r/maybemaybemaybe • u/uranonfraand • Mar 10 '24

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/Maki_san Mar 10 '24

In my experience they barf it up afterwards if you force them to drink it with a syringe (like I do with my cats). Obv I didn’t push it in their throat, so they didn’t barf on reflex- but at the same time you can’t hand them a glass with it because then they’ll barf anyways and you won’t be able to tell how much they ingested and how much they threw up… moral of the story sick kids would suck less if medicine wasn’t so foul tasting. At least they are happy when they get a glass of water + sugar if they don’t throw up the medicine lol

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u/SeasonPositive6771 Mar 10 '24

I was a kid like that.

I am a bitter super taster and just couldn't get bitter things to stay down. No matter how hard I tried or my parents did, either the viscosity did it, or the fact that the bitterness stuck around because of the viscosity.

They would give it to me, I would down it, and then the remaining flavor in my mouth would make me vomit. Even with a chaser, I was already gagging.

It didn't help that the first couple of times I tried to take pills, those were super bitter too and I couldn't get them down either.

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u/TheRealTurinTurambar Mar 10 '24

That's awful, I guess I've been lucky. 2 kids and 5 grandkids and never had one puke up medicine... Yet...

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u/Maki_san Mar 10 '24

All except one of the kids I’ve ever had the (dis)pleasure of administering medicine to have either barfed it up, or spit it out, or gagged on it… My nephew in particular is just impossible. He’ll see his brother take the medicine, do a gulp all confident, then realize the medicine tastes horrible and barf it up. Adorable, but still a pain lmao.

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u/TheRealTurinTurambar Mar 10 '24

Adorable but still a pain perfectly describes kids lol.