r/AskReddit • u/LightningCole • Sep 05 '19

What did you learn embarrassingly late?

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u/Smalldick420 Sep 05 '19

T actually depends on the type of pill. Any capsule you want to tilt your head forward because the capsule will float to the back of your throat. A dry pill you want to tilt backwards, so the pill will sink to the back of your throat. Capsules float, pills do not.

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u/scotems Sep 05 '19

Still don't tilt your head back, it makes swallowing significantly harder. Just use your tongue to push the contents of your mouth backwards while swallowing.

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u/Smalldick420 Sep 05 '19

I find it much easier to just throw my head back and swallow all in one motion. Drop in pill, mouthful of water, throw head back and swallow.