying a pill cutter so you can make them smaller (the size of an M&M) if they are horse pills, and then they should go down easily with a drink of water ...

Can't imagine crushing vitamins

Are you taking them with food also? I've always found they go down easier with a soft food - they don't seem to "irritate" so much.

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cjd3161
on 11/3/13 4:03 am - TX

My vit are all chewable but i have a thyroid pill I've been crushing and it's horrible and on top of it I was given an antibiotic that is a capsule and I've been opening it an pouring in a liquid and that is the one that about sets me off!, it never dissolves no matter if it's hot or cold liquid, thinking I might call doc back see if he can get that one in a liquid.

Cj

PetHairMagnet
on 11/3/13 4:15 am

RNY on 05/13/13

I swallowed pills from the day after surgery, but the calcium pills were so large, it made me feel way to full, so I went to chewables on those pretty quickly. Now, if I am wanting to eat and it is not time to eat, I'll have two calcium pills and that still fills me up and I am closing in on 6 months post-op. :)

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poet_kelly
on 11/3/13 4:29 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

About 12 hours after my surgery.

Kelly

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cjd3161
on 11/3/13 4:33 am - TX

Thanks everyone this helps

Cj

ebtiger24
on 11/3/13 4:34 am - AL

RNY on 12/13/12 with

We were told to cut in half or crush anything larger than an M&M for 6 weeks. The only 1 I had thT was questionable was the Prilosec. I cut it in half a couple of days then decided it was more trouble than it was worth. Took it whole no trouble.