Liquids are faster acting than pills. The degree of compression of a tablet determines the rate the medicine is dissolved in one�s system. The amount of medication absorbed by the body depends on the amount of intestine available. Therefore, the type of drugs to be taken must be based on the �absorption power� you have. Time-release capsules are not for the ileostomate. They do not have enough time to dissolve in the short remaining intestine and are passed virtually intact. Time-release medicine will completely dissolve at once if alcohol is consumed with it or shortly thereafter. An overdose could result! Most medication is available in a variety of forms�be sure to tell your pharmacist that you have an ostomy so that he/she can provide the right form of the prescribed medication.
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