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Some people have great trouble taking medication – but one expert came up with some surprising suggestions<\/p>\n

06:53, 09 Jul 2025Updated 09:57, 09 Jul 2025<\/p>\n

\"AA pharmacist had some advice for people who have problems swallowing pills (Image: Getty)<\/p>\n

A pharmacist has told people the best way to swallow pills – and it\u2019s not with water. The surprising advice came from Eduardo Palomera, who took to Tiktok to help people with the problem.<\/p>\n

Some really have problems getting pills down, leading them to ask for drugs in sachets or resort to alternative methods such as crushing to avoid having to swallow it. Some of these do nothing but undermine the effectiveness of the pill as it\u2019s less likely to reach the stomach that way.<\/p>\n

To prevent this from happening, pharmacist Eduardo Palomera explains in a video that there are three tricks that can help so that we don\u2019t have to keep suffering when we have to swallow a pill. And he said they in no way influence the effect that this pill has on us, noting: \u201cNever use water to swallow a pill if you have difficulty doing so; instead, use liquid yoghurt or fruit puree.\u201d<\/p>\n

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According to Mr Palomera, the first trick is \u201cnot to use water but some denser drink like liquid yoghurt or a fruit puree\u201d, which, unlike water, will help with the swallowing movement.<\/p>\n

Another trick has to do with the way we ingest the pill. According to the pharmacist, if we introduce the pill into our mouth along with a little water, support it on the tongue and tilt our chin until it touches our chest, it will be much easier to swallow. In fact, he invites us to do it even without a pill, only with saliva, so that we can check the effectiveness of this method.<\/p>\n

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He added: \u201cFinally, if all this falls short for you, and as long as it does not state on the box that they are tablets with controlled release or with resistant coatings, you can crush the pill, dilute it in a little water, and drink it as if it were powder. I hope these tips will help you stop suffering again when swallowing a pill.\u201d<\/p>\n

NHS advice on swallowing a pill:<\/p>\n