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you follow the directions for these - they're finicky. The caps should be tolerable if you use them on an empty stomach about an hour before a meal. You don't want to delay the passage of the caps out of the stomach since they are meant to dissolve in the intestine. Alternately, some people do best taking them right before a meal (but still on an empty stomach). Don't take them on a full stomach.

I'd also make sure you take the caps with just enough cool liquid to swallow them. The enteric coating is impervious to stomach acid but it is water soluble. I also think from personal experience that they can dissolve quite quickly in hot water (like if I take them with a big cup of hot tea). So just have with a few swallows of cool water, then wait a bit before eating.

Hope this helps,
Heather

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