When swallowing tablets of medicine?

[psvzum 81]

I've never crushed my pills. Just use a pill cutter(?) to make them smaller. Even in the hospital after RNY the nurse cut the pills, not crush.

I do notice if I don't cut them small enough or take enough Water, I feel a little burning after taking them.

[catwoman7 11,212]

@@Katherinedj - a lot of people use the Vitamin Patches on another forum I'm on. They say they're a decent substitute for the multi-Vitamins, but some people still have to take some of the extras like D, calcium citrate, and B12.< /p>

[CHM 1,009]

I've been taking tablets since the day after surgery. After they confirmed my pouch had no leaks the morning after, the hospital pharmacy sent up my usual blood pressure meds in their usual pill form which they had me swallow with Water. I do cut one of my pills at home though - in the hospital they gave me 2 smaller ones to make up my dose, but I only have larger ones. My Multivitamins are chewable, and they don't want me adding back any other supplements until after my 2 week checkup.

[bunyip 27]

Everyone is different. LIke another poster, I swallowed pills on day two after surgery. On day three, I was swallowing all my pills without cutting or crushing including my ginormous Vitamin and probiotic capsules. I take several of the small ones all at the same time, and I make sure they're all the way down before I do the large capsules.

Just take things slowly and see how things go down one at a time. You might be surprised.