Swallowing pills

Hi mummies, I have an issue from young where I can’t swallow pills. Even Panadol, I’ll have to crush or dissolve. And now most prenatal vitamins are soft gel huge capsules. Especially DHA, fish oil and a few other. I’ve tried swallowing but always end up gagging. People tell me that you can’t break or squeeze through soft gel pills as it will not be effective enough. Does anyone face this issue as well? Could you advice me what you did or what alternative to these prenatal pills did you consume instead? #advicepls #firstbaby

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I was prescribed prenavit (small tablets) for prenatal vitamins. I didn’t take any fish oil but there are liquid fish oils out there, but you have to take note that the smell will definitely be worse than the capsule 😅. However in terms of effectiveness, I think that eating is better than completely not eating at all.

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3y ago

Yeah I bought the Scott’s fish oil instead. I heard it smells horrible too haha but I guess I don’t have a choice too. Better than nothing. Thank you for your reply