Should I go to bed with a "Stuck Pill"??

[BlessedMama 0]

New to this... Will only be banded a week tomorrow. I took my Prevacid "Capsule" at 9:30. It got stuck. Its now 11 and I want to go to sleep. its still stuck, i have tried Water, hot cocoa, and walking. Nothing. I am just worried about the acid it can cause if I lay down and it doesnt pass.

What should I do. Its only annoyingly stuck. I can get liquid around it but can still feel it in there.!!!!

[Tsaleen 1]

Sorry I don't have any advice for you other than I was told by both my surgeon and the hospital that I could never take capsules now that I am banded. I have to empty my gal bladder medicine into warm Water and take it as a shot.

I hope it moves soon :thumbup:

[latin_starr 0]

ouch...yeah my doc said to take all my pills dissolved in Water. although i have three that are so tiny i just swallow those.

good luck to ya!! i would of thought the hot chocolate would of dissovled it.

[BetsyB 9]

I know it's morning, so my answer's a day late and a dollar short. But if liquid is going down, I would wager the pill had already past, and the sensation you were feeling was a bit of swelling resulting from the stuck incident.

pills cause me trouble, too. I've had my meds switched to liquid whenever possible. My Vitamins are capsules, but not time-release. Taking them with warm liquid ensures the Gelatin cap dissolves before I have real trouble.

[sparkplug 106]

I feel your pain, but I also take prevacid every day with my chewable vitamins. I take all of my pills in the morning so that I have the whole to day to eat and drink on them to push them down and not know that anything is stuck. I agree that it probably is the feeling of being swollen from being stuck to begin with and that it will pass if it has not already. Try to take your pills in the morning instead of night time. Good luck and hope you feel better soon.

[BlessedMama 0]

Thanks everyone. I talked to the patient advocate today. She said break a capsule apart and put it in applesauce etc. Which I know one had suggested!!! That's what I will be doing for now on.

Appreciate the feedback!