To assess if you may have Dysphagia, your clinician is likely to ask questions such as:

• Do you cough and choke when you eat or drink?
• Does it take longer to eat your meals than it used to?
• Have you changed the type of foods you eat?
• Does your voice change after eating or drinking?

Other ways Dysphagia may be diagnosed:

• Swallow Test – a clinician will watch and assess your ability to swallow.
• Videofluoroscopy – this involves an X-Ray of you swallowing.
• Nasoendoscopy – a camera is used to look at your throat and airways.

Dysphagia is the medical term for swallowing difficulties.

Some people with dysphagia have problems swallowing certain foods or liquids, while others can’t swallow at all.

Thickened drinks may help with drinking or swallowing. They can be helpful because they flow slõwly in your mouth and that makes them easier to manage.

They may help to reduce coughing and prevent drink coming out of your mouth. They should help drinks go into your stomach rather than your lungs.

They are made at varying thickness levels, measured on the IDDSI scale.

Some thickening products can be difficult to make, but Slõ products are all pre-measured with a specific dose of thickener so that you can easily make a drink to the correct consistency every time. They are very easy to mix, with no lumps and it doesn’t change the taste.

You can thicken your usual drinks with thickeners, such a Slõ Syrup. You can thicken hot and cold drinks, including Fizzy Drinks, Wine, Beer, Cider. Or there are pre thickened Drinks like Slõ Milkshakes+ ONS (Oral Nutritional Supplement) which are also nutritious. Products such as Pill-Eze can also help make medication easier to swallow.

Have a question? Call our team of dysphagia specialists based in the UK on: 0345 222 2205

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