I have had the bypass. Can I take Nyquil

Are you considering the Nyquil liquid or huge pills??

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3 hours ago, TheMarine79 said:

I have had the bypass. Can I take Nyquil

Make sure anything you take has no sugar and no NSAIDS like aspirin, ibuprofen etc. The nyquil pills have a gel outer shell that might not dissolve well. So you might want to squeeze the contents out into your drink. I find it easier to take single formulation over the counter meds than trying to take multiple formulation meds like "Tylenol Cold" etc. I hope you feel better.

Are you sick or is it for sleep? If you are sick you need to make sure it only has Tylenol not nsaids/ibuprofen. Liquid is better than the large pills, they likely won’t dissolve enough to be effective. If it’s for sleep unisom makes tiny pills, they also make sleep melts. Small pills without coating and that are NOT timed release will dissolve better but it depends on where you are at after surgery, you need to wait a few months after surgery to start taking pills of any kind.

Also, liquid NyQuil contains alcohol, so it would take effect quicker in a bypass patient. Just a FYI.

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I was asking about that because I recently took Dayquil and swesr that one of the pills got stuck in the opening between my pouch and intestines! I had pain for about an hour. I'm going to stick to liquid Nyquil.

45 minutes ago, Briswife15 said:

I was asking about that because I recently took Dayquil and swesr that one of the pills got stuck in the opening between my pouch and intestines! I had pain for about an hour. I'm going to stick to liquid Nyquil.

Oh my goodness! I’m sure that was terribly painful.

I just googled it - it does have acetaminophen (Tylenol) in it, which should be OK. The above posters are right about the alcohol, though - depending on how much is in there, it could hit you hard. Maybe you could get the liquid and just take half a dose or something to see if you can handle it first?? Or better yet, call your clinic and ask.