I want to improve my gag reflex so I can swallow better.
2007-01-03 07:14:25 · 11 answers · asked by Monkey Boy 3 in Health ➔ Mental Health
You must relax and not shove the pills down your throat. Let your throat get used to having a large pill in it and breathe thru your nose. Practice makes perfect.
2007-01-03 11:47:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't want to improve your gag reflex as wouldn't that make you gag more? And you don't want to decrease your gag reflex as then you might choke on food.
You want to learn how to take a pill. Try to eat something and just before you swallow put the pill in and swallow it with the food. I am a baby when it come to taking pills too and this is what I do and it works. Banana works the best for me.
2007-01-03 07:35:18 · answer #2 · answered by nursienurse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cut the pill in half if it is a tablet. If it is a capsule, you can mix it with something. If you are really trying to swallow it whole, then try wetting your throat with a swallow of water first, then count to 20 while taking your pill so you won't think about it gagging you so much. Or mentally say a nursery rhyme or something.
"Jack be nimble . . . . Jack be quick . . . ." (Okay, so this sounds stupid. I'm silly today)
2007-01-03 08:12:06 · answer #3 · answered by TPhi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ha ha practice swallowing other things that aren't pills.. noodles or something... keep doing it until you feel comfortable and eventually you will be able swallow stuff better.
2007-01-03 07:18:21 · answer #4 · answered by LIZ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cut my large pills in half. Also, I take the pill, place it way back in my mouth and take a huge swig of water or juice. Hope this helps.
2016-05-22 23:22:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take them in a spoonful of applesauce..one pill at a time!
That's how I taught my son to swallow pills!
2007-01-03 07:21:19 · answer #6 · answered by Wizard of Oz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put the pills in some apple sauce and swallow that...
2007-01-03 07:21:40 · answer #7 · answered by jonah 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no way to 'improve' your gag reflex. That's just the way you were made.
2007-01-03 07:20:02 · answer #8 · answered by sLb♥CeM 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first..take a drink of water to wet your throat, get the pill into your throat as far as possible, then take a HUGE drink of water to swallow it while throwing your head back.
2007-01-03 08:01:11 · answer #9 · answered by janet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you sure you are trying to swallow pills?
2007-01-03 07:23:40 · answer #10 · answered by Huh? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋