why are vitamin pills so freaking big?

[grasswire]

Why, why, why?

And why can't they make a vitamin gel capsule?

[Shell Beau]

1. They manage to squeeze other medicines into tiny pills!

I'm with you on this one! Damn those horse pills!

[grasswire]

3. yes!

something is devious about this.

[Danger Mouse]

2. and, in my case...they taste nasty.

which is why i hardly ever take it.
sigh.

[undeterred]

4. Its to make you feel like its good for you.

And it helps you remember if you've taken them or not. Why do I have to take 6 pills all of one kind at night? Why do they cost so much? These questions are better left unasked.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

5. that's a great question

google search has failed to find the answer. Now I'm really curious.

[Lil Missy]

6. Good question. And they taste like shit and leave an after taste

[BuddhaGirl]

7. Nature's Life is a brand that makes soft gel capsules

there a few different types.

Multivitamins should be taken with a meal. That can cut down on the nasty taste aspect.

[grasswire]

10. thanks for the tip about Nature's Life!

After I get rid of my current 90 horsepills, I'll look for those.

[rucky]

8. If there's calcium in it...

it has to be bulky to get a good dose.

[Digit]

9. There is a chewable multiple vitamin made by Centrum

It is not too bad.

I can't take the regular horsepills either. One became stuck in my throat once and scared me half to death. Later, I would tense up whenever I tried to take one, making things worse.

[grasswire]

11. well, I wonder about crushing them

Some pills aren't supposed to be crushed. But I can't see why vitamins would be in that category.

[flvegan]

12. Misdirected delivery.

Most vitamin/supplement folks thrive on the belief that the average person can't follow basic directions.

[RushIsRot]

13. I found some liquid vitamins that were "chocolate" flavored, but

they were vile-tasting to me and you had to swallow a rather large volume. They were at a vitamin store. You can ask if you have any interest at all.