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I have what may be a silly question, but when do you take Vitamins (or other medicines) that are in pill form? I've been released to swallow the pills without crushing, but I can't figure out when to take them. Most of the Vitamins say that they are to be taken with food, but I would need Water to swallow them. Since I'm not supposed to drink and eat at the same time, I'm stumped. Which rule is better to bend? The 'must be taken with food' rule? What has worked for you?

Thank you,

Misty

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That's what I do too. Just the tiniest sip. Enough to get it down.

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Thanks! I figured I was making things harder than they needed to be. I appreciate the help.

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I have a little pill pack that goes with me in the morning. fill it up for the week on Sunday and I'm good to go. I have taken a number of supplements that I believe benefit good health for the last 13 years.

then, as the day goes on I just pop in one or two every hour or so and by the afternoon I'm done with all that. I usually take my multi with Breakfast and cinnamon since the cinnamon can bother my tummy if not with food and then Calcium in the evening.

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You don't have to be that careful with the drinking and eating rule. I never followed that rule because I decided I wasn't spending the rest of my life with a dry mouth while I ate and I've been at goal for over a year. It's just designed to prevent you from washing the food through your stomach faster, so you end up eating less.

I take my Vitamins at night before I go to bed otherwise they make me feel woozy and nauseous.

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