Ever since I can remember I have been challenged with swallowing pills. When I was a little girl, my mom would dissolve the orange-flavored baby aspirin in a spoon of water for me to swallow. Thank goodness Flintstones vitamins were chewable. When I got older, my doctor encouraged me to take the same approach as one does with their pets, and that is to hide the tablet or capsule in a piece of cheese or some bread. Let’s just say it’s pretty challenging to trick oneself.
I get frustrated because I want to enhance my diet with nutrients that I might be deficient in, but getting supplements down can be exhausting for me. And even once swallowed, I have a sensitive stomach, so I have to make sure I take them with enough food so they settle.