How do you take your crushed meds without gagging

[itsnevertoolate 9]

I've tried puttting the crushed meds in just about everything on my post-op diet but they make everything taste so disgusting I can't eat it. These are pills that don't come in a chewable or liquid form. Any ideas?

[amanda4166 16]

Omg. This is horrible. I only have 2 pills to crush and I have been mixing my pills with a little Powerade zero. Awful awful awful. It takes hours to get that funky taste out of my mouth!

[Recycled 2,182]

I hear ya. I have extensively searched for an alternate for the meds I take now, to no avail. My Doc said I can crush them, but I figured there was a reason they aren't available as powder or liquid and your experience confirms that.

Please don't give up trying or posting on this subject. If you find a way please post it. I have some real horse pills and I'm not looking forward to their horrible taste crushed.

[amanda4166 16]

I just had my surgery on Monday. Am I only crushing these bc I'm so close out of surgery? What about 1 month out? Will I always have to crush pills?

[Febi135 23]

What I did was add some (well... really alot) crystal light to it to make bearable. A few of the pills weren't so bad but one of my r/x meds turned the Water to a jelly like consistency, it was soooo gross. This crystal light helped. The good thing is the crystal light is sugar free and carbs free so no worries there. This was was my made up remedy, I hope it works for you.

To answer amanda4166's question, my doctor told me to stop crushing the meds a week after my surgery. Please check with yours first before stopping.

[Meltzy 11]

Don't crush just down em. One at a time and bigger ones sometimes have to massage them down the neck.

[unbesleevable1 420]

My doctor said I didn't have to crush anything. From day 2 post op I have been swallowing all my pills whole. P.S. check with the dispensing pharmacy or your prescriber. Pretty much every medication has a liquid form.

[Chelsi 107]

i have perfected this method.

take applesauce (my dr had us taking pills in applesauce from day one) and put a dab on a big spoon ( like a tablespoon, not a teaspoon). use a smaller spoon to rub it around so it coats the whole spoon. crush your pill, pour into the center and gently move the spoon so some of the powder goes into different places (all of it bunched up will make you gag!). then take another dab of applesauce and pour it over the top of the crushed pill, gently moving that to cover the powder. take your pill! you still get a hint of the pill, but it's not nearly as bad as literally mixing it into applesauce. i hope this helps!

[Frogfeet 7]

Hospital gave me tablets to take whole on day two. I've been taking them ever since with no problems.

[LindafromFlorida 1,542]

1 month out and I swallow all pills whole. Changed my big Multivitamin to a liquid from a compound pharmacy. I could not stand chewing two chalky discs called Bariatric Advantage Multivitamin.

[LuminousLife 145]

I squish my pills between 2 spoons. Next I take a tiny bit of my Protein Shake and pour it into the spoons with the crushed pills. I swallow it back and chase it with a swig of the shake. I tried adding it to stuff before too, I think it just gives you more bitter stuff to get down.