Question:
When can we start swallowing pills instead of crushing them or getting liquid form?

   — laujoe (posted on September 29, 2005)

September 29, 2005
My doctor had me taking pills immediately.
   — Novashannon

September 30, 2005
I was able to take pills if they were the size of an M&M or smaller. If not I was advised to see if they were chewable or orally available. It seems that the coating on them is hard to digest and therefore you would not get the dose prescribed by your doctor. Also the pouch is still sensitive and certain medications if they sit in your pouch can cause ulcers.
   — 1968 Loser

September 30, 2005
I was taking pills as soon as I got home from the hospital. Every surgeon has a different opinion on what is best. :)
   — Michelle_S

October 2, 2005
I could take small pills immediately, in fact I was sent home on pills for pain managment. It took a while, maybe 2 months before I could get anything bigger then Tylenol gelcaps down without gagging. Good luck!
   — TheresaC

October 3, 2005
ASK YOUR DOCTOR! Every surgery is different, so is your physician. So ask.
   — Patricia C.

October 5, 2005
We were told 6 weeks as the pouch has alot of swelling early on after surgery-kind of the same concept on why the surgeons give you liquids for the first few days and then move to soft foods etc, so that your pouch has time to heal and the swelling goes down.
   — Cindy R.