willowsnn3
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- Mar 1, 2009
I usually take them with food and water. It feels like they don't go down all the way otherwise. My DH and one adult DS can swallow pills without drinking anything. Other adult DS and myself both need to drink quite a bit. I always feel like they're stuck, even when they aren't. Oldest DS (33) used powdered aspirin until he was well into his 20's because he just couldn't swallow a pill.
Pills should always be taken with liquid, like 8 oz to ensure they go down. Certain pills that don't go all the way down can actually eat through the lining of the throat. No one should ever take pills without drinking something.
I have to drink a little water before a pill and several swallows after as I feel like it needs to be washed down also.
I used to do the powders like Stanback or BC but would get choked on them unless I mixed with water first.
I could never swallow a pill without drinking something, seems like it would take longer to take effect.