Why You Should Always Have a Drink to Take Pills….

Otherwise entitled, something else gross and/or stupid I’ve done.

So there I was, trying to help out my poor addled brain by taking Ginseng.  I’ve heard good things and so I was giving it a whirl.  This particular brand was powdered ginseng in a vegan capsule.

It was early, I was driving CreepyKid to school on a weekend (she had games, bad events, etc.) and as I was driving home I decided to take my morning supplements.  Looking ‘round the car, I had nothing to drink, no water, no coffee, not anything; I decided “I don’t REALLY need water to swallow pills...” and swallowed my ginseng…which immediately got stuck in my throat.

There I am, driving, swallowing, stroking my throat trying to urge the pills down; I figured “I’ve probably swallowed them down, it just feels like it’s stuck in my throat.”  So I sat there, confident in my reasoning, driving home and thinking that I’ll have a giant glass of water when I get there.

Apparently I swallowed a bunch of air while trying to get the pills down, and I belched, a lovely, dusty, cloud of ginseng issued forth from my throat, coating the inside of my mouth and nose and dusting my steering wheel.

So children, what we’ve learned is….always wash down your pills with something…or avoid capsules filled with powder.