Dysphagia ( trouble swallowing) is a common issue affecting patients both old and young. Trouble in swallowing tablets or pills can occur for many different reasons. Some cases are caused by the youth of the individual and the fact they do not want to swallow something solid. Dry mouth is a common reason for dysphagia and some people find the idea of swallowing a tablet enough to create problems.
If you suffer from problems in swallowing or care for somebody that does there’s a solution to the problems it can cause. Lots of people believe that the answer is simply to crush tablets to make them easier to take. There are a number of explanations why pills shouldn’t be crushed so that they are easier to swallow.
One reason is that lots of tablets are sugar covered to make them taste much more palatable. Crushing them removes this coating and will make them taste rather unpleasant. Secondly some pills have an enteric coating which is designed to hold them together while in the stomach. This is either to protect the medicine from the stomach or the stomach from the medication. Finally other pills have a modified release system. This is to release the medicine over a longer time period and reduce the total amount of medicine that needs to be taken. Crushing tablets will release all of the medicine immediately.
Fortunately there is an answer to swallowing problems and dysphagia. Using liquid medicine, liquid drugs and liquid formulation can reduce the issues caused by dsyhpagia and boost medication management. They make it easy for people of all ages to take their prescribed medication and they are available as an alternative for a number of pills and capsules.
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