I learned to swallow pills at the tender age of six. As a kid, I was anemic. I don't think there is a single thing more disgusting than the taste of liquid iron.
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I've got a new one for the worst tasting medication out there, even though it's not meant to be swallowed.
Betadine throat gargle.
When I tried it to help with a really bad case of laryngitis, I pretty much spat it out and relied on the difflam spray instead .
And now I remember the banana tasting medicine....Tixylix I think. Disgusting stuff.
At least the hydrolyte comes in two flavoursThe best professors are mad scientists! -Zoom
Now queen of USSR-Land...
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At one time I thought Castor Oil, and cod liver oil were the worst medicines in the world. Nasty nasty stuff, made by evil people who wanted children to suffer. THEN I had Contrast. I do not know what sewer water taste like..but if you took it to the desert..let it sit for days out in the sun to 'ripen'..it would probably STILL taste better then that junk. I swear the second dose actually tasted worse then the first.Engaged to the amazing Marmalady. She is my Silver Dragon, shining as bright as the sun. I her Black Dragon (though good honestly), dark as night..fierce and strong.
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Quoth Catwoman2965 View PostOh dear. You just reminded me of something that happend to me as a kid. Apparently I had the runs and the dr. told my mom to give me Kaopetate. Which was NASTY with a capital N. So I guess Iwas being not so cooperative and my parents had to kind of force it down, and I promptly spit it out on my dad, all over his new suit!Quoth Shalom View PostDepending on how long ago that was, there were three different versions. The original version was kaolin and pectin (hence the name), +/- opium (which was OTC back then in limited doses). Then they switched to attapulgite, which was in fact a kind of clay (!) and tasted exactly the way you'd expect it to. The stuff they sell now is just differently-colored Pepto-Dismal.
BTW, Pepto Dismal uses (or at least used last time I checked the label) Pepsin and Bismuth Salicylate, hence the name.Any fool can piss on the floor. It takes a talented SC to shit on the ceiling.
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Quoth Catwoman2965
Oh dear. You just reminded me of something that happend to me as a kid. Apparently I had the runs and the dr. told my mom to give me Kaopetate. Which was NASTY with a capital N.
Depending on how long ago that was, there were three different versions. The original version was kaolin and pectin (hence the name), +/- opium (which was OTC back then in limited doses). Then they switched to attapulgite, which was in fact a kind of clay (!) and tasted exactly the way you'd expect it to. The stuff they sell now is just differently-colored Pepto-Dismal.
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Quoth Shalom View PostIt was. I always inform my patients that they only need to take it until there's no more solid material left in their stool. Once you get to the point where what comes out looks the same as it went in, you're done. Usually takes 2/3 to 3/4 of the bottle. Doctors don't always tell them this; I've had patients say things like "You mean I don't have to drink the whole damn thing? Thank God!"
I'll certainly ask about it next time.
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Quoth Mikkel View PostDamn, I wish I had been told. I drank all two litres . Some of it I even drank twice, closing my mouth when it came up and swallowing it again .
I'll certainly ask about it next time.
I told her all of it.
"But as soon as I drink it, it comes out clear on the other end!"
"Uh . . . you can stop now. . . . "They say that God only gives us what we can handle. Apparently, God thinks I'm a bad ass.
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Quoth Mikkel View PostDamn, I wish I had been told. I drank all two litres . Some of it I even drank twice, closing my mouth when it came up and swallowing it again .
I'll certainly ask about it next time.
Quoth Princess-Snake View PostNystatin (sp?)?
It's also 50% sugar by weight. Don't ever spill that stuff, and if you do, wipe it up right away with a wet rag before it gets too sticky. We used to load 30ml of the stuff at a time into individual dose cups when I interned at a cancer hospital in the mid-'90s. There was a pump with a footpedal actuator (which we left on the table and hit with our hands, seemed to work better that way). Each press got you 15ml, so you left the hose in the vial, pumped twice, then moved the hose to the next vial. Except that once you got into the rhythm, you sometimes pumped before the hose was fully in. This is when you thank your deity of choice that the vials are set in a cut-off cardboard box and not right on the counter. Still made a huge mess, but at least the mess was contained.
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ok, I gotta ask, what the hell is APAP? I notice that my pain medication has it listed on the label (hydrocodone/APAP)
If I take NyQuil/DayQuil I gotta take the pill form, just thinking about the liquid form makes me wanna *yak*
I take my meds with milk mostly, but I won't actually put the pill in my mouth until I've got the milk glass in my hand. my mom, on the other hand, will put it in her mouth & *then* pour her drink (and by then it's started to melt"Much butthurt I sense in you, cry like a bitch you should"
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Quoth radiocerk View PostI learned to swallow pills at the tender age of six. As a kid, I was anemic. I don't think there is a single thing more disgusting than the taste of liquid iron.
If I ever have to induce vomiting in myself, all I'll have to do is think about what that tastes like and what it feels like in my mouth and
And it's probably been about 45 years since I had to take it.When you start at zero, everything's progress.
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Quoth CorneliaMarieRocks View Postok, I gotta ask, what the hell is APAP? I notice that my pain medication has it listed on the label (hydrocodone/APAP)
Many narcotics work more effectively when combined with aspirin or Tylenol. Because of the risks with bleeding or Reye's syndrome involved with aspirin, it has fallen out of favor and isn't used much anymore.
Quoth MoonCat View PostOh yes there is. Mineral oil.
If I ever have to induce vomiting in myself, all I'll have to do is think about what that tastes like and what it feels like in my mouth andThey say that God only gives us what we can handle. Apparently, God thinks I'm a bad ass.
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