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My med instructions say to continue my fish oil capsules (two enormous ones daily). I'm three days post-op and can barely swallow tiny pills. How do you guys take you fish oil? I tried emptying them into an ounce of unsweetened apple sauce but it was so disgusting I almost vomited for the first time while trying to down it. :( any suggestions? thank you!

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i found a liquid at Sams club that is lemon flavored. ill be using that and havent found any real alternatives that arent completely disgusting.

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Thanks @@axlr8n, I will definitely look into that. Anything but the fishy applesauce, blegh! >.>

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yeah, that is a gift that will keep on giving for hours :-(

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You can get smaller pills and space them throughout the day, that helps too.

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I've been searching for smaller pills but can't seem to find ones that would suit my needs. We have checked a couple different drugstores, Walmart, wegmans, etc. Maybe I'm just missing it?

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I got mine from Walmart they are small pearls. 500mg per capsule. Much easier to swallow over the big guys

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What are you taking fish oil for?

Something to do with my PCOS. I believe it helps keep my skin-related issues from PCOS to a minimum. :) My specialist seemed to swear by it, and I actually have noticed a difference since I started it.

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