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Any ideas on how to swallow large capsules?

:) I know I read something recently but my search skills must be lacking. I need to take some capsules that are sort of a soft gel with liquid inside. They are kind of big & I'm afraid they will get stuck so I've been poking a hole in them & squeezing the liquid out. It tastes yucky :eek: so looking for ideas of what to try.
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:) I know I read something recently but my search skills must be lacking. I need to take some capsules that are sort of a soft gel with liquid inside. They are kind of big & I'm afraid they will get stuck so I've been poking a hole in them & squeezing the liquid out. It tastes yucky :eek: so looking for ideas of what to try.

If they are the soft gels try taking them with some warm liquid. I swallowed a stool softener today with warm coffee and had no trouble at all. I had read somewhere thats its okay to do that so I tried and it worked well. unfortunately we just can't find everything in liquid form.

I recently had to take two gel cap pain relievers and I wasn't at home so I was very nervous about it. I took them one at a time, with warm water. I let each one sit in my mouth, in the warm water, for a few seconds before I swallowed it. The outter coating softens and gets slippery so I had no problems. Just take it slow, one at a time, really warm water, and you should be fine.

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Great! I just took 1 capsule with warm water (didn't have anything else handy) and all is well so far. Thanks.

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