Question:
another stupid question here, big pills

some of the pills I take are huge, and I have absolutly no problem taking them, but if I dare swollow a piece of chicken that is not turned to mush , I have pain and throw it up. i can take 7 or 8 pills in the mornings , some of them very big. why do the pills go down great and not food? I am 1 year post op    — terri R. (posted on December 3, 2003)

December 2, 2003
???? They softened up and dissolve ??? I used to put my calcium pills in a half cup warm water and dissolve them before I took them but now I cut them in half with a pill cutter and take them with no problems. If I eat meat that is dry I have bad chest pains.I have to use miracle whip light or barbecue sauce to moisten it up.
   — charanewme

December 3, 2003
Probably because you are taking the pills with water? I hear that papaya enzyme helps break up hard to digest food that sits in the stomach.
   — mrsmyranow