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How do you swallow giant tablets like Joint Ace?

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1summer Mon 16-Jan-23 22:28:35

I find the best way to take large tablets/capsules is to put in back of mouth and drink quickly through a straw. I have some large/wide straws that I use, or if I think it hasn’t gone down take a large spoon of yogurt after taking a tablet.

MayBee70 Mon 16-Jan-23 22:19:24

I’m thinking of gel capsules I think. Capsules probably just means that they’d torpedo shaped. I once amused myself by musing in the fact that I’d nearly choked on a tablet that I was taking to keep me healthy. I was watching a programme about the last Emperor of China who poisoned himself by taking mercury to make him live forever and thinking what a silly fellow he was when I nearly choked to death on a vitamin of some kind that went down the wrong way.

25Avalon Mon 16-Jan-23 22:15:15

I bought several packets of the darn things. Never drank so much water all at once before and tablet not gone down!

Callistemon21 Mon 16-Jan-23 22:13:27

They are capsules, I think.
Bottle green - that put me off them straight away!

MayBee70 Mon 16-Jan-23 22:10:07

I’ve found that with tablets I’ve bought in the past. I realised that Holland and Barrett actually showed the size of the tablets they sell because of this. I make a point of buying capsules now. Some people just can’t swallow large tablets. Taking them with eg warm milk might help rather than water.

Callistemon21 Mon 16-Jan-23 21:59:57

I bought some and found they are difficult to swallow even though I don't usually have a problem.
It might be why they'll be past best before date soon!

No tips, sorry, except a huge glass of water.

25Avalon Mon 16-Jan-23 21:56:36

I’ve been having problems with low back ache and shins on and off so decided to take a supplement called Joint Ace. The pills, however are enormous and you mustn’t break or chew them but swallow whole and not just one but two. They are also a hideous dark green colour. I can just about swallow one but often the second is beyond me.

Does anyone else have this problem? Or is there something easier I could take?