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shatter1
Asked January 2016
Mom is having difficulty swallowing her meds. I can crush most of the pills. How do I get her to swallow the capsules?
She had a light stroke recently.
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Esther1942
Jan 2016
Try crushing the pill or emoting capsule in juice or Apple sauce. I even resort to making tea or Popsicles and as it melts spoon feed her
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pamstegma
Jan 2016
hide them in a piece of velveeta.
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