Guest guest Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Listmates, Does anyone have any good tips on teaching my 6 year old DS how to swallow a small capsule? I appreciate any assistance! Meredith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Meredith, My son could never swallow his medication until one of his doctors gave me this suggestion. Put the pill in a spoonful of peanut butter. As he was trying to swallow the sticky peanut butter, the pills would just go down without a problem. Patti > Listmates, > Does anyone have any good tips on teaching my 6 year old DS how to > swallow a small capsule? > > I appreciate any assistance! > > Meredith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 I wish we could, but he won't eat peanut butter! Sigh, he's a very picky eater. Sound familiar, anyone? > Meredith, > My son could never swallow his medication until one of his doctors > gave me this suggestion. Put the pill in a spoonful of peanut > butter. As he was trying to swallow the sticky peanut butter, the > pills would just go down without a problem. > Patti > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Yes - it all sounds very familiar! Lol. I'm open ears for as many suggestions as I hear. _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Meredith Weingarden Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 3:03 PM Subject: ( ) Re: Pill swallowing I wish we could, but he won't eat peanut butter! Sigh, he's a very picky eater. Sound familiar, anyone? > Meredith, > My son could never swallow his medication until one of his doctors > gave me this suggestion. Put the pill in a spoonful of peanut > butter. As he was trying to swallow the sticky peanut butter, the > pills would just go down without a problem. > Patti > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 My child went for it because he hates the taste of liquids. A great motivator but you don;t have that. A friend suggested using the mini M & M to start... there fun easy and very small. If they get caught the taste shouldn t; be a problem. Move up the to next size M & M's... ( I don;t know about the new " jumbo " ones LOL). By then they should be able to swallow most size pills. If the pills are too large ( I think its amoxicellin (sp?) 500mg scare my son) ask the MD to make a Rx for 250's so they can take double the dose. Talk to the MD about the size pills you can get your child comfortable with and work on it. Slowly... It " s worth a try. in NJ PS watch out for generic... they may have a different size pill. -- ( ) Pill swallowing Listmates, Does anyone have any good tips on teaching my 6 year old DS how to swallow a small capsule? I appreciate any assistance! Meredith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 One more thing... I used soda as a bribe for my DD to take her pills. After there gone she could finish the glass. -- ( ) Pill swallowing Listmates, Does anyone have any good tips on teaching my 6 year old DS how to swallow a small capsule? I appreciate any assistance! Meredith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 Oh, I think picky eaterism is very common on this list. My son, even at 17, will only eat chicken and beef (without any sauces). Food can't touch each other, with the single exception of Sri Lankan patties, which are ground up spiced meat inside of pastry. He eats tons of fruit, but very few veggies (raw broccoli, celery, carrots, and lettuce). sigh. Liz On Sep 23, 2005, at 1:02 PM, Meredith Weingarden wrote: > I wish we could, but he won't eat peanut butter! Sigh, he's a very > picky eater. Sound familiar, anyone? > > > >> Meredith, >> My son could never swallow his medication until one of his doctors >> gave me this suggestion. Put the pill in a spoonful of peanut >> butter. As he was trying to swallow the sticky peanut butter, the >> pills would just go down without a problem. >> Patti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 How about macaroni and cheese? :-) Meredith Weingarden <goldeylocks@...> wrote:I wish we could, but he won't eat peanut butter! Sigh, he's a very picky eater. Sound familiar, anyone? > Meredith, > My son could never swallow his medication until one of his doctors > gave me this suggestion. Put the pill in a spoonful of peanut > butter. As he was trying to swallow the sticky peanut butter, the > pills would just go down without a problem. > Patti > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 Meredith, I completely understand what you are going through. There are only a few things I can get to eat. Luckily peanut butter is one of them. Patti > > Listmates, > > Does anyone have any good tips on teaching my 6 year old DS how to > > swallow a small capsule? > > > > I appreciate any assistance! > > > > Meredith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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