Choking on Liquid

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Phoebe - 01 Apr 2006 00:43 GMT

My alz patient is 84 and in late stage 5 early 6 I think. ? He is now
starting to choke regularly on liquids. He seems to swallow the wrong way
quite often. Is this common at these stages? His diet is pure liquid, so I
can't compare to his ability to eat solid food.

Thanks
Phoebe

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Mary_Gordon@tvo.org - 01 Apr 2006 01:03 GMT

The problem is called dysphagia - and its quite common. There are a
number of thickening agents you can add to liquids that reduce the
choking problem. The real worry is aspiration pneumonia.

Here's a couple of sites with typical products

http://www.novartisnutrition.com/Info/us/thickened_liquids.html

http://www.thickitretail.com/

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Gwen Love - 01 Apr 2006 01:38 GMT

Phoebe, my husband had to have liquids thickened before he died.
Gwen

> The problem is called dysphagia - and its quite common. There are a
> number of thickening agents you can add to liquids that reduce the
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> http://www.thickitretail.com/

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