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How To Swallow Pills

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Dr.  Ivan Rommstein MD

I have XXXXXXX given potassium pills which are enormous by my standards. I cannot possibly swallow onw whole * must cut it up. is there any problem with this. I was told they have a special coating ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Rommstein ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Vivek Chail MD

i swallowed 2 pills and it or they are still lodged. it hurts when i swallow and drinking water and hot tea hasn't helped. i have no problem breathing. did it go down the wrong pipe? how do i get it... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Chail ( Radiologist)
Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

I was taking my pills this morning and my blood pressure pill started melting in my mouth before I could swallow it. I drank the whole bottle of water that I was taking the pills with. Is the pill... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Klarida Papaqako MD

augmenting felt better but became dehydrated . Told if it got worse go to er. Went to er admitted. Bp,b sugar, weight holding level, all good . Four days later due to to no sleep, constant... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Klarida Papaqako ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Suma Parinam MD

I can hardly swallow. My throat is so sore and my glands are swollen. Doing Z pack, but not helping. Also, between Z pack pills, taking 2 extra strength Tylenol , but still can hardly swallow. What... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suma Parinam ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Prahlad Duggal MD

I have post nasal drip. It is thick enough to affect the passage of pills that I take daily. Pills gradualy move into stomach. I have no trouble swallowing food, just pills and medis in capsule... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prahlad Duggal ( ENT Specialist)
Dr. Salah Saad Shoman MD

weght pills, this happened an hr agom my 6 years old states that she did not see her swallow anything, and she told me it took me almost not time to find her playing with these pills. I am not... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Salah Saad Shoman ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Madhav Kulkarni MD

without having to swallow pills? ... there is a test by placing an NG tube down. This has been suggested since I cannot swallow pills, like ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Madhav Kulkarni ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Priyanka MD

a problem if I eat a little something to help swallow for the other three pills? .... I have trouble swallowing pills with water, so I chewed up a tortilla chip first and swallowed it ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Priyanka ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kasper Kristensen MD

find myself standing there with my vitamins and pills in my mouth and not being able to remember how to ... to figure out how to swallow it freaked me out a little. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kasper Kristensen ( General & Family Physician)