Re: barium swallow -- Jim H.

[Guest guest]

Jim & ,

Thanks for sharing this. For the last several months, I've had problems

with swallowing. Can choke on water, darn it.

Thank you, , will try your advise with tucking the chin & waiting a few

seconds to swallow thin liquids. Thanks for being so helpful !

Donna ~ PLS ~ Iowa

Re: Re: barium swallow -- Jim H.

> Welcome, Jim to PLS-Friends.

>

> Interesting what you posted about the stomach empyting that fast. I have

no

> problem knowing when I'm hungry...probably would help my weight. I was

> having trouble choking and swallowing years ago and had a swallowing test

where

> they could see every thing go down. Of course, wouldn't you know, I

didn't

> choke or have trouble with the different foods they were giving me. I

just

> have to swallow multiple times to get everything down. Conclusion: -- you

have a

> swalling problem.... Well, duh, no kidding. So I got the standard

> suggestions about tucking my chin, keeping liquid in my mouth for a few

seconds

> before swallowing. I guess I've learned to adapt I guess because I don't

have the

> problem as often as I used to. Another thing was I complained about

never

> being able to feel I could clear my throat. The technician said " you

have a

> habit of clearing your throat, you should work on not doing that " . I

wanted

> to do something with her throat -- like wring her neck. But we all try

and

> adjust as best we can. That's why our Support Lists are so valuable that

we

> can share our experiences and learn from each other.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

A few more tips that my speech pathologist gave me to help you not to

choke on fluids is try and only drink cold or hot drinks. Room temp

liquid will make you choke as they splatter when they go down whereas

cold and hot liquids go straight down. Never drink water from the tap

standing up as we all tend to tilt our heads back when doing so and

hence the choking. Sit down and drink. Using a straw will help

also. And the biggest tip that my speech pathologist gave me to stop

choking when you feel one coming on is to get in a big swallow before

the choking takes hold and keep swallowing until you feel ok again.

I have never had a choking fit since she told me this over 1.5 years

ago.

Maureen in Australia

>

> Jim & ,

> Thanks for sharing this. For the last several months, I've had

problems

> with swallowing. Can choke on water, darn it.

> Thank you, , will try your advise with tucking the chin &

waiting a few

> seconds to swallow thin liquids. Thanks for being so helpful !

> Donna ~ PLS ~ Iowa

> Re: Re: barium swallow -- Jim H.

>

>

> > Welcome, Jim to PLS-Friends.

> >

> > Interesting what you posted about the stomach empyting that

fast. I have

> no

> > problem knowing when I'm hungry...probably would help my weight.

I was

> > having trouble choking and swallowing years ago and had a

swallowing test

> where

> > they could see every thing go down. Of course, wouldn't you

know, I

> didn't

> > choke or have trouble with the different foods they were giving

me. I

> just

> > have to swallow multiple times to get everything down.

Conclusion: -- you

> have a

> > swalling problem.... Well, duh, no kidding. So I got the

standard

> > suggestions about tucking my chin, keeping liquid in my mouth

for a few

> seconds

> > before swallowing. I guess I've learned to adapt I guess

because I don't

> have the

> > problem as often as I used to. Another thing was I complained

about

> never

> > being able to feel I could clear my throat. The technician

said " you

> have a

> > habit of clearing your throat, you should work on not doing

that " . I

> wanted

> > to do something with her throat -- like wring her neck. But we

all try

> and

> > adjust as best we can. That's why our Support Lists are so

valuable that

> we

> > can share our experiences and learn from each other.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >