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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, just like everyday, I opened my med box, took out a blister pack and took one of the pills before putting the pack back in the box. Today, not like everyday, I had diarrhea. Turns out one of the packs was laxatives put in my med box by my boyfriend because they looked the same as my meds. FML
Today, my daughter wanted to show me the tooth she had just lost. As I was in a rush to leave for work, I quickly picked up and swallowed my pill that was on the kitchen table. It was only until I looked back down at the table did I see not only my pill, but one extremely angry daughter glaring at me. FML
Today, my girlfriend came back from visiting her family. She'd forgotten to take her pills, and decided to "catch up" by taking almost a week's worth of birth control and prescription pills. She's fine, but I had to convince the ER staff that she's not suicidal, just stupid. FML
Today, I puked up an anti-nausea pill. FML
Today, my wife called me at work, crying, because she shat her pants. I'd feel more sympathy if she ever ate fruit, or vegetables, or anything other than sugar and carbs, or took the prescription fiber supplements her doctor prescribed. FML
Today, my daughter has an ear infection and hasn’t slept more than 15 minutes a night for the last three days. Well tonight she was finally asleep, but I needed to take my own tablets. I had a violent coughing fit while choking on them, and woke her up. FML
Today, I found out that when they put "Take with food" on the side of antibiotics, what they really mean is "Take with food because this stuff is gonna liquefy everything in your G.I. tract, and make you have to run out of the middle of calculus for the worst diarrhea ever." FML
Today, when I picked up my repeat subscription of anti-anxiety medication, they had changed the packaging to be more 'child safe'. Now it's so hard to get the pills out that I had an anxiety attack trying to take one. FML
Today, I forgot to bring my lunch to work. I got so hungry, I resorted to eating antacid tablets from the medicine cabinet for lunch. FML
Today, in preparation for a presentation at work, I decided to take a handful of vitamins to fight my cold. As I was putting the bottles away, I noticed one of them was a laxative. 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
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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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.
TheWildRover1 12
She should be greatful that they aren't suppositories and take the feckin things!
BillMurray_fml 12
OP just needs to teach her how to swallow.
Allornone 35
37, somehow your profile picture makes your comment that much more humorous.
Fuaaad1994 31
When someone comments on someone's profile pic, I always have to take a closer look since I can't see it with my phone. Ah, technology.
jrshap12 10
Well she should see a doctor about alternative medications
Sports_guy3 28
Try (drum roll please!) DocBastard!
Lavelle1313 11
What the hell are you talking about #36
Sports_guy3 28
Correction: Another awesome user. Keeps you laughing for days.
184886837272837 32
no one ever remembers my user name like they do docbastards... I wish I'd chosen something simpler
shanannygians07 28
Yea 12345678910111213 would have been a little easier for us all to remember
thatonegirlnic 10
You would think with all our technology they would make all pills in gummy form by now. Problem solved
tukies 28
I've always wondered why adults can't have a better option. I want gummy bear flavor antibiotics for my strep throat damn it.
Clay_Pidgeon 11
How about everyone stop being little bitches and just deal with it. It's either take the damn pill and deal with a little pain or suffer and be sick for a week or more.
coried91 28
Take a chill pill 25.
wellthen7154 12
I actually cannot swallow pills (crazy, I know), so Im just thanking my immune system Im not falling dreadfully ill and the only cure is a pill. Even when I've had to take pills (flu! Swine flu a few years before... Ugh..) I crushed them up and mixed it with pudding. The powder tastes vile, and I want to spit it out, but it's better than having it melt slowly in my mouth. Anyway, the point is OP's wife could just hate pills, which is stupid, or she can't swallow them very well. Even then, there are ways to take a pill without directly swallowing the capsule, so there aren't any exuses.
mimsborogoves 2
They do make gummy vitamins for adults! I take my vitamin D supplement in gummy form.
foe1 7
You can definitely swallow pills unless you have an abnormally small throat or you have a medical problem. When I was younger I couldn't swallow pills at all even small ones. You just to have to keep trying and force yourself . I can know swallow pills without water now.
yerawizardlizzy 27
32, there are several medications that cannot be crushed without seriously adverse reactions. Check with your pharmacist before you do anything like that. Most of the time it's on the label but I would double check with a pharmacist.
minesbiggerr 25
#32 I'm the same way except I don't even like taking medicine if I don't need it 100% I have never taken any sort of pain meds partially cause I can swallow it and partly because I don't like it
PennyLane27 32
*high five* We're just too cool to swallow pills :) Really though, I've tried every trick in the book with no avail. Small esophagus, screwed up tonsils and high gag reflex. *shrugs* It is what it is. I just learn the science behind the medication, consult a pharmacist when need be and chew, break things apart that I can. Man, some pills taste nasty, but you suck it up.
PennyLane27 32
41 is right on! I was looking into one the other day that, if the entric coating dissolves too soon and the medication (which is supposed to begin dispursing just past the stomach) enters into a highly acidic environment, hydrolysis occurs and essentially a compound develops that is equivalent to an insecticide. Precious, huh? Soooo be careful and knowledgeable and always consult a pharmacist :)
wellthen7154 12
Not to worry! I always check to be sure. The only pills Ive ever had to take were either not a capsule or completely safe to open. I don't get sick very often at all, so I hardly need pills. I have a very reflexive gag reflex as well as a weird sub-conscious movement I do with my tongue that swishes the pill to the side. Every liquid, yogurt, and trick in the book would not get the pill to go down, and once I almost chocked on it from coughing it up. (I once waited TOO long and the coating melted to pour that DELECTABLE powder on my tongue... -.-") anyway, I always check the pills, but I can't seem to ever swallow them.. *tear*
REALAfroninga 11
Haha I love gummies! They have adult vitamins as gummies now, but they really should make medicine less of a hassle to take. Any medicine that is anally delivered, I feel is just a cruel joke by pharmacists.
mata2 7
To many kids will eat them thinking ummm candy. We've l looked into it but risk is to high. you can get most pills liquid form now.
DanielleinDC 34
I despise taking pills as well. I manage to down a multivitamin most mornings because it's a fairly small caplet, but big huge pills? Forget about it. And I avoid taking antibiotics as much as possible because the side effects are killer. I had to take some a few months ago after a tooth extraction and ended up with a rash.
SammyS2012 21
Yeah be careful with crushing or breaking the pill before you ingest it. when i was 13 and had surgery, i had oxycotin and i would break it in half because it was way too big for me. the nurses knew about it but didnt say anything to me or my mom. turns out, my severe asthma attacks after every pill was because the medicine was released too early and was damaging my respiratory system. it took forever, but i eventually learned how to take pills by 15 because all of the medicine i had to take. now i can take 3 at once! >:)
imhope 23
At least you're a good husband by making her take them
destinyisdead 5
that's what my fiance does with my prenatals since they make me throw up, except he puts it in my drink.
Dinoporeon 9
Till death do you part. Or something like that.
Paco_el_Taco 17
**** it let her get sick until she decides to grow up!
MrSassypants 34
I agree. I mean, she's the only the women you love, let her get sick. Absolutely nothing is terrible about that.... other than everything of course.
REALAfroninga 11
@ 27 living up to your name... I love a bowl of sass in the morning
ThatFancyPenn 18
It's not a matter of growing up. It's actually frequent to have an anxiety of taking pills. I actually have it myself, I can only swallow pills that are smaller than a dime.
bfsd42 20
57, I don't think it's a really good idea to have your phone number in your profile. In fact it's probably a very bad idea. But you do whatever you wanna do.
thatkid00117 16
Did you make her sit and roll over too?
simplysarcastics 26
You sir are a great husband. And your wife could be against medicine even if it is to help her. So I would keep taking care of her until she takes care of herself, unless you can convince her or bribe her lol
Mynamewontfi 40
Are you married to a pet?
teyyoshi 19
hey ，dude， maybe the pills are too bitter to swallow
Mynamewontfi 40
I'd rather swallow a nasty tasting pill than getting sick. And if it's that bitter, wouldn't that mean she would taste it when she is eating her food, anyway?
coried91 28
If you take them with juice they're not that bad. She does just need to grow up though. That's just ridiculous that she won't take it. Get her a pill cutter if it's because it's to big of a pill.
junkman6 22
If the pill is sitting in your mouth long enough for you to taste it, you aren't doing it right.
smokecloud_ 37
Agreed.. I usually drink a small amount of water and drop the pill in before swallowing to avoid any nasty taste. Then again, I've never had a problem swallowing pills like some other commenters I've seen so far. :( Although it does sound more like OP's wife is just being a prissy pants about it.
logic368 8
Well, the good thing is, she doesn't do drugs!
Sports_guy3 28
Yeah, she does. Prescription drugs!