For vegetarians: do you use pills that are made with gelatin capsules?!
I was wondering because I am a vegetarian and I have been looking at the ingredients of medicines and many of the ones that come in capsules that are coated with gelatin!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
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I would ask the doctor or pharmacist if there are any alternatives!. If there are not then I would carefully consider whether or not I really needed the medicine!. If the answer is 'yes' then I would take the medicine!. It is important to look after your own health as well as your morals!. Sometimes you can't have both and ultimately your health is more important!. If it still bothers you the best you can do is lobby pharmaceutical companies to find alternatives!.!.!.!.
Some people like diabetics receive insulin from pigs and cows, yet if they did not use it they would die!. So in some situations I think it is unavoidable until technology becomes more advanced!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Some people like diabetics receive insulin from pigs and cows, yet if they did not use it they would die!. So in some situations I think it is unavoidable until technology becomes more advanced!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
If you are doing it for the animals, no!.
Since gelatin has pig, that completely destroys the purpose of being vegetarian!.
For people who say, "but there is so little", what difference does that make!? The point is to not kill the animal!. No matter how minimal the amount is, the animal had to be killed to get it!. Plus, not only this, but you are talking about /one/ capsule!. A whole bottle has even more!. And every other capsule, every other bottle, adds up!.
Again, if you are vegetarian for the animals, I do not believe [and it has been said] that you are an actual vegetarian if you own, eat, or participate in anything that involves or supports the torture or killing of an animal!.
also, if you get pizza, for example, and it is pepperoni, but you take them off, it still is not vegetarian because the juice is on it, and the animal was still killed to put the pepperoni on top!. You not eating it does not save the animal, but you not /buying/ it, taking it, etc!. does!.
Vegans would be all of that /plus/ not eating dairy products, or anything else the animal produces itself!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Since gelatin has pig, that completely destroys the purpose of being vegetarian!.
For people who say, "but there is so little", what difference does that make!? The point is to not kill the animal!. No matter how minimal the amount is, the animal had to be killed to get it!. Plus, not only this, but you are talking about /one/ capsule!. A whole bottle has even more!. And every other capsule, every other bottle, adds up!.
Again, if you are vegetarian for the animals, I do not believe [and it has been said] that you are an actual vegetarian if you own, eat, or participate in anything that involves or supports the torture or killing of an animal!.
also, if you get pizza, for example, and it is pepperoni, but you take them off, it still is not vegetarian because the juice is on it, and the animal was still killed to put the pepperoni on top!. You not eating it does not save the animal, but you not /buying/ it, taking it, etc!. does!.
Vegans would be all of that /plus/ not eating dairy products, or anything else the animal produces itself!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
For trivial complaints, no!.
For serious illness, yes!. I'm vegan and it's about minimising your contribution to animal suffering as far as is possible, not about being a martyr; I take necessary medication daily that contains lactose, and when it was necessary I took gelatine capsules, but I'm still a vegan as defined by the man who coined the word, and that's good enough for me!.
Angeldevil!.!.!. you're not a hypocrite; you'd be a hypocrite only if you claimed you'd never take such medication while secretly taking itWww@FoodAQ@Com
For serious illness, yes!. I'm vegan and it's about minimising your contribution to animal suffering as far as is possible, not about being a martyr; I take necessary medication daily that contains lactose, and when it was necessary I took gelatine capsules, but I'm still a vegan as defined by the man who coined the word, and that's good enough for me!.
Angeldevil!.!.!. you're not a hypocrite; you'd be a hypocrite only if you claimed you'd never take such medication while secretly taking itWww@FoodAQ@Com
if i were vegan, i would most definitely use pills made with gelatin!.!.!.its admirable to do what you do, but its a bit obsessive to remain sick or in pain on account of such a minute amount gelatin!.!.imo, of course!. but i am not a tree humping nature Nazi so what do i know!? the purpose of living is to NOT DIE!.!.!.the purposes of being a vegan are vast!.!.religion, taste, health, and yes even the occasional PETA nutball!.!.!.but whatever your reason, you should eat and drink whatever you feel less guilty about!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I try to avoid them but if absolutely impossible i do take them i know that may make me a hypocrite but my meds are necessary Www@FoodAQ@Com
not really!. if its something else available, I would take that!. otherwise I would take the pill!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
i think only vegans do that, i am not a vegetarian but i have a lot of friends who are!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
if it's about my health, i'd take a pill with gelatine!.!.!. Www@FoodAQ@Com