Medication

[jthompson7 0]

I have to take daily meds for seizures and these types are not offered in a liquid so I have to crush them. It taste awful and I am having a horrible time trying to get it down. Any suggestions on how to cover up the taste?

[GreenTealael 25,339]

I slipped mine in a tsp of pudding or apple sauce early on. I was allowed to go back to split or whole pills around 1 month post op

Good luck 💜

[JessLess 1,163]

I have a sleeve and I was allowed to swallow pills the day after my surgery. I take them in something thick like Tomato juice or Protein Shake so they go down easily. I just learned they make thickened juice for people who have trouble swallowing.

[RickM 1,747]

Do you even need to crush them (that's more of an RNY thing due to the fear of pills getting stuck in the stoma)? Some programs give the same instructions to both sleeve and bypass patients more out of convenience than necessity - what does your program recommend (don't just go by what you see others online doing)?

[JessLess 1,163]

2 hours ago, RickM said:

what does your program recommend (don't just go by what you see others online doing)?

Sorry I meant, ask your doctor if you can do what I did. Not that I am an internet doctor.

[jthompson7 0]

As long as I crush them I can mix them in whatever liquid Jello Protein Shake anything like that I just can’t seem to find something that I can’t taste it. Or at least masks it enough so I can get it down without gulping

[Briswife15 890]

sugar free cool whip

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[RickM 1,747]

7 hours ago, JessLess said:

Sorry I meant, ask your doctor if you can do what I did. Not that I am an internet doctor.

I wasn't thinking specifically of your statement, but rather that people often see online what some others need to do (certain pre-op diets, crushing pills, not using straws, etc.) and assume it to be a standard protocol for their procedure, rather than something specific to that patient, or the program that they are on.

Since pill crushing isn't normally needed with the VSG, it's an obvious first question to ascertain whether or not the OP actually needs to do it for her program or other specific needs.

Sorry for any misunderstanding!

[JessLess 1,163]

8 hours ago, RickM said:

Sorry for any misunderstanding!

No worries at all, it's cool.