My kid won't swallow pills

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My son just turned 8. He met 2 counting rules for mercury burden.

(DDI Hair test)I have purchased 1 mg DMSA and 1 mg ALA combined in

capsule to begin chelation conservatively.

Most of his issues are allergy/asthma, overly emotional,

gastrointestinal and can only tolerate limited foods, with texture

being a huge issue. I tried to get him to swallow empty capsules

for practice and he just gets frustrated.

I was told transdermal is too unpredictable in dosage. Does anyone

have any suggestions on how to administer? I opened up the capsule

and there was very little odor or taste, so I am thinking of hiding

it in teaspoons of chocolate pudding.

I opened an 8 mg DMSA/8 mg ALA capsule and the smell was awful!!

Also, I think I remember reading somewhere the contents should not

be exposed to air or it will lose it's potency. Anyone heard this?

Are there any foods or drinks that would be a bad idea to mix it

with?

I have put this off long enough. Summer is more than half over and I

am just nervous.

~Nahla