Citrcal Calcium Petites

Can we take these,and if so can we take them whole or do we need to crush them? 

 Yep you can take them and you can take then whole too if you can handle it. 

this might be kinda a dumb question, but how would I know if I "cant handle it" like will I get sick and throw up or what should I look out for?

I know some people aren't supposed to use straws but after reading on here that there isn't really a problem if you don't have trouble with gas, I started using one and it really helps to get the pills down :)

Yes you can take them but check the label because I believe they are only 200mg...I need at least 500mg 3 times a day so that means that I would have to take two and half.
 

you can take them but i get the cvs calcium citrate + d petites and they are smaller than the citracal petites but they are still big. when i first tried at about a month and a half post op it felt like it was stuck in my pouch for about a half hour 45 minutes so i didn't take anymore then that. i just started taking them 3 days ago now 2 months post op and they are still hard but i have no problem tolerating them. i take 3 in morning 3 at night totaling 1200mg which they say we need 1500-2000, i will start increasing it probably next week and take additional ones around lunch. i wait about 2-3 minutes between swallowing each pill though

I have a couple bites of greek yogurt when I take my vitamins.  I tried taking them with water and have the hardest time, always feels like they are "stuck".