I have a narrow esophagus.These "petites" are still too large for me to swallow. Will they work just as well if I chew prior to swallowing?
1398259
I am not sure. They absorb without food. I do know crushing can alter some pills or supplements. I would suggest chewable citrate or liquid. There are some great bariatric chews out there as well as others. Good luck.
1398260
I have no idea. Best to read the package - sometimes it will say, or better yet, ask a pharmacist.
1398261
Thanks for your responses. I decided to return them to my local drug store and am going to try to find calcium citrate in chewable gummy form.
1398262
I wouldn't chew them, but that's just me. My suggestion would be to get a pill splitter and split them. I bought a good one from Amazon and use it to split vitamins and my diabetic med pills which are large. Maybe this would work for you!
182912
I think they should work fine. You wouldn't want a larger spoon for a small mouth. Possibly a deeper spoon would be helpful, if one is made.
1682359
There is no problem swallowing these .. At least I do not have a problem, and I keep ordering them .. Perhaps you can consider drinking water while taking them .. Good luck :)
2252300
Not at all. They are soft and gel like. Not exactly small, but I've never had an issue swallowing. Hope this helps!
81188
I guess "large" is a relative term. I am able to swallow them without difficulty because they are capsules and not tablets or pills. They're not quite as wide as a multivitamin but about as long.
2126287
No. You swallow them or if it's too big for that, try cutting them in half...
1275534
They're actually small, less than an inch. I have a bigger dog that I give it to her before I feed her twice a day and she swallows it without even chewing. No issue with size or taste from her!
1601515
these are really large. If you have trouble swallowing large ones these probably aren't the best for you.
498804
I just measured, they are 3/4 inch long, 1/4 inch wide...I do not have a problem swallowing them, but what I would recommend if you do, to take it with a spoon ful of pudding or applesauce. hope this helps
86701
About .75 of an inch. I choke swallowing pills much smaller, but have no problemwith these capsules. To swallow a capsule easily tilt your head slightly forward, the capsule will float on top of the liquid and will be much easier to "go down".
268309
Need to be swallowed...not chewable. I found a very good (much smaller) product by FINEST brand (Walgreen's brand) and you only need to take one a day and seems to do as good a job.....might want to give it a try if size is the problem.
1887953
I think they are easy to swallow (capsules are average size since I've seen larger capsules from other products). There isn't an after taste at all.
1273662
My daughter has enlarged tonsils and has the same difficulty swallowing pills/tablets. I taught her to lean back her head, hold a mouthful of water (as if preparing to gargle) and then drop in the tablet before swallowing. Works great with large tablets and she doesn't feel the pill go down.
1601514
They're pretty large. If you have trouble swallowing usually I would recommend breaking it in half. It's really easy to break and I've done that a few times myself.
364543
its all depends on a person . they are large but not too large so its still ok for easy swallowing
1086367
They were designed to be subligual - desolve in mouth. If you want to swallow whole, get a B12 you can swallow. The subligual supposedly is more effective. I have found it to be. My husband doesn't sleep alot during the day like he did.
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Not very large at all. Bout the size of a pea. If you have trouble swallowing, try taking a few drinks of water first, then take the pill.