How long should you sit up after taking a pill?

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asked Dec 8, 2019 in Other- Health by Jakderry (400 points)
How long should you sit up after taking a pill?

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answered Dec 8, 2019 by Gracy (125,580 points)
When taking a pill you should drink a glass of water fully to help flush the pill down your throat and then sit upright or stand up for at least 30 minutes before laying down.

If you lay down sooner than 30 minutes or right after taking the pill the pill may not have gone down your throat fully and into your stomach and may cause gastrointestinal tract problems.

I always take any pills I need and then sit up for 30 minutes and never had an issue.

I also make sure to drink a full glass of water to flush the pills down the throat so they go down fully and don't take longer to enter my stomach.

The water is the best thing to drink when taking pills and other medications.

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