I have an older problem with my neck so I can not swallow pills unless their are smashed. Will that affect their effect or my stomach?
2007-01-06 02:54:11 · 5 answers · asked by codruce 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
firstly the reason why pills have an outer covering is so they take longer to dissolve in your stomach and so that your stomach acid does not affect the medication, by smashing them, you increase their absorbtion capability and decrease the medication that enters your blood stream.
What you might want to try is one of the following.
1. tilting your head back filled with water and dropping the pill in and swallowing. you wont even feel the pill going down
or
2. keeping the pill under your tongue. this moves the medication straight into the blood stream and avoids it being broken down by your stomach acid. this is because the glands under your tongue absorb it
2007-01-06 03:09:29 · answer #1 · answered by niksta 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it is a pill that says CR or controled relase anywhere on it, the pill will not be as effective. It wont affect your stomach but it also might not work correctly.
2007-01-06 03:02:32 · answer #2 · answered by Kayla B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what kind of medicine you are talking about. Some are made to be slow dissolving so smashing them could cause you problems.
2007-01-06 02:56:40 · answer #3 · answered by JS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enteric coating tablets should not be crushed. Some meds can be dissolved in water. Most pills can be crushed but you can also talk to your doctor about liquid medicine.
2007-01-06 03:14:14 · answer #4 · answered by rllaster68 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they are made to be ingested by time.gel faster tablets slower
2007-01-06 03:04:13 · answer #5 · answered by still a leaf fan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋