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Help 5 yr old will not swollow enzymes
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Just let him take them the way he was used to doing it before. Not many 5 year olds will swallow pills (at least the non-CF variety) He has to do enough things that other kids don't have to do. Why the push to swallow them whole? Some kids are willing to try it and some aren't. Eventually he will take them by swallowing them whole but it is more important for him to take them (even if you have to open them up and put them in something) Try making it an option for a while before you switch, "honey, would you like to take your enzymes in the apple sauce or would you like to swallow them like the big kids?" Just don't make taking them an option. This will give him the idea that it can be done either way but that he will eventually take them by swallowing. My daughter is four, and still doesn't want to swallow them whole. She has tried it though she didn't like it. She felt like they were choking her. Good luck,Andrea
Hi - My son is also five and wants NOTHING to do with swallowing the MT12's. We usually put them in applesause or something like that. He will also allow us to just drop the contents of the capsule on his tongue and he swishes them down with a drink. He will not swallow the whole capsule;we want to try every so often and he still fights us. He does try and almost chokes. I figure, he will eventually; no real reason to push it. We even had him practice with mini MnMs and reg. MnMs. He could swallow them, but not the enzyme capsule. Best Wishes!
My five year old daughter just started taking her enzymes whole a few months ago. At the suggestion of her CF doctor, we started by taking M&M's whole! It really works. We gave her two M&M's for every M&M she could swallow whole like an enzyme. She did great and was very proud and excited when she did it. I wouldn't push her though; if she's not ready yet, give her time. Good luck!
My son is 13 and when he was just 4 or 5 his doctor said to let him take his pills with a straw.By using a straw makes the child use different muscles and will help him swallow the pills. That is what we started out doing and Bobby did not have any trouble trying it that way.I hope this works for you.Jimmie
When I was little, I refused to swallow them, so my mom would put them in applesauce. Eventually she got sick of this and had to bribe me to get me to swallow them, which worked. Maybe some bribery is in order....<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">