why do tv and movies show people taking aspirin by chewing it up?

[OutHouse]

I saw two scenes last night where the actor took a bottle of aspirin and popped a few and instead of taking them with a liquid (even though the scene is shot in a bathroom) they chew them up.

yuck!!

any ATOT'ers do this?

 

[FDF12389]

Yes, I actually like the taste.

 

[SnipeMasterJ13]

I don't chew them. Most taste like crap except for Advil. I can, however, swallow them without water if needed.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I can chew up aspirin. Doesn't taste that bad actually.

Now non-aspirin pain relievers? No way.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

No, I don't suck at taking tablets.

1. Open mouth
2. Insert tablet
3. Swallow
4. ???
5. Profit!

 

[clamum]

I parachute my aspirin.

 

[Vehemence]

I mainline Excedrin.

 

[neit]

Someone explained to me once that Aspirin can aggravate ulcers and if you chew it up it's not as likely to sit in your stomach as once concentrated piece. Makes sense, but could be total horseshit for all I know.

 

[JohnCU]

I snort alka selzter.

 

[ShawnD1]

I was going to say I put Tylenol in my ass, but that actually does exist.

I take advil instead of aspirin. They're pretty easy to swallow, so that's what I do.

 

[Train]

Childrens chewables four the wyn

 

[gamepad]

Crunch or Twix is the best candy bar IMO.

 

[Special K]

It seems the medicine would be absorbed faster if you chew or crush it up first, as the surface area would be increased. I'm not sure if that would make much difference for aspirin though.

 

[Homerboy]

brings me back to being a kid.
Aspirin and Grape jelly. Man I can taste that now...

 

[pontifex]

ugh, aspirin is NASTY !

 

[ShawnD1]

Originally posted by: Special K
It seems the medicine would be absorbed faster if you chew or crush it up first, as the surface area would be increased. I'm not sure if that would make much difference for aspirin though.

Pills not meant for chewing are often on a time release; you're really not supposed to take it all in at once. If you chew something like a once-per-day adderall (amphetamine), it will make you trip out rather than pay attention. Chewing a slow release aspirin might cause stomach pain.

 

[Modeps]

When I was a little kid, my mom would put asprin on a spoon full of sugar, it helped the medicine go down.

 

[FDF12389]

Originally posted by: FDF12389
Yes, I actually like the taste.

No one thought that was weird? I was being sarcastic.

 

[Linflas]

When I was a little kid I got an aspirin stuck in my throat trying to swallow it and thought I was choking. After that I refused to take them other than by just chewing them until I was 12-13.

 

[potato28]

I snort it. Or sometimes make it into a liquid and syringe it into my ear drum, just for the fun of it.

 

[clamum]

Originally posted by: ShawnD1

Originally posted by: Special K
It seems the medicine would be absorbed faster if you chew or crush it up first, as the surface area would be increased. I'm not sure if that would make much difference for aspirin though.

Pills not meant for chewing are often on a time release; you're really not supposed to take it all in at once. If you chew something like a once-per-day adderall (amphetamine), it will make you trip out rather than pay attention. Chewing a slow release aspirin might cause stomach pain.

I think your definition of "trip out" is a bit different than mine.

 

[Colt45]

aspirin is just really sour. paracetamol tastes like chemical death.

 

[Mo0o]

Hmm that reminds me of Die Hard 3

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
No, I don't suck at taking tablets.

1. Open mouth
2. Insert penis
3. Swallow
4. ???
5. Profit!

:shocked:

 

[dethman]

chewable aspirin gets absorbed faster than the coated ones (in stomach vs intestines). makes a difference when effect is time critical, such as in chest pain.