I was just banded yesterday. Some of my pills I have to open the capsule and some I have to crush. How do you take these bitter pills? I tried last night and I almost lost everything it was so bitter tasting, I mixed it with some lemon ice. :cursing: How are you taking your pills?

Need help!

My surgeon told me there was no reason to crush or break apart medicine because there were too small to get stuck no matter how big they are. I swallow all of my medicine and a huge vitamin daily without issue. I am also tightly restricted (9cc in an 11cc band) You could at least trying one pill at a time.

I am one week out..........postop....no problem getting down....my problem is the nausea afterward because one of them must be taken with food.........the little i "drink" is not making it........even the little purree I eat is not enough.. feeling very icky for a while after one certain med.

I have a lot of trouble with pills (getting stuck), but capsules made of powder in Gelatin capsules don't cause me any trouble--I make sure to take them with plenty of Fluid (warm helps), and they dissolve before they have to go through the stoma. Gelcaps are the same way; if I have a warm drink, they're a-okay.

Solid tablets/pills are a real problem for me. I've asked my doctor to switch me to liquids as much as possible, but when that's not possible, I just crunch 'em up and get them down the best I can :cursing:

sf pudding works best for me...... I will open a pudding using 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon of the pudding, depending on how much I have to take. Almost no after tast pill get suspended in the pudding. then i wrap up the extra and use it next day until gone.... could eat it with a whole sf pudding depending on you calorie goals that day:smile:

I started crushing and adding to pudding but now if I can break them in half I don't have to crush them.

I buy all of my vitamins and minerals in chewable form. I struggled before surgery with swallowing pills. I mix brands between Celebrate and Bariatric Advantage. I prefer the taste of the Bariatric Advantage Berry Vita Band that is designed for our procedure. I order them from Amazon. I cannot stand the bitter taste of crushed pills! If it is rx, I would ask if it comes in a capsule form to dissolve easier.