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[-] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 67 points 10 months ago

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.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 48 points 10 months ago

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

[-] yukichigai@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 10 months ago

It varies a lot from person to person. The only way I was able to learn to swallow pills at first was to deliberately swallow air, like you do if you want to make yourself burp. Head forward? Head back? Both interfered.

[-] shrugs@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

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

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 10 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.

[-] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 10 months ago

At least close your mouth first, unless you like spilling drink+pills everywhere.

Pretty sure tilting the head down is implied in my personal swallowing process.

[-] zaph@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

Tilt head back, open mouth, drop in pill(s), IMMEDIATELY swallow

Definitely not implied. I thought your entire point was keeping the head tilted back.

[-] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 10 months ago

Good for you. Only reason to tilt the head back is to not spill. Closing the mouth fixes that. This is "pill taking recommendations", not "re-thinking swallowing-in-general 101"

[-] roguetrick@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

They're talking about a way to prevent aspiration with dysphagia by tilting the chin down to the chest.

[-] kogasa@programming.dev 16 points 10 months ago

I've been taking 6+ pills a day for years and still can't get myself to swallow them. I just chew everything. Tasty painkillers and caffeine.

[-] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 10 months ago

BTDT. Time-release is too useful though.

[-] kogasa@programming.dev 5 points 10 months ago

My only time-release capsule is filled with little beads, I just pop it open and eat the beads like pop rocks

[-] Badabinski@kbin.earth 0 points 10 months ago

(⁠゜⁠o⁠゜⁠;

I am intensely displeased with this comment. I don't know why this got to me so much more than the other degenerate shit I've seen around, but this gave me a pretty violent physical reaction. Maybe it's because I've been taking time release capsule meds for 15ish years now? Whatever the cause, you should be proud because that was well written.

[-] kogasa@programming.dev 1 points 10 months ago

I'm speaking my truth. XR Adderall, crack em open and pour em on me tongue. The caviar of stimulants

[-] ChocoboRocket@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

Someone already said it, but tilting your chin down opens your throat, while tilting your head back will constrict

Tucking your chin down while swallowing pills is best

[-] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago

Also many pills (especially capsules, where the coating and filling are separate vs tablets that are compressed as one) float, so counterintuitively, tilting your head forward actually brings the capsule up to the back of your throat!

[-] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 10 months ago

... and I already replied to them. Enjoy spilling drink and pills everywhere.

[-] CluckN@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

The only pill you need to swallow is the truth

[-] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 10 months ago

Sure. Fuck sincerity, fuck honest advice. This guy didn't specify exactly how one should swallow, so he's a lying liar! You got me!

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

What exactly are you imagining?

[-] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

They are trying to be funny by playing on the fact that the person they are replying to didn't include closing their mouth in the list of steps.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago
[-] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 10 months ago

People that are capable of realizing I didn't narrate the entire process of swallowing. IDK, if you're imagining I would even put into words specific movements of the tongue, lips, jaw, etc, you're opinion of my instructional skills is way off.

[-] ripcord@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

This...works less well with kids.

[-] shrugs@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

damn, you beat me to it. can confirm, it works like a charm

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