• OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    As a kid? Yes. I have a very strong gag reflex. The doctor using a tongue depressor would make me retch. I had trouble swallowing meat if it was tough or fatty. I would have to chew it for a very long time before I could swallow it. Fatty bacon I usually just had to give up and spit out.

    It took me until I was a teenager until I could swallow a pill. I practiced on swallowing blueberries.

    Now I have no problems, I can swallow a handful of pills and I’m a vegetarian.

    • kboy101222@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      I’ve always had a very sensitive gag reflex, to the point it’s difficult to clean my tongue while brushing.

      Never in my life had issues swallowing pills. Absolutely no idea how I got one without the other

      • MutilationWave@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Same. I gag brushing my tongue every time. I’ve actually vomited a bit a few times which totally ruins the point of brushing the teeth. No problem with pills.