Help my girlfriend learn to swallow

**Dangerdan** · 12-01-2006, 08:07 AM

Hey guys, my girlfriend has trouble swallowing any pills (vitamins, supplements, etc.). She sometimes has to crush up the pills or open up the capsules. Anyone got any advice for how to get past this.

She is training to enter her first fitness competition next summer and she is going to have to get over this problem I think.

Why, what were you thinking this was about?

[edit: damn it I can't even spell swallow right, any way to edit a title?]

RA · 12-01-2006, 08:13 AM

Put them in apple sauce

**Timm1704** · 12-01-2006, 08:32 AM

let her practice with your jizz

**Dangerdan** · 12-01-2006, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by Timm1704

let her practice with your jizz

I'll run this past her.

**Dangerdan** · 12-01-2006, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by roidattack

Put them in apple sauce

She does do this sometimes when she takes medicine for like a cold or something. The problem is that I think she is going to need to take multiple pills a day to supplement her body during the intense training needed to compete in a fitness show and I dont think she wants to eat applesauce three or four times a day.

RA · 12-01-2006, 08:36 AM

Originally Posted by Dangerdan

She does do this sometimes when she takes medicine for like a cold or something. The problem is that I think she is going to need to take multiple pills a day to supplement her body during the intense training needed to compete in a fitness show and I dont think she wants to eat applesauce three or four times a day.

Im not sure theres much you can do. Some people just have a really hard time with pills.

**king6** · 12-01-2006, 08:36 AM

Crush em up and put them in juice.

**Dangerdan** · 12-01-2006, 08:38 AM

Yeah, I thought about maybe crushing several pills up and putting them in like a shot of orange juice. Maybe I'll try that.

**JohnboyF** · 12-01-2006, 08:48 AM

I had the same problem about 5 years ago maybe.... i had to take malraia pill on vacation.. My dad used to crush them up for me and id eat them with a slice a bread or water.. try stiring it in CL

**thebritskie** · 12-01-2006, 09:00 AM

My sister has this problem. Everytime she tries to take pills she starts gagging. I don't really know how to get over it. She hasn't. She has switched to liquid tylenol and such. I say crushing up the pills is going to be your best bet.

**Dangerdan** · 12-01-2006, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by FaizakaFez

I had the same problem about 5 years ago maybe.... i had to take malraia pill on vacation.. My dad used to crush them up for me and id eat them with a slice a bread or water.. try stiring it in CL

Forgive my ignorance, but what is "CL"? All I could come up with was "clear liquid?"

**JohnboyF** · 12-01-2006, 09:11 AM

sorry crystal lite.. u said she was training for a show...

So i wouldn't use orange juice JMO...

**Dangerdan** · 12-01-2006, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by FaizakaFez

sorry crystal lite.. u said she was training for a show...

So i wouldn't use orange juice JMO...

Gotcha, I like the ghetto foodclub brand crystal light too. She is going to compete in the same small show I am and its not till August.

**JohnboyF** · 12-01-2006, 09:38 AM

oh okay... yea its all the same crap!

**spywizard** · 12-01-2006, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by Dangerdan

Why, what were you thinking this was about?

[edit: damn it I can't even spell swallow right, any way to edit a title?]

sure is.. thanks for the $10 i would have accepted a pic of the girlfriend.. but whatever..

**nirish_mark20** · 12-01-2006, 10:38 AM

get her to drink water in big mouthfuls! i can get a good lot of water in my mouth and swallow it pretty quick. means i can out my supps in my mouth with the water and just swallow quick to get them down!

**Timm1704** · 12-01-2006, 10:44 AM

was thinking, it would be damn near impossible NOT to swallow pills with a drink to wash them down, wouldnt it?

**PaRiS2005** · 12-01-2006, 10:46 AM

Originally Posted by Timm1704

was thinking, it would be damn near impossible NOT to swallow pills with a drink to wash them down, wouldnt it?

Depends on the size of the pill, and if it's coated or not.

**ACE24** · 12-01-2006, 04:06 PM

Grab her by her pistol grip ears, that always works with my wife....

**sofus99** · 12-01-2006, 04:43 PM

It is all in her mind. Consider this, when she swallows a chewed up bite of food, it is many times larger than even the biggest pill around. As other people say, a large gulp of water can be the trick - don't swallow the pill first, then flush it down. Instead just drink the pill along with the water and you won't even notice it is there.

I easily swallow around 10-15 tablets/capsules with a single mouthful of water, so 1 shouldn't be a problem at all. If all fails, take a bite of food, banana is excellent, chew up the food and then with your tongue mash the pill into the chewed up bite and swallow the food/pill combo.

**Carlos_E** · 12-01-2006, 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by king6

Crush em up and put them in juice.

Crush them into a sugar free drink like cyrstal light. Too many carbs in juice.

**Carlos_E** · 12-01-2006, 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by FaizakaFez

try stiring it in CL

Yup. What he said.

**C_Bino** · 12-01-2006, 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by Timm1704

was thinking, it would be damn near impossible NOT to swallow pills with a drink to wash them down, wouldnt it?

Ok Im settin myself up for a big ass kicking here cuz there is now way I can word this to make it any better.

But I dont need water or a drink. I can swallow ANYTHING just whole like that. I remember once when i was younger just putting a croissant in my mouth and swallowing it without chewing, mind you this does hurt a little but your throat stretches.

**DSM4Life** · 12-01-2006, 05:29 PM

Do what i did (i use to be like that). Take her pills and cut then in half and let her take the halfs for a while. Once she gets use to that when move up to the pull size pills. I went from not even being able to swallow a tic tac to being able to take these f***king vitamin horse size pills !