Sammie and Rich , The best advice I can give you is to pour Boost, Ensure or whatever you can get over ice to dilute it to kill the taste and the cold takes the sting out of it.

I know I'd not be here today if it weren't for that stuff. It's amazing what we'll swallow for survival. I can't taste or smell it now but it's all I can swallow, the ice cubes make it a treat in this hot weather.

To this day if I have to take pain meds. cough medicine now for the tickle in my throat, I dilute it with water to take the sting out of it.

Good luck and best wishes to all