What does old person swallow difficulty to eat good?

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The phenomenon of dysphagia often occurs in the elderly, so many elderly people can't eat well, which is very uncomfortable. According to statistics, the incidence rate of aspiration pneumonia is 40% to 50% due to the fact that food is mistakenly sucked into the trachea due to swallowing difficulties. Today, let me tell you something about old people's dysphagia?.

What does old person swallow difficulty to eat good?

First, when eating, the elderly should pay attention and not watch TV while eating.

Second: try to keep sitting, or half lying in bed, the angle between the body and the bed is more than 60 degrees.

Third: diet should be adjusted between solid, paste and liquid. Water or solid food is the most likely cause of dysphagia. Therefore, it is necessary to smash solid food before feeding it to the elderly. Water can not be directly given to the elderly to drink, should be added sugar free lotus root powder, almond cream and other viscous agents, so that water becomes viscous before the elderly can drink.

matters needing attention

Serious patients, to "empty swallow", that is, let the elderly eat, swallow, and then empty swallow, and then eat a second. Make sure there is no food in the patient's cheeks before feeding a second bite. Guo Xiaobin said that the elderly with severe dysphagia can go to the hospital for swallowing rehabilitation training. If family members find that the elderly have symptoms of dysphagia, they should take the elderly to the hospital as soon as possible to determine the severity.