Re: Article on mitochondrial disease more info on Kiki/swallowing pills

[Guest guest]

We open all capsules and mix the powder in with applesauce or

pearsauce, even the enzymes. Add a touch of honey and he gets them

all down in a few bites.

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> We tried that. The problem is that he doesn't really have an

aversion to swallowing pills, it's that he likes/loves to chew: fish

oil caps, candex, s. boulardii and a few mineral caps. So then when

you try to get him to swallow, he immediately chews it and if it

tastes horrible he of course spits it out and looks at you like " why

did you put that horrible stuff in my yummy capsule? " We can't seem

to get past this preference of chewing the caps. Since he's willing

to chew some pretty wierd tasting capsules, he continues to think of

capsules as chewables.

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[Guest guest]

You do this with prescription pancreatic enzymes? My GI says they will not work

if the enteric coating is opened.

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sklouchard wrote:

We open all capsules and mix the powder in with applesauce or

pearsauce, even the enzymes. Add a touch of honey and he gets them

all down in a few bites.

>

> We tried that. The problem is that he doesn't really have an

aversion to swallowing pills, it's that he likes/loves to chew: fish

oil caps, candex, s. boulardii and a few mineral caps. So then when

you try to get him to swallow, he immediately chews it and if it

tastes horrible he of course spits it out and looks at you like " why

did you put that horrible stuff in my yummy capsule? " We can't seem

to get past this preference of chewing the caps. Since he's willing

to chew some pretty wierd tasting capsules, he continues to think of

capsules as chewables.

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[Guest guest]

Generic drug monograph for Pancrelipase excerpted from the following

link:

http://www.medscape.com/druginfo/monograph?

cid=med&drugid=92795&drugname=Palcaps+20+Oral&monotype=monograph&print

=1

Pancrelipase delayed-release capsules containing enteric-coated

spheres, microspheres, or microtablets may be opened and the contents

administered with liquids or mixed with soft food; to avoid

destruction of the enteric coating, the contents should not be chewed

or crushed. Contact with food that has a pH greater than 5.5–6 will

dissolve the enteric coating. Pancrelipase powder may be administered

with liquids or mixed with food, but care should be taken so that the

powder is not inhaled.

From http://www.drugs.com/mtm/pancrelipase.html

pancrelipase

Generic Name: pancrelipase (oral) (pan kree LYE pace)

Brand Names: Cotazym, Cotazym-S, Creon 10, Creon 20, Creon 5,

Ilozyme, Ku-Zyme, Pancrease, Pancrease MT 10, Pancrease MT 16,

Pancrease MT 20, Pancrease MT 4, Pancron D/R, Ultrase, Ultrase MT 12,

Ultrase MT 18, Ultrase MT 20, Viokase, Zymase

- Sally G.

> We open all capsules and mix the powder in with

applesauce or

> pearsauce, even the enzymes. Add a touch of honey and he gets them

> all down in a few bites.

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