Hi lap-banders! I am 3 days into my journey and doing well. I'm looking for some advice on how to take my medications. Some of my meds are a little bigger than the size of a pea, so I have tried crushing them and mixing them with something I could eat or drink quickly. Last night I tried mixing my meds with sugar free pudding, but I didn't like the taste. The pudding with meds stayed in my mouth too long and I tasted too much of the meds. Any suggestions on how to take medications easier? Thanks

Suemile

You should have an appt with a pharmacy through you surgeon.

We did our yesterday, and I have already called our PCP to change 2 of Bear's meds.

I mix mine in apple sauce with some cinnamon and Splenda. Seems to cover med taste pretty well.

In the beginning I was crushing them, only for a few days post-op, because I was told along with a lot of other silly things, that I have to.

I was taking (and still am) one that is a fish oil (Lovaza) that cannot be crushed, and is very large. I take 4 every day.

I have found that I do not have to crush my pills at all. I take them every morning with no problem, large and small.

And my band is very tight. I prefer it that way.

And just like my eating habits, I take my time, taking one pill at a time just as I do with small bites, swallows.

I crushed because I thought I had to - but in actuality, I'm 4 months out and i don't crush a thing. I've never had a problem. If the pill is splitable, I do split it, but try and see how it goes.

It is very important for you to talk to your doctor about this. While most medications are fine to be crushed, you'll find that some should not be crushed or cut, due to them needing to stay in tact until they reach a certain area of the body.

I know that some people say its fine taking big pills while banded but I havent even had my band tightened yet and I can no longer take large pills.