Soluble tablet shock

[Jako999]

Hi all I have a problem swallowing tablets so I try to get soluble ones but not any more, I had no idea how much salt is in them.

They are soluble and fizz because they are a bit like bicarbonate of soda 3 soluble co-codable or paracetamol is the equivalent to a tea spoon of salt and if you take the full dose of 8 in day it’s almost your full recommend salt intake before anything else. I don’t know about other tablets but if they’re soluble they will be the same.

I’ve been on soluble co-codamol for years for my back its probably added to the reason I needed a quad cabg, why don’t the gp’s tell you these things?

Thanks

[ChoochSiesta]

I used to have trouble swallowing tablets, but I conquered it.If you can swallow water you can swallow the tablet:

Put tablet in mouth.

Take just 1 mouthful of water.

Swallow water quickly.

(The tablet goes down with the water).

[Chappychap in reply to ChoochSiesta]

The reason for soluble aspirin isn't about difficulty swallowing, it's that soluble aspirin is less aggressive towards the stomach lining than non soluble.

[Chappychap]

Thanks for posting, I never realised this.

Hidden salt (and hidden sugar) is ridiculously common in so many of the manufactured/processed items that we consume.

[Hidden]

Yet another hidden salt culprit Mr Holmes……….. they add up everyday

[Simes11]

Apologies for the late reply. If any of your meds are in the ‘capsule’ form, then put your chin/head DOWN (rather than tilted back) to swallow them easily. These pills 💊 kinda ‘float’, so tilting your head forward, automatically puts the pill to the back of your tongue/‘top’ of the water to flush down very easily. 🤗

[bridgeit]

Well, I've just learned something new. I had no idea about the salt content of soluble pills and will watch out in future! Thanks for that info.Re difficulty swallowing, unless the medication is time-release (which I don't think applies to aspirin or soluble drugs), you could try using a pestle and mortar to crush larger tablets into powder and mix it with apple puree or similar. Or use a pill cutter to reduce the size of the pills to manageable if they're a bit on the large side.