Cant swallow

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I'm talking about pills here. I absolutely cannot swallow any type of medicine or anything in a pill form. I've tried every trick in the book to swallow pills. I am a runner and sometimes when im injured i have really sharp pains in my legs and one of my fellow runners gives me an aspirin or something and i take it and try to swallow it with water but after a few tries i just end up spitting it out. Ive seen people take like 3 pills with NO water!! And i know the older you get the more pills you have to take to stay healthy because i see old people have a bunch of pills, im not going to be able to take them. Is it normal to not be able to swallow pills even small ones?

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  • AtlDude
    14 years ago

    Give me the pills ill swallow them for you

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  • fartonmyface
    11 years ago

    I stopped reading when you said you were talking about pills.

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  • Captain_Kegstand
    12 years ago

    Ya this happened to me a lot. Fairly recently I have learned that if I have a mouthful of something very carbonated like coke, and I drop the pill in and swallow before it touches my tongue, then i'm good.

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  • littlemissgiggles
    12 years ago

    I have the exact same problem!!!! If I can't get chewable pills then I have to crush them and put them in food. It usually works, u should try it

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  • lady6sky
    12 years ago

    I n nursing homes we crush them pills and mix with apple sauce.Hope it works for you.

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  • lvmykids
    12 years ago

    This happens to me all the time. I feel like my throat is clsoing up. I have had to leave restaurants or the table at home to cough up or throw p the food stuck in my throat. Two years ago on Thanksgiving, I ended up have an endosopy to remove meat that was stuck in my throat. My doc wants me to have my esophagus stretched..weird..but if it helps I might do it. You are not alone. I get scared when I eat and Im sure that makes it even worse. I dont know why this happens but it sure is scary!!!

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  • whanny1
    13 years ago

    its not that you cant, its you dont like the feeling of some solid thing penetrating your throat. its normal kid it becomes easier with age meaning it becomes easier the more times you have to do it

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    I used to not be able to... but then again that was when I was 10. Just keep trying and eventually you'll get it. Try to buy small pills (you can get really tiny ibuprofen) and hopefully that will help you to be able to deal with bigger pills.

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  • cupcakes_go_Bo_Om
    14 years ago

    ha dis used to hapn 2 me wen i wuz like 13 cuz i wuz really depressed about my gf muving nd i had to break up wit her so i dindt ever want to eat so i had 2 start drinking peels nd i cudnt still now days thnkn of her makes me unable to swallow sometimes even food ! But i also thnk its all in ur head ;]

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  • YouAndMeNotSoPretty
    14 years ago

    I know someone who can't, so I think it's normal.
    I can, but I'm no good at it.
    I have to put a lot of water in my mouth and close my throat so it's just there, tilt my head back and drop a tablet in to the water so that it doesn't touch my mouth, then swallow.
    If I don't swallow it properly or I feel it touch my mouth I have to spit it out and start again.

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  • Holloway_S
    14 years ago

    Jim its not in his head so don't give him that bullsh** i have had this problem for many years and its not in my head!!!! I'm so tired of all you people tell other people with sicknesses and problems that its all in our heads!!! Try swallowing the pills with a piece of cheese or bread that usually helps me...

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    • brothershamass
      14 years ago

      Try putting the pill inside some pet food (meat). This works for both my cats and dogs, maybe it will work for you too.

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      • Som3Guy
        14 years ago

        Pet food?
        >_>

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  • Jim_Pfoss
    14 years ago

    It's all in your head -- which shouldn't surprise you since that's where your throat begins.
    Lots and lots of people share your problem, which is good news.
    Google "can't swallow pills" and you will get a couple hundred thousand hits. Have you tried a few hundred of them yet?

    This one looked like a good starting point:
    http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/1985.html
    Good luck!

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    • lvmykids
      12 years ago

      no its not!!! if it happens to you then you will understand

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    • lvmykids
      12 years ago

      its not in our heads!! wait until it happens to you and then you will know

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  • unrec0gnizable
    13 years ago

    Crush it and sniff it

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