Crushed pills

[c86mc 24]

I'm just wondering if anyone knows why we have to crush our pills or open the capsules for the first 6 weeks. But after that we can take them normally? Was everyone else told the same thing? Do you know why?

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[HanSolo1977 261]

I'm just wondering if anyone knows why we have to crush our pills or open the capsules for the first 6 weeks. But after that we can take them normally? Was everyone else told the same thing? Do you know why?

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It's because a pill won't fit through the opening at the bottom of your pouch. You'll be swollen, and it takes about 6 weeks for the swelling to go down.

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[c86mc 24]

Well there you go. Thank you

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[James Marusek 5,244]

After my RNY surgery, I found that I could no longer physically swallow medium to large pills, such as my Citricals. I had to crush them. After about 2 months, I discovered that I could swallow them again.

[Djmohr 6,965]

As someone else said it has everything to do with swelling. Once it goes down it should get better.

I will say, I still cannot swallow fat pills but I can swallow longer tablets. For example, I cannot take NyQuil liquidcaps, they get stuck but I can take the caplets with no problem.

[AMVV12 19]

I take extended release metformin. I don't think these can be crushed because it would cause all of the medicine to hit at once. Has anyone else had this concern?

[GlitteryGamerGirl 0]

My NP explained that due to the limited absorption we have following bypass, the surgeon prefers to have his patients crush pills for at least a year.