taking pills/is this normal

Hoping someone can help. Have been having problems with taking my pills. They seem to just sit in my throat for hours and makes me feel like there is a golf ball in my throat. Am eating and drinking fine but those pills sitting there are irritating my esophageous. Anoine else have this problem? Even the tiny pills seem to lodge there.

Talk to your doc and see is liquid is an option or if your pills can be chewed/crushed. It sucks to have the feeling of them being stuck. I am unable to take pills

Thanks all. Have stopped my pills and throat feels better already. Will call pharmacy on Monday and request liquid forms.

Some people never have a problem. But others, like me, do. I am not too tight! I can eat and drink all foods, almost never bring anything back. But pills are an issue. The first year I had no problem, then, for no obvious reason, I did.

I can swallow very tiny tabs. Anything of any size whatsoever has to be soluble, crushed, liquid, cut up.  I hope I never need anything slow-release! It doesn't really make sense as I can swallow pieces of food I haven't chewed all that well, but not capsules or tablets.

It is important not to let them dissolve above the band as many are specifically designed to dissolve in the more acidic environment of the stomach and can cause irritation and damage if they dissolve slowly at the base of the oesophagus.

Because of this,many bandsters choose not to take any risk and avoid swallowing any whole tabs.

Something that I learned works better for me is to take pills with something warm, like I do mine in the morning after a few sips of my coffee, it just works better that way :)  Something to try if you have not already.

...just keep swimming,

Swoosh