Dissolvable Asprin

[Coopergirl52]

If you are taking dissolvable Asprin can you dissolve it in diluted squash or must you only take it in plain water as don't like the taste.

[Hidden]

Hello

As far as I know it should just be plain water

You can ask the Doctor for a enteric Aspirin which is coated that you just swallow that has no taste that is if they thought that would be suitable for you to take

After you have taken the dissolvable Aspirin in plain water there is nothing stopping you I don't think having a few sips of juice straight after to take the taste away x

[fishonabike in reply to Hidden]

I think you might mean "enteric coated" aspirin, not genetic - i guess autocorrect struck again!

[Hidden in reply to fishonabike]

Hello

I think you are 100% right

I will pop in and swap it well I hope it swaps it x

[Eldot]

I don't see why not. I do that sometimes and I'm still here to tell the tale. I've even taken it in milk although I have wait the usual time for it to dissolve since the milk means I can't see it.

[deniseinmilden]

Unless you have been told, for extremely special circumstances, to take it 1 hour before food and 2 hours afterwards, ie, on an empty stomach - which is contra to the normal recommendations - it's fine!

It doesn't change the chemical composition of it or affect its absorption in your stomach. The usual advice is to take NSAIDs (aspirin and Ibuprofen) with, or just after, food to help protect the lining of the stomach, and once you've swallowed it, your insides can't physically separate it out - it just becomes part of the digestion "soup" (chyme) and is extracted by your alimentary canal as it goes down, like nutrients and other chemicals are.

One of the reasons you are told to take the soluble version is so it is easier on your stomach lining - you don't get a concentrated amount of the drug at any one site, unlike potentially where a tablet could land inside you and dissolve, before being mixed into your chyme.

I used to take mine that way.

It does make the orange or whatever slightly fizzy but it's better than the disgusting taste of the plain aspirin. Lemon barley water or grapefruit juice hides it even better, but is a bit sharp if you prefer things sweet. I found berry juices tasted odd but try a range of things to see what you dislike least.

I found the best way to do it is to dissolve it in water, give it a stir with a spoon, pour in your squash and then give it another quick stir to make sure it's thoroughly distributed, just before you drink it, so you get fewer unpleasant tasting bits at the end.

You could ask the opinion of several Dr's and pharmacists and ask any "purists" who say it must be plain water, why must it? If they do come up with a very good reason that can be substantiated I would be genuinely very interested to hear it and be corrected, thank you.

Well done for questioning it and trying to make life better where possible.

[Flimflab in reply to deniseinmilden]

I hadn't thought about that. I couldn't see anything about squash on the NHS site, but this may be helpful medicinesforchildren.org.uk... ?

[deniseinmilden in reply to Flimflab]

It's excellent, thank you!

[MoyB]

My husband always dissolves his in a small glass of squash. Xx Moy

[56dick19]

hi all ways dissolve mine with water and was told to take it with or after food

[nursenancy53]

I don't dissolve mine at all - pharmacist advised it was perfectly safe to swallow along with my other medication

[Prada47 in reply to nursenancy53]

Just to add I was told exactly the same.

Regards

[Beatle45]

I always used to dissolve mine in water as I thought that was the correct thing to do. However,when I was in hospital I was given it to swallow with a glass of water like any other tablet. When I asked I was told it doesn’t make any difference. Now I’m wondering if this is correct.

[fishonabike]

check with your local pharmacist, but i recall giving aspirin to patients dissolved or crushed in a variety of foods and drinks, with the doctor's approval and the patient's knowledge

as deniseinmilden points out, flavouring it won't affect it's action as a medication

[Coopergirl52]

Have checked with pharmacist she said it's OK to take with dilute squash but not juice as juice is more acidic and could damage the stomach lining.