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[–] [email protected] 66 points 3 months ago (26 children)

No. Mouth full of drink as if going to gargle. Tilt head back, open mouth, drop in pill(s), IMMEDIATELY swallow, AND chase with more drink.

Dear god, its like some people want to taste our crimes against nature.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 3 months ago (7 children)

Tilting your head down can actually help with swallowing by a lot.

Insert pill. Put liquid in mouth. Tilt chin down. Swallow.

Source: have dysphagia, can only swallow pills and other hard substances by tilting head down

[–] shrugs 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

some pills have nasty taste if they touch your gums or mouth. fill in water first, then pill, then swallow.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Guess that just didn't bother me, but yeah, which you do first didn't make a difference in terms of swallowing. It's all about tilting the chin down to open the throat.

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