drain site infection & NASTY antibiotics!

[LadyDarkness415 41]

I just was given antibiotics for an infection at the site where my drainage tube was in the hospital. Aside from packing my own incision a couple of times a day, I have to take antibiotics 4 times per day. They taste disgusting since I actually have to open the capsule and mix the powder with Water (powder meds for 3 months!). I've tried to mask the taste with water additive Mio, natural cranberry juice (i thought that would for sure mask it since its so tart, but noooooooooooooo), with food, etc. I've gotten nowhere. Nothing will mask the horrible taste. All the doc tells me is to do what I've already tried. It's so bad it makes me want to be sick. Anyone have to have antibiotics and overcome this issue? If so, how?

[James Marusek 5,244]

After surgery, I found that I could no longer swallow medium to large pills, so I had to crush or split them. My Calcium supplements were the worse. In powder form they tasted like chalk and didn't dissolve in Water. I mixed them with a glass of Crystal Light and that was the only way I could drink them.

I am not sure that taking apart capsules is the best idea. The capsules are part of the delivery system. They are to ensure that the contents travel properly down through your stomach acids. Perhaps they can provide these antibiotics in another form.

Also after your treatment of antibiotics make sure that you take Probiotics for a couple weeks. Antibiotics destroy bacteria in your body - both bad and good (beneficial). Therefore it is important to take Probiotics to reestablish colonies of good bacteria in your gut.

[LadyDarkness415 41]

I was told by docs not to take any pills for 3 mos. Only to crush tablets and remove the capsule from the capsules. It's to prevent medication ulceration during recovery.

I'm aware of the Probiotics. So you use crystal light? Not sure if I can have crystal light. I'm allergic to aspartame. I'll have to check. Not much different from Mio though. Looks like I may not be able to get around this.

~~ LadyDarkness415 ~~

[James Marusek 5,244]

Recently I started to use a product called Bai. I buy it by the case at Sam's Club. They have a lot of good flavors.