Posted by sl on June 6, 2004, at 10:24:08
In reply to Re: Fastest way to absorb a tablet taken by mouth? » jlbl2l, posted by don_bristol on June 4, 2004, at 19:26:52
> JBL, thank you for a useful posting. Among the many different suggestions you discuss, I note that your preference seems to be for Gatorade. And you also seem to like using Betaine HCL.
I personally would recommend against anything increasing acid in your stomach, it's a lovely way to get heartburn and over a long period of time possibly real damage to your stomach or esophagus.
> If I take Gatorade then I am going to have to worry about sleeping with sugar on my teeth and the acid formation causing plaque and all’ Plus acidty from the carbon monoxide dissolevd in the water and the effects of all that stuffUgggh. Perish the thought.
*heh* Who said you had to take it AFTER you brush your teeth?? Or if you do, use a good mouthwash, Plax or something that you hold in your mouth for a bit before you spit it out.
> In fact I had been thinking along the lines of Gatorade but what I had alighted upon was an Oral Rehydrating Solution as recommended by the World health Organisation. The WHO have several variants but nearly all contain sugar and salt although I think there is a ‘rice flour’ one too but it seems harder to get the ingredints and to ake it. You refer to this possinbility in you thse next few paragraphs below.I've taken that stuff, the Oral Rehydrating Solution....they contain sugar and salt because those are things you need if you're low on electrolytes. They're meant for situations where you need rehydrating AND replacement of lost electrolytes.
> But whatever the liquid is: water, ORS or Gatorade I still feel that a relatively tiny tablet may get left behind in a puddle (so to speak) inside the stomach. I wonder if there is a case for adding some solid food like a sweet biscuit or a plain cracker.
Sure. But I don't think the stomach works that way. I'm pretty sure it's not like the bladder, where when it's full it gets emptied and starts again.
> So after trying all those options, maybe it is a matter for me to try the sublingual route. You seem to speak highly of it. Would it work for most meds? What about meds that simply dont cross the skin of the mouth into the blood? Any usual suspects?
It wouldn't work with time release. :P
Also: Ask your pharmacist! They often know what the best way is....cuz it's not the same for every type of med. That I know for a fact.
Hope That Helps,
sl
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