when kids struggle with swallowing pills, it is recommended that they have the liquid to swallow their pills through a straw rather than straight from the glass. When my son was younger, he found that really helpful.

Some also find that applesauce and yoghurt and also honey help to get the pills down, followed immediately by some liquid

lol..you posted just what i was going to chemar.

my dad has pd also. at times swallowing pill after pill gets rough. one of the side effects can be a dry throat and the loss of muscle control to swallow. not being able to swallow can happen on the first pill. making the throat slippery works wonders. even just small amount of applesauce or bit of banana helps.

I have Sjogrens Syndrome which leaves you with a dry mouth, dry throat and dry everything all the way down. I have started taking a small amount of yogurt and putting it in a cup. I use about a half cup of plain yogurt. (You could use any kind of yogurt) I then mix the breakfast pills & capsules in it (don't break them up or open them). Take a drink of water first then you can spoon the mix of yogurt, pills and capsules into your mouth and swallow them pretty easy. Just be sure not to chew. Sometimes I have to chase one or two mouthfuls of the mix with water. But not often. I do the same thing at lunch and again at dinner. The yogurt is good for your stomach and digestion too.

Billye