Pills or Liquid or Capsules: Which form of pain reliever is easiest to swallow?

  • Pills
  • Liquid
  • Capsules
Please select one to answer and see the result

Answers

Pills - 2

  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
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  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
It tastes like rainbow, unlike liquid.

Liquid - 14

  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
I SELECTED THIS OPTION BECASUE IT GOES INTO YOUR SYSTEM FASTER AND MORE OF THE HEALING POWER IS STILL THERE.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Absorbed by the body quicker therefore relives pain quicker
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
you don't need to have something like liquid like water to swallow the medicine
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because it pass directly to the stomach
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because the pills (all) have corn starch or corn of some sort which I am highly allergic to and ended up in the emergency room...so my pharmacist did a lot of research and then decided the liquid had no corn starch. ....how darn darn sad and cheap can pharmaceutical company's can be when there are so many people that have corn allergies esp on the US ;)))))
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Some may choke on capsules and pills. Liquid medication goes down the esophagus smoother.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Easier on a Sore throat. : )
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
I read the article, and personal experience.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
travels to the liver faster
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Because its fast
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Manufacturers can sometimes make the pills incredibly large and it hurts to swallow.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
this is because liquid absorb faster than solid and capsules.thus,our organ will absorb the nutrients from medicine faster..=)
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
the reason is because liquids do not need any supporting fluids to swallow, on the other hand pills and capsules do. some people despite of the supporting fluid cannot swallow a pill or capsule.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
I have difficulty in swallowing capsules

Capsules - 5

  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
flavorless and goes down easier than pills
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Have found that by l;ubricating the capsule it is much more easily inserted in the ****. Both the pill form ane the liquid medication is difficult to take in this fashion.

Note: A note of caution, should you pass gas after inserting the
capsule you may find a particlly disolved capsule in your
shorts or panties. For this reason I have found that I am
more successful in taking the medication prior to eating
rather than afterwards.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
because it goes down easier when swallowed
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Capsules, their main advantages are their easy-to-swallow characteristic and their ability to break down quickly in the stomach.
  • Anonymous . 3+ yrs. ago
Quicker, far easier to swallow (less resistance than tablet) & no taste.

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