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I remember doing that when I was a kid - but I got sick of having to take it with apple sauce or juice or something, because I would inevitably end up missing the pill the first time.

So - when I was about 7 or 8, I got several packs of tic-tacs and got it so I could take at least 15 of them at a time. Just basically practicing taking large numbers.

But - the apple sauce trick is great, but I do have a tendency to use apple butter if I have to use something. The taste is strong enough to mask the taste of the pill if you don't get it going down the first time.

I find if I take a drink of water or what ever first hold the drink in my mouth pop the pill and swallow fast it goes down with out a hitch. My 5 year old has watched me take pills this way for a while and when she takes her benydryl for her sinuses she does this as well (figured it out just watching me) and she has no trouble swallowing the pill either...

yupp...and if ya don't like apple sauce...yogurt or those Pudding packs work perfect !! just to mix it up a Bit !!

When my sister was learning to swallow pills as a child she had a lot of problems with it. The doctor said to get a spoonful of jelly and put the pill in that. It just slid right down!

Thanks for the tip! I'll have to give it a go. I have the worst time with large polls. they always go down either sideways or wrong & stick in my throat.

Yes, applesauce really does work! And so does cottage cheese, whipped cream cheese, almost any kind of pudding and almost anything that's semi-solid and you like the taste of and can swallow without chewing.
I first learned about this from my dog. He wouldn't take any pill or medicine but if it was added to peanut butter (which he dearly loved) then medicine time became a treat. Guess the same psychology works with humans!

Ditto... I use yogurt

GOOD TIPS =BUT I NEVER HAVE A PROBLEM JUST GET ALOTOF SALVIA IN MY MOUTH OR A HARD CANDY! & CAN TAKE 4-7 PILL IN ONE SWALLOW SOMETIMES W/OUT WATER=IF NEED BE!

It took me FOREVER to learn to swallow pills! I almost died by choking on a hard candy when I was 2 so it was kind of a phobia. I started practicing with things like cooked elbow macaroni to get used to it. Now, years later, I can swallow handfulls of em! I've not tried the applesauce but have heard from medical people that it works great.

Thanks! I'll use that with kids I treat! Only sometimes do I have trouble but I'm proud to say that I can take 19 pills in one gulp! lol thats just sad isn't it....