Issues taking medication

[LawrenShrinking 1]

Hey everyone!
I just had my surgery on 11/15 and I’m having so much trouble getting my medications down. I crush them and try to mix them into things but it is so bitter that I have difficulty swallowing it. Any suggestions?

[AJ Tylo 1,398]

If its bitter try reducing it in your Protein Shake, In cooking the opposite of bitter is adding salt, Salt will reduce the bitterness, I would grind them in a spice grinder add a little salt and drop in 1 oz of Protein shake

[Briswife15 889]

I would crush mine and mix in unsweetened applesauce per my doctor. Still tasts a little bitter, but not bad.

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[catwoman7 10,874]

how long do you have to crush it for? I could take everything whole except for ursodiol and those big Calcium pills as soon as I got home from the hospital

[Prestonandme 107]

Do you crush your meds together or do you take them one at a time?

Be sure to take each crushed pill separately and rinse each down with a chaser of your choice. I use grape-flavored Powerade Zero Sugar sports drink. I haven't had any problems with bitterness while drinking it.

[lingre 54]

I have a terrible time with my pills I crush too, so gross!!! I have found white chocolate pudding has covered to bitter taste better than anything and I have tried a lot of options. I also chase it right after with a Calcium chew to cover it up even more. Good luck!

[HappyHikerGal 132]

Yeah, I'm 7 days post-op and am struggling with this. I just bought some watery fruity baby food and am mixing the crushed pills with this. The worst is my omeprazole, which is little granules. I have a few weeks of this ahead of me, so I'm just trying to be as creative as possible so I don't gag.