fledgling
I got the idea that it was the capsules, themselves, from two places.
...From a crazy, crazy dream of colors and confusion I had the first time I swallowed a whole capsule. (I had started with part capsules because I was shy of what the herbs and spices might do to me.)
...From a friend who said she was trying to avoid the capsules other herbals came in...long before I had heard of Humaworm.
I've tried to swallow the whole capsules a number of times in my four rounds of Humaworm. I always go back to emptying them into water, partly because I like the taste.
Emptying them takes a bit longer, and there is a cup to wash...twice a day...but I think the biggest trick is to be sure to get every scrap out of the capsules.
I hold each half capsule up to the light to be sure it is truly empty..
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Sometimes I have had to use a fork tine to scratch out a little stuck patch of the powder...and I always rinse and drink the last crumbs from the cup.
I don't know why the actual capsules disagree with me, perhaps it has to do with my stomach acidity or something.
Oddly, the HumaCleanse caps didn't affect me at all.
If it helps, I've seen R.G. approve exactly the plan you suggest.
My best,
Fledgling