Thick water? No, it’s meant for people that have trouble drinking water, either because of the consistency, or a disability that prevents them from drinking it.
In what way is sirup or honey easier to swallow than water? I’m asking for real because if anything I see it as quite the opposite. There’s a reason one blends food for people who have trouble swallowing solids
Near the end of his life my father had a condition that made it hard to close off his windpipe when taking a sip of water. They gave him thickened water in hospital to help with that.
As someone else mentioned, it can be consumed with a spoon, for example. It can be as thick as honey, so you wouldn’t necessarily be drinking it from a glass.
I used to know someone who had to use water thickeners because of their MS. They couldn’t properly swallow fluids anymore, so they consumed e.g. thickened tea on a spoon.
Clearly someone has said that, because
https://thickit.com/blog/nutrition-product/thickened-water/
There are also wetting agents to make water wetter. I don’t recommend drinking them though.
This is satire?
Thick water? No, it’s meant for people that have trouble drinking water, either because of the consistency, or a disability that prevents them from drinking it.
In what way is sirup or honey easier to swallow than water? I’m asking for real because if anything I see it as quite the opposite. There’s a reason one blends food for people who have trouble swallowing solids
Near the end of his life my father had a condition that made it hard to close off his windpipe when taking a sip of water. They gave him thickened water in hospital to help with that.
As someone else mentioned, it can be consumed with a spoon, for example. It can be as thick as honey, so you wouldn’t necessarily be drinking it from a glass.
Nope it’s real. It’s useful for certain medical conditions
I used to know someone who had to use water thickeners because of their MS. They couldn’t properly swallow fluids anymore, so they consumed e.g. thickened tea on a spoon.