Patient was educated regarding thinning foods for difficulty with esophageal phase of swallowing as follows:
- Esophageal dysphagia usually presents as a difficulty swallowing solids than swallowing liquids.
- This condition presents with a sensation of something sticking in the back of throat, chest discomfort, difficulty breathing, exhaustion and pain during swallowing.
- Since these individuals have increased difficulty swallowing solids, foods that are too thick are contraindicated for them.
- So, foods can be thinned before serving them, by the addition of following thinners
- Milk
- Fruit juice
- Broth
- Gravy
- Soup
- Foods that are thinned by addition of these thinners can make it easy on the individual to swallow and aspiration less likely.
- Consult your doctor and speech pathologist for any other recommendations towards a safe swallow.
