Now that's just nasty

[greek_jester]

One evening a week I eat alone as my sister (who co-owns our house) works late shift at the supermarket. Sometimes I can't be bothered to cook, so I get a full meal from the pub across the road & just have a snack in the evening to tide me over & so that I can take my tablets.

Now, one particular evening I couldn't be bothered to eat much as I'd pigged out a bit at lunchtime. I ended up deciding to finish up the tube of Pringles & the leftover yoghurt & cucumber dip from the curry a few nights before. There was nothing on the telly so I decided to browse the 'net while I was eating. I grabbed the Pringles, the jar of dip, an eggcup (to put the dip in, since Pringles don't fit through skinny jar mouths) & my evening tablet, which I stuck in the eggcup so I wouldn't lose it.

Supplies duly scavenged, I sat myself in front of my computer, dished up a dollop of dip & set to browsing (& munching). After a few Pringles I noticed that the dip tasted a bit sour, so I decided to dump the rest & finish off the Pringles after taking my tablet. I went to pick it up - no tablet I shifted paperwork off of my desk - no tablet. I crawled under the desk & looked on the floor - no tablet. Then, with a nasty feeling of inevitability, I poked through the dip in the eggcup... Yep. There's the remains of the tablet. And I'd already swallowed bits of it, so I couldn't dump the dip & take another one. Nor was skipping it an option. Which meant scooping up the remains of the dip (& the tablet) & choking it down. Ever tasted partially-dissolved Paracetamol? This tasted worse I brushed my teeth twice, gargled with mouthwash, & even tried eating a bit of raw onion but the taste still lingered

[Plaidman]

Oy... be careful for that. That was briefly covered in class. The teacher, who's a pharmacist, just suggests ibuprofen over that. It can damage just too much for what little pain relief it gives.

[crazylegs]

I don't think the OP was taking paracetemol, but using the taste as an example as to how bad it was.

[KellyHabersham]

I did something like that once with an Excedrin pill - somehow it had gotten mixed in with a bag of Reese's Pieces which I had in my backpack, I'd grabbed some to munch on while I was checking e-mail at work, and after a few seconds I noticed that the candy tasted really stale/bitter.

[Andara Bledin]

Yikes.

I am thankful that I have never accidentally eaten any form of medication.

Also, after having a dried spider come out of my bag of vending machine snacks, I also never put anything in my mouth that I haven't visually inspected first.

I managed to neither eat nor touch said spider. Luckily, it was at a point in the bag where I was spilling the contents out a bit prior to returning to my book and grabbing bits of snack without looking.

As for nasty tastes, rubber bands are pretty awful and it lingers. Aloe vera is the same, only a magnitude worse.

^-.-^

[PepperElf]

my boyfriend takes zomig at times.
says the taste is nasty

[Imogene]

As for nasty tastes, rubber bands are pretty awful and it lingers.

I vaguely remember I used to chew on rubber bands... wasn't too bad...

[Rapscallion]

I still chew on my restraints. How does that compare?

Rapscallion

[greek_jester]

Also, after having a dried spider come out of my bag of vending machine snacks, I also never put anything in my mouth that I haven't visually inspected first.

You know, I'm glad that my only cinema snacks are individually wrapped lollipops & cashew nuts from the local Holland & Barrett that come in completely clear bags. Everything else gets glanced over first (I'm a klutz - I like to know where things are so that I'm less likely to drop them). After this post, I may be getting a little obsessive over my 2 or 3 times a month bags of crisps.

[teh_blumchenkinder]

Sorry if I'm being a necromancer (resurrecting a thread), but I can totally sympathize concerning nasty meds. I took one that if it touched saliva in any way, I could taste the beyond-bitterness, face-sucking-in, full body cringing taste of Ritalin.
One time, I couldn't swallow it because I desperately needed something, anything, wet. It sat in my mouth for three minutes. I nearly passed out it was that bad. x___X

[BookstoreEscapee]

Dramamine is gross - it's not coated, so it starts to dissolve as soon as you put it in your mouth. I've learned to have my drink ready in one hand, pop the pill with the other, and chug.

[Tiberious]

This is why my preferred method of taking a pill is to have the mouth full of water/cola/whatever FIRST. I hold my head back, THEN drop the pill in and swallow the whole shebang.

Seems kinda weird, but it works.

[teh_blumchenkinder]

I have to judge it just right, because especially with larger pills or ones that soak up liquid or dissolve oddly, having a mouthful of whatever makes swallowing it worse.
and wow my brain's in the gutter. It's not like that I swear! I don't even know! .____.

[greek_jester]

This is why my preferred method of taking a pill is to have the mouth full of water/cola/whatever FIRST. I hold my head back, THEN drop the pill in and swallow the whole shebang.

Wouldn't work with me, unfortunately, 'cos that sounds like a really useful trick. My mouth's wired funny - my gag point is literally just behind my molars. Make's brushing 'fun', & I can't gargle. My dentist learned early on to back off when I made gagging noises. I can't even gargle properly I blame my mother she's wired that way too

[Pagan]

Huh. While some drugs taste worse than others, if I need to, I can dry swallow just about anything. (Not like that. Stop it!)

Wouldn't work with me, unfortunately, 'cos that sounds like a really useful trick. My mouth's wired funny - my gag point is literally just behind my molars. Make's brushing 'fun', & I can't gargle. My dentist learned early on to back off when I made gagging noises. I can't even gargle properly I blame my mother she's wired that way too

My mom can go y'all one better. I swear, her gag reflex is about a foot in front of her mouth.