JenniferInOhio Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 My daughter has been prescribed salt tablets, but she is not very good at swallowing pills. Can we dissolve these in water? Also, one of her main symptoms is stomach upset, so I am hesitant to even start the pills. Do any of you have any tips to keep the stomach upset at bay? Thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymph Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 I do not have a problem with my stomach with salt pills. However, I do sometimes have problems swallowing and I have to swallow a lot of pills. One trick I learned is to put my chin down to swallow. It is counterintuitive but it really helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katybug Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 I used to babysit a little girl who had to take a pill for her asthma. She couldn't swallow it, so we put it between 2 spoons, crushed it, and then mixed it in a teaspoon of strawberry jelly. She ate it off the spoon that way. Maybe you can verify with the doc or pharmacist that something like that would be a safe way to administer it. I would think you could use peanut butter or anything gooey like that to mix it in if it's ok to crush it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 When I first started taking salt tablets I dissolved them in water, it made it taste horrible to me but it worked. I just kept at trying to swallow them and now I can, I ALWAYS eat something no matter how little with it to help avoid any upset stomach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becia Posted June 5, 2015 Report Share Posted June 5, 2015 Back in February I was given some pain pills I could hardly swallow, and my doctor suggested coating them in butter to help. I also do the chin down thing, but my body has this thing where it will start swallowing, and then stop, so they kinda just hang there sometimes. Butter helped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runnersmom Posted June 6, 2015 Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Have you tried Salt Stick? They are coated tablets and my son has had good luck taking these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferInOhio Posted June 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2015 Thanks everyone! I will try some of these suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edouard Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 I need to take salt tablets: here is what I am doing. I take a teaspoon of jelly an add two or three tablets (1 g each) in the spoon. That's perfect! I don't get any salt taste and swallow it easily. I also ordered gelatin capsules. I will fill them with crushed tablets or regular salt. But the jelly seems to be just fine for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallieAndToby Posted November 13, 2021 Report Share Posted November 13, 2021 The ones I get dissolve in water. I make sure it's quite diluted so I don't taste it. But it does help in terms of retaining much more fluid with the salt versus without. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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