My son still hasnt mastered swallowing most tablets and so when on antibiotics the doc gives him medicine instead. He has just seen doc and been given prescription. Have collected it from chemist, didnt think to look in the bag and when I have got home and opened it have found - tablets, or should I say capsules. Could I therefore break open the capsule and get his to just take the powder inside??
Hmmm, we've tried him swallowing tic tacs dry and he can just about do that because they are so small, but get a tablet and he just cant think its more psychological now. Will give that way a try though - thanks : )
I'd try giving him a biscuit , getting him to crunch it up then ask him to pop in the capsule just as he's about to swallow the biscuit. I find this works a lot better than trying to swallow anything...tablets, caplets, capsules...with water.
With water you can still feel the tablet etc. It gets lost in the food.
Good idea ladyalex. I swallowed a piece of metal which broke from a dental plate I had to wear at the time and didn't even notice it going down with my piece of toast. Only realised it was gone afterwards when I had to take it out to clean it. Fortunately it went down with the prongs uppermost and continued down in the same state. I had to have x-rays at intervals to see what was happening to it. But the main thing is I ate it with a piece of toast.
Fizzy water is best .I'm the worlds worst tablet gagger and have to take medication daily .A friend told me to do this and they go down with no trouble .