Can stop crushing pills- a little advice

Good evening men, I can stop crushing pills this weekend.  I am just a little concerned about taking whole pills again.  I am pretty sure about the pill size thing, but I was wondering if you have any advice.  Should I take each pill seperately?  Is it like eating-  do I wait to eat after taking pills, or is it a non-issue? Lastly, any advice about capsules?  They seem like they will be a little harder to get down. Thanks much for any help.

Start one at a time, and see how that works for you. The capsules seem to need a little more water, At least for me, because they seem to ‘stick’ to my throat all the time. I haven’t ever had a pill get stuck in my pouch/stoma, So, FOR ME, it has been a non-issue… Your mileage may vary. Take it slow and see how your system re-acts. Best Wishes- Dx

Well, I never crushed my pills.  Early on, I cut them into baby aspirin sized pieces with an inexpensive pill splitter from CVS. Now, I just bite them into small bits, and swallow with enough water or protein supplement to get them down.  And I take all my morning pills at the same time - in rapid succession, not in one huge gulp.  Same thing with evening meds.  Never had a problem taking all my pills this way.  Never had problems with capsules, either. The only thing I purposely space out is the vitamins and the calcium supplements, 'cause you're supposed to take them at least 2 hours apart from each other.  

Boxman, you are such a brute..."Bite the pills in half" russ

Hey Dude,,, I have to say you will have a really fast learning curve here....forme is was a non issue, ( but wussie boy here still uses chew vits), but you will know with the first pill...how it will work take it slow at first..try warm fluids to was thien down if you can.... Russ

"Boxman, you are such a brute..."Bite the pills in half" Oh yeah, my teeth are pretty buff.  It's because they're the only part of me that's been working out many times a day, every day, for 50 years! 

Thanks for the help.  I am sure it was mostly a mental thing, but it is the first test of the new pouch and I want it to go right.  Thanks much!

You could bust open the capsules and snort them LOL  No all joking aside like everbody said you will know just as soon as you take them . I take all at one time , thats quite a hand full too . I am two years out though and at goal too .  Good luck .  Nick

I take them all at once and wash them down with a few swallows of water.  This includes two giant calcium pills.....no problems so far.