Pharmacist advises lowering head when swallowing capsule pills
Pharmacist advises lowering head when swallowing capsule pills
2024-08-13
When taking medicine, most people tip their head back and wash it down with water. But if you think this always reduces the risk of it getting caught in your throat, you’d be mistaken. When swallowing a capsule, it’s actually better to tilt your head down. According to a pharmacist, capsule-style pills float, so if you tilt your head back, you’re more likely to swallow the water before the pill.
Whether for illness, wellness, or beauty, there are pills to take for every need. But have you ever paid attention to how you take them?
Interviewee
I put it in my hand, then tip it in my mouth like this. Since my head is tilted back, it seems like it goes down easier.
Interviewee
It’s easier to swallow if I tilt my head back.
Most people say that they usually raise their head when taking medicine.
Chen Jou-an
FTV reporter
Are you also used to tilting your head back? Well, there’s discussion online that it might be better to lower it instead.
Does it really make it easier to swallow? We spoke to a pharmacist to find out.
Huang Yen-ju
Pharmacist
It’s because capsule-type pills are lighter than water, so they float. So we teach people to lower their head when swallowing. For regular pills, you should raise your head, but lower your head for capsules.
The recommended method depends on the type of pill, whether it’s a capsule or a tablet.
Huang Yen-ju
Pharmacist
Look, if we place a capsule in water, it will float to the surface just like it would in your mouth.
A test proves that capsules float on water, while tablets sink. Therefore, it’s better to raise your head when taking tablets. But for capsules, you should lower it to avoid the pill getting caught in your throat after swallowing the water. Does it work? We got some people to try for themselves.
Tester
It wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be.
Tester
That works too.
Next time you have to take a capsule, give it a try and see whether it actually is easier.
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吃藥怎麼吞不卡喉嚨? 藥師曝訣竅:膠囊類低頭吞更順暢
2024-08-13
許多民眾吃藥時，習慣把頭仰起來，搭配水將藥吞下去，如果你以為這樣比較不會卡在喉嚨，恐怕就錯了，像是膠囊類的藥品，其實低著頭吞反而更順暢！藥師就指出，這類藥品碰水會浮在水面，吞嚥時，如果抬起頭，很容易水喝進去，藥卻還卡在上面。
感冒、強身保命又或是為了養顏美容，藥丸、藥碇一顆一顆吞下去，只是你有觀察過你吃藥的姿勢嗎？
[[民眾]]
“放在手，然後丟在嘴巴這樣吃，因為覺得這樣(仰著頭)，因為覺得這樣比較可以直接到喉嚨”
[[民眾]]
“仰著比較好吞，仰了會覺得比較順”
不少民眾透露，平常吃藥就是把頭抬起來，吞嚥下去。
[[民視記者 陳柔安]]
“你是不是也習慣，把頭抬起來吃藥呢，其實網路上就有人討論，低著頭更好吞”
低著頭吞，真的比較不卡嗎？藥師親自揭曉！
[[藥師 黃彥儒]]
“這樣的膠囊是因為，它會比水輕，會浮起來，就是我們教他，會用低頭的方式來吞這個膠囊，一般碇劑，吞的話是往上，然後膠囊會往下”
要低著頭吃，還是抬頭吞，其實得看是膠囊還是碇劑。
[[藥師 黃彥儒]]
“你看我們膠囊假如要放在水裡，假設這是嘴巴，它是會浮在水面上”
親自實測，膠囊碰到水會浮在水面，藥碇則是沉入水中，因此吃碇劑，仰頭吞入比較好，但吃膠囊，應該要低頭吞，才不會水吞進去，藥卡喉嚨，是不是真的如此，來讓民眾親自試試！
[[民眾]]
“沒有想像中的這麼難(吞)”
[[民眾]]
“這樣(吞)也可以”
下回吃膠囊時，不妨也試試看，低著頭吃有沒有比較順。
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