My mum (99 in October) has been having swallowing problems for some time and when she goes downstiars for lunch they have been cutting her meals up small.
However this has not been working and she is being sick/regurgitating food and has therefore been asked to have someone with her or to make different arrangements. I quite understand their point as no one wants to eat when the person at the table is doing the above each day not to mention it is not good for mum nd the risk of aspiration is constant.
We have introduced a lunch time carer who makes her a sandwich (cut small) etc plus extra drink - she was not drinking enough. I then go in each evening as before but instead of tea I cook her a meal and dessert (usually M&S), but make sure the food is small i.e. mince or fish. She does however have a tendancey to put far too much into her mouth so have to keep an eye on her.
We went to the GP last Friday and she is being referred to an ENT specialist, who in turn could refer her to a therapist for swallowing problems. The GP did say that due to her age if it were anything more sinister it would be keep comfortable and I quite understand this.
Has anyone else been through this 'swallow problem'.
However this has not been working and she is being sick/regurgitating food and has therefore been asked to have someone with her or to make different arrangements. I quite understand their point as no one wants to eat when the person at the table is doing the above each day not to mention it is not good for mum nd the risk of aspiration is constant.
We have introduced a lunch time carer who makes her a sandwich (cut small) etc plus extra drink - she was not drinking enough. I then go in each evening as before but instead of tea I cook her a meal and dessert (usually M&S), but make sure the food is small i.e. mince or fish. She does however have a tendancey to put far too much into her mouth so have to keep an eye on her.
We went to the GP last Friday and she is being referred to an ENT specialist, who in turn could refer her to a therapist for swallowing problems. The GP did say that due to her age if it were anything more sinister it would be keep comfortable and I quite understand this.
Has anyone else been through this 'swallow problem'.