Gagging problem

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I may have already sent this post but it seems like it didn't go

through, some error message, so here goes again.

My Mom, 83, was recently diagnosed with LBD but there was no mention

of Parkinson's as she is spry and not having such physical symptoms.

However, several years ago she started having a gagging problem when

eating. Ever the woman who will blame someone or something else she

insisted that she just had phlegm or was eating too fast. Sometimes

it was so severe she could not finish eating. She eats very small

portions of food. She has dropped about 25 lbs in two years and she

was not overweight to begin with. Today I witnessed it again.

I mentioned this several years ago to the Dr wondering if it was

something to do with her acid reflux or hiatus hernia. He said that

sometimes the swallowing mechanism just doesn't work as well with

age. This comment was well before the LBD dx.

Now as I educate through this group I see alot of discussion about

swallowing problems with Parkinson's and I wonder....is this an early

symptom of Parkinson's? Should I mention it to the Dr again? Please

weigh in on this if you have some experience with this as an early

symptom as she seems to not have any other symptoms of PD. What are

the early symptoms of PD?

Thanks again everyone