are tablets meant to be chew n swallow or swallow whole???
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i just ate a tablet, no instructions on consumption and i chew n swallowed it coz quite big, wa the heck, damn bloody disgusting taste.........drank tons of water still got the taste, almost made me vomit my meal out.......
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as for meOriginally posted by Cerebral_Assassin:i just ate a tablet, no instructions on consumption and i chew n swallowed it coz quite big, wa the heck, damn bloody disgusting taste.........drank tons of water still got the taste, almost made me vomit my meal out.......
i am damn bad at swallowing pills
no matter how big or small
i still cant swallow it down
i need to chew it before going into my body
no matter what instruction is given
i still chew
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Pills or tablets r always meant 2 b swallowed bah... Unless itz prescripted tat u can chew or suck... If too big den im not too sure liao...
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doesnt matter 1...
because biting it increases surface area for digestion only..making it faster -
that meant i can digest faster lohOriginally posted by bismarck:doesnt matter 1...
because biting it increases surface area for digestion only..making it faster
cause i ned to bite all before i can get the pills down to my stomach
haha
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If it tastes digusting, then it was made to be swallowed. Guess u found out the wrong way. Unless its bigger than ur thumb, chew it.
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swallow the pills.....
chew the vitamins pills... -
don't chew...unless stated.
Cause the taste is......argh -
u can try chewing.. but its . eeyer.. bitter bitter..
swallow is a better choice.. -
Not true...? I've given that a thought before... I used to think the same way as you do. Then you'll have to realise that not all medications are meant to be absorbed by the body 'quickly'... And I believe such would usually comes in a liquid form...?Originally posted by bismarck:doesnt matter 1...
because biting it increases surface area for digestion only..making it faster
Take a good example would be antibiotics capsules. Why does some medications which comes in powder form have to be packed in a capsule? I would like to think it's to prevent it from dispersing?
Such medications which are capsules or tablets are generally 'targetted' forms I believe? To allow them to be swallowed but not deactivated by the many enzymatic activities in our body and the extreme pH?
When taking medications especially antibiotics, it's better (important) to follow the instructions closely as duration, dosage and comsumption methods are usually important for them to take effect properly..... -
pills actually u have to swallow them cas if u swallow it after u chew it,the medicine will not be as strong as when u swallow the whole pill...and i think nobody here like to eat medicine here,but those (PILLS) i don't know here is there anyone taking anot lah...Originally posted by Cerebral_Assassin:i just ate a tablet, no instructions on consumption and i chew n swallowed it coz quite big, wa the heck, damn bloody disgusting taste.........drank tons of water still got the taste, almost made me vomit my meal out....... -
wow... chewing pills... that's really a brave thing to do...
i will definitely vomit out.... -
I used to always chew the tablets, even Panadol, until I began to have to take pills on a regular basis. I started to swallow them. It was very tough at first lar, like, I'd have to use two cups of water for swallowing ONE tablet.
But gradually... SKILL! 
If it's too big or you don't want to chew so you can swallow, use a knife to cut it into smaller bits to swallow.
I always break the Panadol Cold Tablet into two.