Hi
My grandad was diagnosed with vascular dementia just over 4 years ago - he’s now 95.
Recently there has been some small regressions with his memory and mobility but most notable are periods of gagging or wretching. This is now happening daily and on occasion he is sick.
The GP has now prescribed peptic liquid for meal times but this doesn’t seem to be helping at all.
I understand that progressions with dementia include difficulties with eating and swallowing but this doesn’t seem to be the issue. Grandad’s episodes aren’t immediately after eating or drinking. Like today, they could be more than an hour after either.
Has any one had experience of this with their loved one?
Thank you
My grandad was diagnosed with vascular dementia just over 4 years ago - he’s now 95.
Recently there has been some small regressions with his memory and mobility but most notable are periods of gagging or wretching. This is now happening daily and on occasion he is sick.
The GP has now prescribed peptic liquid for meal times but this doesn’t seem to be helping at all.
I understand that progressions with dementia include difficulties with eating and swallowing but this doesn’t seem to be the issue. Grandad’s episodes aren’t immediately after eating or drinking. Like today, they could be more than an hour after either.
Has any one had experience of this with their loved one?
Thank you