Hi, We have daughter who is almost 6 1/2. She has been taking her enzymes in yogurt for the past few years. Every so often we have attempted to teach her to swallow them, but she is scared to. Does anyone have any ideas. We are planning a trip to Florida in a few months and we would love it if she would learn to swallow the pills before then.
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six year old doesn't swallow enzymes
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Hi- I've always had issues swallowing my enzymes whole. I used to use applesauce, but when you get older, there's not always applesauce to use. Now I just open up the capsules and pour the 'pulvules' into my mouth, then wash them down with a drink. I'm not sure if this works with all enzymes- it works with Pancrease though. As long as you swallow quickly, they don't dissolve on you tongue. Hope this helps
My daughter will be three this summer. She started swallowing her enzymes a few months ago. I changed her enzymes to Creon because they were smaller than Ultrase. I put (hid) one Creon 5 in a spoonful of applesauce. She took the applesauce without knowing that I had placed the Creon in there. I continued this for about three or four days with each meal. Then I changed to a Creon 10. She continued to swallow the enzyme without knowing it was there. After about a week I told her I was proud of her swallowing her enzymes. I am not sure if this would work with your six year old. Sharon, mom to Sophia, 3 in July, and Jack, 9 months both with cf
Hi! I have a daughter who is four years, and when she was three months shy of her second b-day, I decided she would learn to swallow the enzymes just like that...whole. I realize that not all children are the same, however, I find that alot of parents tend to feel guilty in alot of decisions that are made regarding their child. I was one of them, but you know, it is something that is never going away (C.F.), and to teach them to be confident, secure, and proud of who they are, reflects on the way they deal with their illness. At age 2, I didn't take "NO" for an answer, and at 6, it wouldn't even be an option. We do what we have to do , to make their lives better later on, and if TELLING them that, that is just the way it goes, trust me, they will learn. It sounds more like you're babying him/her, and that is trouble. If he/she was an adult, would you be saying "okay sweetheart, just don't worry, we'll crush them up for you!" I don't think so. Practice, practice, practice makes perfect and don't be too easy to give up with them. Unless there is a medically proven fact, such as a small throat, their is no reason she can't swallow them whole. Don't meen to sound cold and harsh, however, sometimes a little push does the trick. It worked for me, I hope it can work for you. good luck and take care!!!!
My mom always told me to "pretend that you're swallowing a piece of food that's not quite chewed" and that worked for me. Good luck. I don't blame you for being gentle w/ your child, my mom was. She mixed mine w/ food until about the age of 6 too and I'm a strong/confident woman now too, despite the fact that I was babied a little!<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
Hi,I learned this tip from someone on this site! It worked for us, I just had to make an adjustment. I gave my daughter tic tacs and told her to swallow them without chewing them. This didn't work until I figured out that I bought a flavor that she really liked and that was why she was chewing them. anyway, what I ended up doing was I bought a flavor that I knew she wouldn't like and the one I knew she liked. I let her chew one of the ones that I knew she wouldn't like and then I gave her one that she likes. then I said that she could have one more "good" one if she swallowed the "yucky" one with some water........Then I just kept giving her more " yucky ones" before she could have the "good ones" She is now willing (and happy to) swallow up to 6 creon 5 enzymes. This from a child who was VERY resistant to all other means of trying to swallow her enzymes. Maybe it will help you too!Andrea
Hey, Andrea is right. That is how I got my daughter to swallow hers, after a long night at the Santa Claus parade, then, mixing the enzymes in apple sauce. Just shy of her second b-day, I gave her , her enzymes and told her to swallow and she did. That was that, never again did I have to mix the enzymes. We, as adults tend to worry that it is a big deal for our kids to swallow the enzymes, but really it is us who have the problem..I meen we can't fantom the idea of having to swallow more then say two tylenol, however, it's only because we have been doing it a certain way all our lives we don't know any better. but children haven't had the option of finding it hard cause their still very young and haven't had the opportunity to have an opinion of their own therefore, don't give them the chance and you won't have any trouble. We tend to be more sensitive to our child because they are ill, that is not a good idea, they have to be strong and confident in order to handle what life has delt them. Good luck and take care
Thanks everyone for your comments and ideas. Right now we are taking a break from trying. We tried to explain to her why it is important. We even told her we would buy her a toy she really wants, but nothing seems to work right now. Hopefully she will get tired of eating so much yogurt which is what she like to take her enzymes in, and she will attempt to swallow them soon. Thanks again, and I am still willing to hear everyones ideas.
Hi. My daughter was 7 before she started swallowing them whole. I casually mentioned that her aunt said she swallows all her pills with a soft drink because the bubbles just make the pills float down and you don't even notice them. She asked me for some coke and swallowed her first enzyme. One year later, she swallows 5 at a time! I didn't tell her to do it, she was intrigued. Maybe it will work for you, too!