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What is the chemical that makes pills dissolve in your stomach?
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∙ 15y ago
The stomach produces hydrochloric acid. That and the enzymes present and water will, in some combination, dissolve a pill.
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Which would allow vitamins to enter your bloodstream faster swallowing a pill or eating a chewable vitamin?
When chewing pills you do all the hard work for your stomach by breaking down the substance along with saliva which makes it easier/faster for your stomach to digest.
Do pills dissolve faster in sugar water or in salt water?
both conditions lower solubility
How long does it take for a tablet to dissolve?
It doesn't. The amount of time it takes for a tablet to dissolves depends on the tablet brand. Some brand names dissolve faster but some other tablets can dissolve faster.
Does drinking soda with a medicine pill make it dissolve faster once it is swallowed?
AnswerThe pill that you take will dissolve from the acid & digestive juices in your stomach. Taking the pill with hot or cold water will it dissolve faster or slower respectively. There are factors that could make the pill dissolve slower - if there are other food items in your stomach or if you take the pill with milk. So taking the pill with plain cold water is fine as that's what the normal case when pills are tested. It's a basic principal in chemistry that heat, agitation, pressure speed up the rate at which substances mix. You can test it yourself and see: put one pill in cold water, one pill in hot water, and one pill in hot water that you stir and see which dissolves fastest.
How can pills with sustained release be made?
By encapsulating the chemical with a dissolvable substance that is known to take a certain amount of time to break down.
How long does it take for vicodin to dissolve in stomach?
Most pills that are not coated, require about 20-30 minutes to disolve.
Can you test pills in vinegar to see if they dissolve?
I thought that you could test pills in vinegar to see if they dissolve. That would tell you if they dissolve in your body.
Can you dissolve augmentin pills will water for a cat?
Yes, Augmentin pills can be dissolved in water in order to give to a cat. The pills expand at first, but then begin to dissolve into the water.
What causes capsules to dissolve in your stomach?
Depends on how much was eaten in the day. Metabolism. and many other factors, every person is different. On an empty stomach ingesting hydrocodone pills kicks in approximately 30min give or take.
Which would allow vitamins to enter your bloodstream faster swallowing a pill or eating a chewable vitamin?
When chewing pills you do all the hard work for your stomach by breaking down the substance along with saliva which makes it easier/faster for your stomach to digest.
What works faster liquid medicine or pills?
A liquid may work faster, but not by much. Most tabs/caps will dissolve in the stomach in about 2-5 minutes.
Is it true that if a hard pill does not dissolve in a glass of water within 30 minutes that most likely the body will not absorb it?
Not at all. Pills are meant to be dissolved in the stomach which contains hydrochloric acid, one of the strongest acids that exists. Although some pills have a sugar coating which dissolves easily in water, other coatings may not dissolve as easily.
What is Rush's thunder clapper pills?
They are pills to elimate gas in the stomach.
Will it hurt you if you mash up antibiotics so you can take them?
Pill must be taken in the format provided to provide the intended impact. Antibiotic capsules and pills are more than just convenient package to get these materials into your stomach. The pills may be coated to allow them to survive passage through the stomach and dissolve in the gut where the medicine can do its proper work or they may be designed to release at a slow rate as they dissolve over time. In either case the breaking up of the pill cancels that function and the active agent is either destroyed by the stomach acids, absorbed in the wrong location or absorbed too quickly.
What is the difference between coated and uncoated Tylenol?
The difference between coated and uncoated Tylenol is if the pill has a plastic coating or not. If the Tylenol had a smooth plastic coating on the outside of the pill it is said to be coated. If it just a pill and has no plastic cover on the pill it is said to be uncoated. Other then the feel and look of the pill there is no different between the pill. However, most commonly coated pills take longer to dissolve in the stomach acid and take longer to "activate". Uncoated pills, once in the stomach, begin to dissolve and began to activate.
What makes you depressed?
Some pills do. What pills do you take?
Could red iron oxide in pills cause stomach cramps?
Red iron oxide in pills is fixed at a level along with serving size to not cause stomach cramps. The only time this symptom appears is when the pills are not taken as directed.
