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Right now I'm opening the capsule and shaking some in my mouth followed by sips of Water. I hate that. What are others doing? I know in a couple of weeks, I can sprinkle them in applesauce or something else pureed.< /p>

So I assume there is nothing liquid or chewable?

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I open the capsule and poured the beads into a small cup, then chased them with Water.

Once my Dr. approved, I started swallowing the whole capsules but it was 6-9 month out.

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Teaspoon of applesauce per surgeon.

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My doctor said take capsule with Water which i have been doing . No problem.

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I never got to talk to the doctor. Only the pharmacy student who brought them up to me. Maybe I will try, I'm nervous though. Never good with pills even on a good day

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I was taking the meds in a small bite of applesauce the day of surgery in the hospital. Just be sure to use the unsweetened kind.

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As a pharmacist, I would recommend opening the capsule and mixing with about a teaspoon of diluted, unsweet applesauce (may skip diluting if you are at phase where you can do undiluted applesauce or if your doc allows this)

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I think we covered every way to take the pill. How amazing that so many doctors are different. Even such a simple thing as a pill. Leaves us to figure out what is easiest for us, right?

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My doctor switched me to Protonix.

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