In the movie "Mary Poppins" she always sings about this magical spoon full of sugar. My daughter has trouble taking liquid medicine and gags at just the sight of it. I'm wondering if a spoon full of sugar with her medicine would really help? Or would this make the medicine not as affective? I'm not trying to sound ridiculous, I just thought it would help with the horrible taste and not to mention that we just watched the movie last night and I've been thinking of it ever since. So...
2007-03-13 07:54:26 · 9 answers · asked by Punkie Brewster 4 in Health ➔ Mental Health
I don't know about the sugar part but I remember my mum crushing pills and putting them in jam for us to eat. It tasted mostly yummy, except for a small bitter part, but we didn't care.
In my nursing practice with the elderly, I learned that even the most stubborn were willing to take their medicines with a spoonful of jelly. Note that I said JELLY. Use jelly because the pills cannot disintegrate in it as they could in jam. It makes everything go down nice.
Hope this helps.
Another thing to consider is that some pharmacies (depending on the medication) offer different flavors of the liquid types. Ask, if applicable.
2007-03-13 08:01:30 · answer #1 · answered by longleggedfirecracker 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try peanut butter or jam - my grandma always gave it to me that way and it was easy to get it down without the horrible taste.
2007-03-13 15:06:58 · answer #2 · answered by Dovie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should try it if he likes sweet food. No harm in trying, it could make it taste a bit better :D ! x
2007-03-13 15:00:22 · answer #3 · answered by Madness 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it just makes the bad even worse. It might work for a child though...
2007-03-13 14:56:32 · answer #4 · answered by helplessromatic2000 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
just make the taste better so it's not so bad when it goes down.
2007-03-13 14:57:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it works on my children, personally I would give it a miss.Contact Julie Andrews in Hollywood
2007-03-13 14:58:56 · answer #6 · answered by jonbug 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If we're dealing with Buckleys than yea! hahaha
2007-03-13 15:00:08 · answer #7 · answered by Marisa H 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
there will be no hurt in trying! I haven't ever thought about it.
2007-03-13 15:13:30 · answer #8 · answered by tennisluver90 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it might...i tend to not like meds bc of bitterness
2007-03-13 14:57:34 · answer #9 · answered by jenivive 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋