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Might be a crazy question...can I open a vitamin pill and put the powder in water...

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Josh

Lifer
Basically, can I open a vitamin b6 or b12 pill and put whatever is contained inside in a glass of water and just drink it instead of swallowing the pill? Does this cause any sort of issue?

Thanks for any help.
 
Sure. I would recommend mixing it with a bit of apple sauce though. The powder might stick to your throat or something if its in water.

I take an herbal supplement and the bottle even recommends breaking open the capsule and making tea with it.
 
Leros said:
The capsule is just going to dissolve away within 30 seconds of being in his stomach. Its not like its a time release tablet.
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I wouldn't take a vitamin capsule on an empty stomach, either; unless I wanted to vomit soon afterward.
 
qliveur said:
I wouldn't take a vitamin capsule on an empty stomach, either; unless I wanted to vomit soon afterward.
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Right, but we're talking about swallowing the capsule whole vs opening the capsule and mixing the powder with water.

There is no difference.
 
Leros said:
Right, but we're talking about swallowing the capsule whole vs opening the capsule and mixing the powder with water.

There is no difference.
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Problem is, I just realized, it's not a capsule. It's a small vitamin B pill. So it would have to be crushed into the powder form...that sounds really drug addict like hah...but is there a difference between capsule powder and crushing this into powder and putting in water?
 
Josh said:
Problem is, I just realized, it's not a capsule. It's a small vitamin B pill. So it would have to be crushed into the powder form...that sounds really drug addict like hah...but is there a difference between capsule powder and crushing this into powder and putting in water?
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Well, a standard tablet will dissolve over a period of time. Crushing it up makes the contents available to your body at a faster rate. Whether or not that matters is a different question.
 
Josh said:
Problem is, I just realized, it's not a capsule. It's a small vitamin B pill. So it would have to be crushed into the powder form...that sounds really drug addict like hah...but is there a difference between capsule powder and crushing this into powder and putting in water?
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Snort it. 😛
 
Leros said:
Well, a standard tablet will dissolve over a period of time. Crushing it up makes the contents available to your body at a faster rate. Whether or not that matters is a different question.
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Hmm...if not exceeding the max daily suggested limit maybe won't be an issue even if its digested quicker?
 
Josh said:
Hmm...if not exceeding the max daily suggested limit maybe won't be an issue even if its digested quicker?
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Is it B-12? I know those little 5 hour energy drinks are basically just massive amounts of B-12 in a little liquid shot.
 
I am always surprised by that. I mean, nobody I've ever met who has trouble with pills has trouble swallowing food. In fact, the one I can think of is probably 100 pounds overweight.
 
Bryophyte said:
I am always surprised by that. I mean, nobody I've ever met who has trouble with pills has trouble swallowing food. In fact, the one I can think of is probably 100 pounds overweight.
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I've been sick the last week and I had actually trouble swallowing pills (probably due to my inflamed throat). I had to resort to ye olde "smash it up and mix it into applesauce" technique a few times.

Nonetheless, there is a small percentage of adults that have problems with pill swallowing.
 
Josh said:
Basically, can I open a vitamin b6 or b12 pill and put whatever is contained inside in a glass of water and just drink it instead of swallowing the pill? Does this cause any sort of issue?

Thanks for any help.
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Not at all...can also exchange the contents with crystal meth for amazing effects....
 
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