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[Missy0224 6]

I have really bad menstrual cramps at that great time of the month. I was wondering what I could take that I don't have to crush or swallow any pills Is there any sort of liquid form of midol or pamprin? Any help would be greatly welcomed. Thank you girls.

[vgerbus 1]

I don't think there is liquid Midol or Pamprin but there is a liquid Tylenol. I don't crush my pills but I do split them up because I have had Excedrin get struck. I usually cut each into 3 or 4 pieces and have no problem with it getting stuck.

[JJB 2]

I buy the generic Ibuprophin from Walmart. The pills are small enough for me that I dont have to cut them.

[Elisabethsew 50]

They make children's liquid motrin that you can try. I have terrible arthritis and take naprosen twice a day. Before having surgery, I discussed this with my surgeon. He explained that the danger of NSAIDS and the band is the fear that the pills will be digested in the upper pouch instead of the stomach. To combat this, he told me to take the pills with some mylanta and chase it down with 8 oz water... no probelms!

[faithmd 14]

They make children's liquid motrin that you can try. I have terrible arthritis and take naprosen twice a day. Before having surgery, I discussed this with my surgeon. He explained that the danger of NSAIDS and the band is the fear that the pills will be digested in the upper pouch instead of the stomach. To combat this, he told me to take the pills with some mylanta and chase it down with 8 oz water... no probelms!

Thank you, Elisabethsew! I was wondering about that. I understood the reasoning behind not taking a NSAID in pill form, but I didn't understand why a banded person couldn't take a liquid form with a good flush from Water and perhaps a coating agent (like Mylanta).

[marys 2]

I also take tylenol meltaways - i think they are for children but i just take an extra one or two.