Wht do I do?!
I have perscribed medicin for my knees!. I am a vegitarian and the medicine has gelitan in it!. wht should I do!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
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i agree with lo_mcg!.!.!.!.!.i didn't feel right telling my pharmacy that i'm allergic to gelatin when i'm not, and i have a medication that i absolutely MUST have every day!. it doesn't come in a form that is gelatin-free, so i just have to take my meds and not dwell on it!. i think that being vegetarian or vegan isn't about being 100% perfect!. it's impossible to avoid all animal products in today's world, so do what you can and if they can't provide a vegetarian substitute for your medicine please don't sacrifice your health!. you are already making a big difference by being a vegetarian, so don't beat yourself up about it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
If it's pills with capsules that have gelatine, ask in health food shops that sell supplements about Vegi-Caps - capsules that are fine for veg*ns!. Then you can decant the powder from the gelatine capsule to the vegi one!.
Don't just remove the powder and take it without a capsule - it could make you feel very ill!.
If it isn't the capsule, but the medicine itself that has gelatine - well being vegetarian isn't about being a martyr!. If you need this medication, take it!.
I'm vegan and i take a pill every day that has lactose in it; there's nothing I can do about that, and I need the medicine!. This does not make me any less a veganWww@FoodAQ@Com
Don't just remove the powder and take it without a capsule - it could make you feel very ill!.
If it isn't the capsule, but the medicine itself that has gelatine - well being vegetarian isn't about being a martyr!. If you need this medication, take it!.
I'm vegan and i take a pill every day that has lactose in it; there's nothing I can do about that, and I need the medicine!. This does not make me any less a veganWww@FoodAQ@Com
I have gelatin capsules for an herb that I wanted (and forgot to read the label and saw that they were gelatin capsules instead of vegetarian ones)!. Instead of throwing it away, I just take the powder out of the capsules and throw the gelatin capsules away!. Even though I contributed to buying gelatin capsule economy, I did my part by not ingesting them!. If the gelatin is all the way through the medicine (as in tablet form), then see if the pharmacy can get you the same medicine but without gelatin in it!. They are usually pretty helpful and can work around it (say you are allergic to gelatin, and see what can be done!. You might end up with some nasty tasting liquid stuff though, so be prepared ;-) !!)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
then go to ayurvedic doctor,,, he ll give u natural medicines made from plants ,,Www@FoodAQ@Com