when i had my wisdome teeth taken out, i had to take some vicodin, and for some reason i couldn't swollow it. Now i take a mixture of pills for various reasons, and at night its 5 of them, i swollow all of them at once. why is it that i can do it with the 5 and not with the one?
2006-12-15 16:59:43 · 5 answers · asked by ♥Brown Eyed Girl ♥ 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
the ones i take now..they are tiny tiny pills, but they are "horse pills" either. but with all 5 together its a good amount.
2006-12-15 17:07:05 · update #1
i've been swollowing pills for a long time, i never had problems til these ones.
2006-12-15 17:08:30 · update #2
it can depend on the shape. i can take a couple of horse pills at once, but if one has a particular coating or shape, i gag on it
2006-12-15 22:49:23 · answer #1 · answered by Jen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Swallowing is a reflex action initiated by stimulation of posterior palate and throat. Multiple pills like fluid stimulate a wider area to make the reflex action easy.
2006-12-16 05:42:37 · answer #2 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if its a big pill then maybe it went down sideways or something. or maybe you didn't take it with enough water.
2006-12-16 01:02:31 · answer #3 · answered by anonymous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you're more used to swallowing now.
2006-12-16 01:07:45 · answer #4 · answered by CaptainObvious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because you are a drug fiend junkie and you don't even know it!
2006-12-16 02:36:22 · answer #5 · answered by tingler 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋