By Anonymous - 09/01/2014 19:02 - United States - Converse

Today, like every day since my wife was prescribed antibiotics for an infection, I had to hide one of the pills inside her food, because she'd apparently rather fall seriously ill than swallow them like an adult. FML
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thatonegirlnic 10

You would think with all our technology they would make all pills in gummy form by now. Problem solved

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FindingYujin 26

Well, I hope she isn't taking them at a different time and overdosing. If not, that's kind of childish (if she dislikes swallowing pills) unless she doesn't believe in medicine and whatnot.

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sunnyray812 42

Maybe they were too large to swallow. If so, she could break them up to make it easier.

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smokecloud_ 37

These made me giggle. xD Sorry 40 I accidently thumbed you down instead of up. :'(

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outoftown 26

Call the pharmacist about alternatives. Inability/unwillingness to swallow pills is a common problem. But don't crush or cut pills without pharmacist's OK; some metabolize wrong.

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Quiet_one 22

Your wife sounds a lot like my pets. If she needed a topical medication would you have to wrap her in a towel and put it on her by force?

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DarwinWillFixIt 11

You should have taught her to swallow before you married her. :-)

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acisking 1

I'll be honest, I have a pretty bad and irrational fear of taking pills, I'd rather be sick than take one, unless I could find another way to get the medication:/ It's an extremely annoying fear, but I have no idea how you get over something like that, I guess try to be as understanding as you can, and if hiding them is working, then at least she's getting her medicine:)

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ksks1234 33

Are they hidden in a piece of cheese or a hotdog? Seriously though, depending on the antibiotic, she can get it in liquid form. Then, you can hide it in her juice.

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cuddlyunicorn 17

I couldn't start swallowing pills until a couple months ago and I'm 17. I have a fear of choking so I guess If she has a similar fear I guess you kinda can't blame her.

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cchuckcloninger 5

Get over it. What are you going to do when you have something serious and have to take meds like a grownup?

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cuddlyunicorn 17

I did get over my fear for the most part with the help of my friends and family. And yeah, I know but hopefully I will be healthy as an adult. As of now I don't have any health issues.

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smokecloud_ 37

61, there are much crazier and ridiculous irrational fears than pill swallowing. Take me, driving over bridges freaks me out, and I have to commute from Cincinnati over the Ohio River into Kentucky everyday for work. Take a chill pill. /endpun

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ilovefall10 21

I used to be like your wife. I didn't start taking pills until I was about 16. I've always had the fear of choking, but I learned that eventually, we all have to take pills, and can't just only use children's liquid medicine. Now that I know how to take pills, life is easier. Maybe you could teach your wife to take pills from starting small, like maybe make her swallow a tic-tac, or some kind of candy small like that, and then she can work up to taking pills. However, I do think some pills are WAY too big.

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Sports_guy3 28

Like the oversized ones you see on TV. Example: Spongebob [SquarePants].

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katertott 44

I agree. Some pills are just ridiculous in size. When I was about 7, I was prescribed an allergy tablet that was 3x the size of a regular one. Much too big for any kid at that age.

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